Titicaca is a large, deep lake in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Peru, often called the "highest navigable lake" in the world. By volume of water and by surface area, it is the largest lake in South America. Lake Maracaibo has a larger surface area, but it is a tidal bay, not a lake.
Orestiada, is the northeasternmost and northernmost city of Greece and the second largest town of the Evros regional unit of Thrace. The population is around 20,000.
In biology, a homonym is a name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another such name, that belongs to a different taxon.
Karaağaç is a suburb of Edirne in northwestern Turkey at the border with Greece. Karaağaç is 4 km southwest from the center of Edirne, across the river Maritsa and opposite the Greek village Kastanies. In 1890, the large Karaağaç railway station was built in the town, which also served Edirne, becoming the last train stop in Turkey to Europe. In 1971, Turkish State Railways (TCDD) constructed a new railway station at the opposite side of the river, abandoning the former one, which is now used as Trakya University's Faculty of Fine Arts..
The Titicaca orestias, Lake Titicaca orestias, or Lake Titicaca flat-headed fish, also known by its native name amanto, is a likely extinct freshwater killifish from Lake Titicaca in South America. It belongs in the pupfish genus Orestias, endemic to Altiplano lakes in the Andes. With a total length of up to 27 cm (11 in), it was the largest member in that genus. In the hope that an undiscovered population remains, it is listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN. Despite its common name, it is not the only Orestias from Lake Titicaca.
Orestias is a genus of pupfish. Older systematics classified them into the own family Orestiidae. They are found in lakes, rivers and springs in the Andean highlands of South America, and several species are considered threatened. Depending on exact species, they feed on small crustaceans, insect larvae, snails, small fish and algae. The largest species can reach a length of 27 cm (11 in), but most remain far smaller. Their most characteristic feature is the absence of the ventral fin.
Kastoria F.C. or AGSK Kastoria, the Athletic Gymnastic Club of Kastoria, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Kastoria, Macedonia, Greece.
Orestias was an ancient Greek settlement next to the Maritsa river, near or at the site of present-day Edirne, and close to the current border between Turkey and Greece.
Nebria is a genus of ground beetles native to the Palearctic, the Near East and North Africa.
Nebria livida is a species of ground beetle with two subspecies:
Acraea orestia, the Orestia glassy acraea, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of disturbed forests and successional growth.
Nebria dahlii is a species of ground beetle in the Nebriinae subfamily that can be found in Austria, all states of former Yugoslavia, and Italy.
Nebria hellwigii is a species of ground beetle in the Nebriinae subfamily that can be found in Austria, Germany, and Italy.
Nebria tatrica is a species of ground beetle in the Nebriinae subfamily that can be found in Poland Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Nebria fontinalis is a species of ground beetle in the Nebriinae subfamily that can be found in Italy and Switzerland.
Nebria cordicollis is a species of black coloured ground beetle from Nebriinae subfamily that can be found in Italy and Switzerland. The species is 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long.
Orestias is a genus of orchids. It has 4 known species, all native to central Africa, including the island of São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea.
- Orestias elegansRidl. - São Tomé, Príncipe
- Orestias foliosaSummerh. in G.M.D.Troupin - Gabon, Zaire
- Orestias micranthaSummerh. - São Tomé, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea
- Orestias stelidostachya(Rchb.f.) Summerh. - São Tomé
A.C. Orestias is a Greek volleyball club based in Orestias. It was founded in 1970 and it has important presence in the Greek volleyball championship. Orestias was tree times the finalist of the championship and one time the finalist of the Greek cup. Nevertheless the most important moment was the presence of the club in the final of the CEV Challenge Cup, in 1995.
