The Konkordiaplatz or Concordia Place (French: Place de la Concorde ), is a flat area of snow and ice lying just to the south of the Jungfrau in the Bernese Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais . It is the junction of four large glaciers coming down from the Aletschfirn , the Jungfraufirn , the Ewigschneefäld and the Grüneggfirn . The main Aletsch Glacier originates from Konkordiaplatz. The Konkordiaplatz Charter was signed by the municipalities located in the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area UNESCO World Heritage site, vowing to retain the aesthetic beauty of the region.
18-541: Concordia is the Latin word for harmony, literally "with (one) heart". It was the name of the Roman goddess of agreement, understanding, and marital harmony. British mountaineer John Frederick Hardy dubbed the location at the convergence of the several glaciers Place de la Concorde of Nature . The name Concordia was then given to other places where two or more glaciers meet, or large glaciated areas, such as Concordia in
36-563: A Peruvian soft drink brand Concordia (board game) , a Eurogame set in the early Roman Empire Cunliffe-Owen Concordia , a British 1940s airliner Concordia Theatre , in Hinckley, England 58 Concordia , a main-belt asteroid The Concordian (Montreal) , a student newspaper at Concordia University Book of Concord , or Concordia , the historic doctrinal standard of the Lutheran Church Concordia ,
54-545: A cruise ship that ran aground and partially sank in 2012 Concordia (ship) (1992–2010), a barquentine tall ship used for sail training Concordia (1696 ship) , an early Dutch sailing ship Concordia (steamboat) , ran on Puget Sound 1930s–1970s Concordia yawl , a type of sailing boat Sport [ edit ] Concordia Knurów , Polish football club Concordia Piotrków Trybunalski , Polish football club CS Concordia Chiajna , Romanian football club FC Concordia Basel , Swiss football club, playing in
72-735: A former name of Walburg, Texas Concordia, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Concordia, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands South America [ edit ] Concordia Bay , Falkland Islands Concordia Department , an administrative subdivision of Entre Ríos, Argentina Concordia, Entre Ríos , Argentina Concordia Airport Concórdia , Santa Catarina, Brazil Concordia, Antioquia , Colombia Concordia, Magdalena , Colombia Puerto Concordia , Colombia Ships and boats [ edit ] Concordia -class cruise ship Costa Concordia ,
90-974: A founder and National Treasurer of the Association for Computing Machinery , and first chairman of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers' Computer Committee, forerunner of the IEEE Computer Society . For his work he received the Lamme Medal, the Centennial Medal, and the Power-Life Award from the IEEE and AIEE, as well as the Philip Sporn Award from CIGRE and both the Coffin Award and
108-541: A nonprofit organization and annual summit People [ edit ] Charles Concordia (1908–2003), American electrical engineer Concordia Antarova (1886–1959), Russian singer Concordia Scott (1924–2014), Scottish sculptor and Benedictine nun Concordia Selander (1861–1935), Swedish actress and theatre director Places [ edit ] Africa [ edit ] Concordia, Northern Cape , South Africa Concordia, Western Cape , South Africa Antarctica [ edit ] Concordia Station ,
126-649: A scientific research station Concordia Subglacial Lake Asia [ edit ] Concordia (Karakoram) , a confluence of two glaciers in Pakistan Australasia [ edit ] Concordia, South Australia , in the Barossa Valley Europe [ edit ] Concordia, Ede , a windmill in the Netherlands Concordia Sagittaria , town and diocesan seat in north-eastern Italy, formerly
144-707: A synonym of Euconcordia , an extinct genus of reptiles Concordia , alternative name of the Romanian newspaper Românul Concordia , the main setting of the video game Mario & Luigi: Brothership See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Concordia All pages with titles containing Concordia Concord (disambiguation) Concordance (disambiguation) Concorde (disambiguation) Concordia Lutheran Church (disambiguation) Concordian International School , in Bangkaew, Samutprakarn, Thailand Topics referred to by
