In contrast, the largest North American community north of the circle, Sisimiut ( Greenland ), has approximately 5, 000 inhabitants, while between Canada and the USA, Barrow, Alaska is the largest settlement with circa 4, 000 inhabitants.

Rovaniemi ( in Finland ), which lies slightly south of the line, has a population of approximately 58, 000, and is the largest settlement in the immediate vicinity of the Arctic Circle.

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( ANCSA ) was signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on December 23, 1971, the largest land claims settlement in United States history.

The settlement compensated the Natives for the collaborative use of their lands and opened the way for all Alaskans to profit from oil, one of the state's largest natural resources.

Eager to end the case without further scandal, Chaplin's lawyers agreed to a cash settlement of $ 600, 000 — the largest awarded by American courts at that time.

Fort William ( ( ən ˈkʲɛrəs ̪ t ̪ ən ), " The Garrison ") is the second largest settlement in the highlands of Scotland and the largest town: only the city of Inverness is larger.

The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe.

The largest known settlement ( Budesty-Budești ) is 35 hectares.

The largest settlement was New France, with the towns of Quebec City ( 1608 ) and Montreal ( fur trading post in 1611, Roman Catholic mission established in 1639, and colony founded in 1642 ).

The Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük, in what is now Turkey, was home to about 8, 000 people and remains the largest known settlement from the Neolithic period.

The independence of Pakistan in 1947 saw the settlement of the what is now the largest ethnic community in the city, the Muhajirs who migrated from India in search of a Muslim homeland and settled in Pakistan, that's why the culture of Karachi is very similar to any Indian Muslim dominant city and the city's first language is Urdu because of these Muhajir unlike other parts of the country Most properties vacated by Hindus were granted to Urdu-speaking Muslim migrants who had migrated from India, Known as Muhajirs, their descendants now form the majority of Karachi's residents, these Mohajirs of Urdu, Gujrati, Marathi, Konkani Muslims from India and Bengali origin are around 13 million.

For example, Joseph Smith named the largest Mormon settlement he founded Nauvoo, which means " to be beautiful " in Hebrew.

Because Kidd was said to have buried treasure in the Comoros islands, and Moroni is the name of the capital city and largest settlement in the Comoros, it has been suggested that Smith borrowed the name of the settlement and applied it to the angel who led him to buried treasure — the golden plates.

Approximately 3, 000 members of the Loyalist migration were Black Loyalists who founded the largest free Black settlement in North American at Birchtown, near Shelburne.

This is the largest civil settlement in United States history.

An important settlement for more than two millennia, Paris had become, by the 12th century, one of Europe's foremost centres of learning and the arts and the largest city in the Western world until the 18th century.

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Seoul, by far the largest urban settlement, had a population of about 190, 000 people.

The settlement of Saint Pierre on Saint Pierre Island is the largest settlement in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

There is a 1. 5 km aerial tramway connecting the city of San Marino on top of Monte Titano with Borgo Maggiore, a major town in the republic, with the second largest population of any Sammarinese settlement.

From here a further connection is available to the nation's largest settlement, Dogana, by means of local bus service.

Woodson is adjacent to the Wood Plantation, the largest of the plantations own by Ed Wood Sr.

File: Nathaniel Prothro Plantation ; Richland, GA. JPG | East of Richland, the Nathaniel Prothro Plantation was the largest cotton plantation in Stewart County at the beginning of the Civil War.

* Plantation, Florida, a city in Broward County ; the largest of the places named " Plantation " in Florida

The largest and wealthiest planter families, for instance, those with estates fronting on the James River in Virginia, constructed mansions in brick and Georgian style, e. g. Shirley Plantation.

At the time, it was the fifth largest burgh in Scotland and contained within its boundaries, the areas of Plantation, Cessnock, Ibrox, Craigton and Drumoyne.

The current gardens and surrounding facilities lie completely on the former Brookgreen Plantation, which was owned by Joshua John Ward, the largest American slaveholder.

