Prince Rupert of the Rhine (17 December 1619 – 19 November 1682), soldier and inventor, was a younger son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth Stuart, and the nephew of King Charles I of England, who created him Duke of Cumberland and Earl of Holderness, and appointed him commander of the Royalist cavalry during the English Civil War.
Prince Rupert, British Columbia Prince Rupert is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's north coast, and home to some 15,302 people (Statistics Canada, 2001).
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At , Prince Rupert is situated on Kaien Island (approximately 770 km north of Vancouver), just north of the mouth of Skeena River, and linked by a short bridge to the mainland.
Port Of Prince Rupert The Port of Prince Rupert, British Columbia is the thrid largest ice-free port in world.
Prince Rupert'S Drop Prince Rupert's Drops (or Rupert's Balls) are a glass curiosity created by dripping hot molten glass into cold water. The glass cools into a tadpole-shaped droplet with a long, thin, tail. The water cools the molten glass in such a way that it becomes tempered glass. In fact, the head of the drop can be hit with a hammer without breaking, but the drops disintegrate explosively if the tails are scratched. The internal stress within these objects can be demonstrated through the use of polarizing filters.