162-420: A test engineer. In 1934 he graduated from its Advanced Engineering Program and worked at General Electric until 1973. His early engineering work concerned television and detecting cracks in railway rails by magnetic field measurements. During World War II he worked on generators and turbines for naval destroyer propulsion, researched aircraft superchargers , and helped develop ships' electrical drives. In
180-568: A world-language and culture education program Concordia Normal School (closed 1878) Great Western Business and Normal College , or Concordia Normal School and Business College, or Concordia Business College, in Concordia, Kansas, U.S. (closed 1930s) Other businesses and organizations [ edit ] Concordia Association of Manchukuo , a 1930s–1940s political party Concordia Healthcare , now Advanz Pharma Concordia Publishing House , LCMS publishing wing Concordia Summit ,
198-494: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Charles Concordia Charles Concordia (20 June 1908 – 25 December 2003) was a noted American electrical engineer specializing in electrical power engineering and the early history of computer hardware . Concordia was born in Schenectady, New York . In 1926 he went directly from high school to General Electric as
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#1732772066820216-635: Is uninhabited but the Konkordia Hut lies above the glacier, on the western slope of Gross Wannenhorn . 46°30′07″N 8°02′08″E / 46.50194°N 8.03556°E / 46.50194; 8.03556 This article about a glacier in Valais is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Concordia [REDACTED] Look up Concordia or concordia in Wiktionary,
234-824: The Karakoram , and Concordia Station in Antarctica. Konkordiaplatz is located at an altitude between 2,700 and 2,800 metres, covering an area of approximately 2 km. The depth of snow and ice is more than 900 metres. It is surrounded by the Dreieckhorn (south), the Fiescher Gabelhorn (east), the Grünhorn (north-east) and the Kranzberg (subpeak of the Jungfrau ) and Trugberg (north). The area
252-545: The 1940s he chaired the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) subcommittee on large-scale computing devices and continued consulting after the war. He married Frances Butler in 1948. In 1971 he earned a D.Sc. from Union College and later received an honorary D.Sc. from Iowa State University . Concordia was a Fellow of the IEEE , ASME , and AAAS , a member of the National Academy of Engineering and NSPE,
270-573: The Challenge League FC Concordia Wilhelmsruh , German football club based in Berlin HŠK Concordia , Croatian football club (1906–1945) SC Concordia von 1907 , German football club Stadionul Concordia , Concordia Stadium, the home grounds of CS Concordia Chiajna SV Concordia Königsberg , East Prussian football club (1911–1945) Other uses [ edit ] Concordia (beverage) ,
288-870: The Roman city of Iulia Concordia Concordia sulla Secchia , Italy Central America [ edit ] Concordia, Olancho , Honduras North America [ edit ] Concordia (electoral district) , Manitoba, Canada Concordia Municipality , Sinaloa, Mexico Concordia, Sinaloa Concordia, Saint Martin United States [ edit ] Concordia, Kansas Camp Concordia , World War II prisoner of war camp Concordia, Kentucky Concordia Parish, Louisiana Concordia, Mississippi , ghost town in Bolivar County Concordia, Missouri Concordia, New Jersey Concordia, Portland, Oregon Concordia, Texas , unincorporated community, Nueces County Concordia,
306-704: The free dictionary. Concordia may refer to: Concordia (mythology) , the Roman goddess who embodies agreement in marriage and society Businesses and organizations [ edit ] Educational institutions [ edit ] Concordia University (disambiguation) , for Concordia University, Concordia College and Concordia Seminary Concordia Academy (disambiguation) Concordia High School (disambiguation) Concordia Lutheran High School (disambiguation) Concordia International School Shanghai , in Pudong, China Concordia Junior-Senior High School , Concordia, Kansas Concordia Language Villages ,
324-506: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Concordia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Concordia&oldid=1256973667 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
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