Bukit Huang Pineapples & Vegetables Plantation is one of the largest farms at the Rejang Delta region.

Plantation is Sime Darby largest revenue generator.

But in the wake of the Desmond Rebellions, large swathes of land in Munster were repopulated with the English in the Munster Plantation ; the largest grant of lands was made to Sir Walter Raleigh, but he never really made a go of it and sold out to Sir Richard Boyle, who later became Earl of Cork and the wealthiest subject of the early Stuart monarchs.

Lady Sara ran the largest plantation that existed at that time, the Pool Plantation of Ferryland.

In terms of size and area, it is the largest county in Ulster and the fourth largest county in all of Ireland.

It is the second largest of Ulster ’ s nine counties in size and fourth largest in terms of population.

Morrison's father had what was at the time one of the largest record collections in Ulster ( acquired during his sojourn in Detroit, Michigan in the early 1950s ), and the young Morrison grew up listening to artists such as Jelly Roll Morton, Ray Charles, Lead Belly, and Solomon Burke ; of whom Morrison later said, " If it weren't for guys like Ray and Solomon, I wouldn't be where I am today.

The arms were divided between the UVF, the UDA ( the largest loyalist group ) and Ulster Resistance.

In 2005, Paisley's political party became the largest unionist party in Northern Ireland, displacing his long-term rivals, the Ulster Unionists ( UUP ), who had dominated unionist politics in Northern Ireland since before the partition of Ireland.

To the south of the town lies Newtownards Airport, home of the Ulster Flying Club — Northern Ireland's largest, non-commercial training and flying organisation.

* November 28: The Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin displace the Ulster Unionist Party and the Social Democratic and Labour Party as the largest Unionist and Nationalist parties after elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly.

The Ulster Defence Association ( UDA ) is the largest loyalist paramilitary and vigilante group in Northern Ireland.

Today, it is one of the largest places of third level education anywhere in Ulster.

The institute has a student population of 3000 and is one of the largest institutes of third level education anywhere in Ulster.

This RBS / NatWest / Ulster Bank issue has proved to be one of the largest IT failures the world has ever known.

Ulster Bank was the first overall sponsor of The Balmoral Show in 2009, Northern Ireland's largest agricultural show.

The town, in the heart of typical South Ulster drumlin and lake countryside, lies above the western shore of Lough Muckno, an ' area of primary amenity value ' and the largest lake in County Monaghan.

Likewise, in the same month the Royal Bank of Scotland Group ( Europe's largest debit card issuer which includes the NatWest, Coutts and Ulster Bank brands ) switched from Maestro to Visa Debit, a process that will take two years to complete ..

Ulsterbus operate the " University Link " service between the two main campuses of Northern Ireland's largest universities, Queens University of Belfast, and University of Ulster at the Jordanstown campus.

Sinn Féin is the second largest party with the Ulster Unionist Party, SDLP and an independent making up the rest.

The Relief parade in Derry is the largest of all the loyal order parades. In some areas of the city bonfires similar to those held on the 11th July are erected and burned. In recent years, it has transformed into the week long Maiden City Festival in August and hosts a series of diverse cultural events including bluegrass music festivals, Irish and Ulster Scots music and tuition, arts exhibitions and events staged by other local minority communities such as the Chinese and Polish communities.

By the 1680s it still had only about 2, 000 inhabitants ; and yet it was, by far, the largest town in Ulster.

The immigrants from Ulster, the Scottish lowlands and the north of England ( the border counties ) comprised the largest group from the British Isles before the Revolution.

Casement Park, one of the largest stadia in Ulster, opened in June 1953, with Armagh Harps defeating St John ’ s of Antrim in the final of the inaugural Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

Ulster GAA would receive £ 61. 4m of this, which was to be used to redevelop Casement Park into a 40, 000 all seat stadium with £ 15 million of partnership investment from the Central Council of the GAA, making it the largest stadium in the province of Ulster.