McArthur
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McArthur may refer to:
Places
People
Ships
Rivers
Two distinct rivers host large uranium ore deposits in Canada and Australia respectively:
Uranium mines
An easy confusion is possible between two different uranium mines located in Canada and Australia respectively:
Other
Places
- McArthur, CaliforniaMcArthur, CaliforniaMcArthur is a census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. The population was 338 at the 2010 census, down from 365 at the 2000 census...
, in Shasta County - McArthur, Modoc County, CaliforniaMcArthur, Modoc County, CaliforniaMcArthur is an unincorporated community in Modoc County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad south of Alturas, at an elevation of 4373 feet ....
- McArthur, OhioMcArthur, OhioMcArthur is a village in Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,888 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Vinton County.-Geography:McArthur is located at ....
- McArthur Township, Logan County, OhioMcArthur Township, Logan County, OhioMcArthur Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,949 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Richland Township - north...
People
- Duncan McArthurDuncan McArthurright|thumb|350pxDuncan McArthur was a Federalist and National Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 11th Governor of Ohio....
(1772–1839), 11th Governor of Ohio - Gale McArthurGale McArthurGale McArthur was an All-American basketball player at Oklahoma A&M University .McArthur, a 6'2 guard from Mangum, Oklahoma, attended Oklahoma A&M and played basketball for Hall of Fame coach Henry Iba from 1948-51...
, All-American basketball player - John McArthurJohn McArthurJohn McArthur was a Union general during the American Civil War. McArthur became one of the ablest Federal commanders in the Western Theater.-Early life:...
(1826-1906), Union general during the American Civil War - Kathleen McArthurKathleen McArthurKathleen McArthur , was an Australian naturalist, writer, botanical illustrator and conservationist. She was born in Brisbane, Queensland to Catherine and Daniel Evans. Her mother was a daughter of the Durack pastoral family, her father a co-founder of an engineering firm. She married Malcolm...
(1915-2001), Australian environmental activist - Ken McArthur (1881-1960), South African athlete
- Nancy McArthurNancy McArthurNancy McArthur is an American children's author. Living in Berea, Ohio, she is a part-time journalism professor at Baldwin-Wallace College. She has written fourteen books, nine of which form a series called The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks. The series follows the lives of two young brothers, Michael...
, American children's author - Stewart McArthur (b. 1937), Australian politician
- Wally McArthur (disambiguation)
- William Pope McArthurWilliam Pope McArthurWilliam Pope McArthur was an American naval officer and hydrologist who was involved in the first surveys of the Pacific Coast for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.-Early life:...
(1814-1850), a United States Coast Survey officer - William S. McArthurWilliam S. McArthurWilliam Surles McArthur, Jr. is a retired U.S. Army Colonel, a NASA astronaut, and a veteran of three space shuttle missions and one expedition to the International Space Station via the Russian Soyuz capsule.-Army career:...
(b. 1951), American astronaut
Ships
- USCS McArthur, a survey ship in service in the United States Coast Survey from 1876 to 1878 and as USC&GS McArthur (1874)USC&GS McArthur (1874)The first USC&GS McArthur, originally USCS McArthur, was a steamer that served as a survey ship in the United States Coast Survey from 1876 to 1878 and in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1878 to 1915....
in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1878 to 1915 - USC&GS McArthur, the name of two United States Coast and Geodetic Survey ships
- NOAAS McArthur (S 330)NOAAS McArthur (S 330)NOAAS McArthur , originally the second USC&GS McArthur , was a survey ship in service with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1966 to 1970 and with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 1970 to 2003.-Construction and commissioning:McArthur was laid down on 15 July...
, a survey ship in United States Coast and Geodetic Survey service (as USC&GS McArthur) from 1966 to 1970 and in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 1970 to 2003 - NOAAS McArthur II (R 330)NOAAS McArthur II (R 330)NOAAS McArthur II is an oceanographic research ship in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration service since 2003.-Construction, acquisition, and commissioning:...
, a research ship in service in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration since 2003, a private maritime security ship in service since 2007
Rivers
Two distinct rivers host large uranium ore deposits in Canada and Australia respectively:
- The McArthur River in SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
(Canada) - The McArthur RiverMcArthur RiverThe McArthur River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia which flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria at Port McArthur, opposite the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands. The river was named by Ludwig Leichhardt while he explored the area in 1845...
in the Northern TerritoryNorthern TerritoryThe Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
of Australia
Uranium mines
An easy confusion is possible between two different uranium mines located in Canada and Australia respectively:
- The McArthur River uranium mine, the richest uranium mine in the world in the Athabasca BasinAthabasca BasinThis article is about the uranium mining region near Lake Athabasca. Not to be confused with the drainage basin of the Athabasca River.The Athabasca Basin is a region of Northern Saskatchewan and Alberta Canada that is best known as the world's leading source of high grade uranium...
in SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
in CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... - Other uranium minesRanger Uranium MineThe Ranger uranium mine is surrounded by Kakadu National Park, in the Northern Territory of Australia, 230 km east of Darwin. The orebody was discovered in 1969, and the mine commenced operation in 1980, reaching full production of uranium oxide in 1981...
in the McArthur BasinMcArthur BasinThe McArthur Basin is a large intracratonic sedimentary basin in northern Australia, with an exposed area of about 180,000 km2. Most of it lies within the northeastern Northern Territory, but extends over the border into the state of Queensland...
in the Northern TerritoryNorthern TerritoryThe Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
in AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
(Alligator RiversAlligator RiversThe Alligator Rivers is the name of a region in the Arnhem Land region of the Northern Territory of Australia, containing three rivers the East, West and South Alligator River...
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Other
- McArthur BasinMcArthur BasinThe McArthur Basin is a large intracratonic sedimentary basin in northern Australia, with an exposed area of about 180,000 km2. Most of it lies within the northeastern Northern Territory, but extends over the border into the state of Queensland...
, a large intracratonic sedimentary basin in northern Australia - McArthur CourtMcArthur CourtMcArthur Court is a basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene and the former home of the Oregon Ducks men's and women's basketball teams, replaced in 2011 by Matthew Knight Arena....
, arena at the University of Oregon campus in Eugene - McArthur Glen Designer Outlet WalesMcArthur Glen Designer Outlet WalesThe Bridgend Designer Outlet is a commercial retail park and outlet store development in Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom...
, commercial development consisting of around 90 different stores - McArthur group, British manufacturing company