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Belita Moreno
Belita Moreno (Aurabela Moreno, born 1949, Dallas) is an American actress known as Lydia Markham on Perfect Strangers and Benny on George Lopez (2002–2007), with film roles in 3 Women, Clear and Present Danger, and Grosse Pointe Blank, two Imagen Awards, and a parallel career as a film acting coach.
Belitong UNESCO Global Geopark
Belitong UNESCO Global Geopark (Belitung Island, Indonesia), designated April 2021; 4,800 km2 land plus 13,000 km2 sea, tor granite, Satam tektites, Nam Salu tin lode; Yellow Card revalidation status since 2024.
Belitung shipwreck
The Belitung shipwreck is a ninth-century Middle East–built merchant vessel that sank off Belitung Island, Indonesia, carrying roughly 60,000 objects, mostly Chinese Tang dynasty ceramics.
Belize
Belize is a country on the eastern coast of Central America, bordered by Mexico and Guatemala; formerly the British colony of British Honduras, it has been independent since 1981.
Belize Barrier Reef
Belize Barrier Reef: 300 km section of the Mesoamerican Reef, largest barrier reef in the Northern Hemisphere; UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996 with seven protected areas, three atolls, and over 500 fish species; on the Danger List 2009-2018.
Belize City
Belize City, Belize's largest city (65,222 people), principal port, and former capital until 1970, sits at or below sea level at the mouth of the Belize River, exposed to coastal, riverine, and rainfall flooding and major bridge and highway reconstruction.
Belize dollar
The Belize dollar (BZ$) is the national currency of Belize, issued by the Central Bank of Belize and fixed at 2 per US dollar since 1976.
Belize Zoo
Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center, "The Best Little Zoo in the World," founded 1983 by Sharon Matola from documentary film animals; native-only rescue collection of 170 animals, 45 species at Mile 29 George Price Highway, with jaguar rescue and Maya Forest Corridor land conservation.
Belizean independence
Belizean independence was the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to Belize, achieved on September 21, 1981, after a campaign delayed by Guatemala's territorial claim.
Belizean–Guatemalan territorial dispute
Unresolved Guatemala claim over part of Belize, roughly 11,000 km2 of Belize's south plus islands and waters, rooted in the 1859 Aycinena-Wyke treaty's unfulfilled Article 7 road clause, now before the ICJ under the 2008 Special Agreement after 2018-2019 referenda.
Belk
Belk is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based department store chain founded in 1888 by William Henry Belk, with roughly 300 stores across sixteen Southeastern states selling apparel, shoes, cosmetics, and home goods.
Belkin
Belkin, formally Belkin International, is an American consumer electronics accessories company founded by Chet Pipkin in 1983, known for chargers and cables and owned by Foxconn since 2018.
Belkis Ayón
Belkis Ayón (Belkis Ayón Manso, 1967–1999) was a Cuban printmaker known for monumental collographs reinterpreting the Abakuá, a secret Afro-Cuban brotherhood, through its female figure Sikán.
Belknap
Belknap: late Holocene basaltic shield volcano complex near McKenzie Pass, central Oregon Cascades, also called McKenzie Highway lava field; erupted about 3,000 to 1,500 years ago; USGS threat potential Low/Very Low.
Bell
Bell: a hollow vessel, usually metal, struck by a clapper or hammer; an idiophone. Also called campana. Origins in Neolithic China; used for ritual, alarm, change ringing, carillons, and orchestral tubular bells.
Bell (lunar crater)
Bell is an 86.33-km impact crater on the lunar far side at 21.98° N, −96.53°, IAU-approved in 1970 and named for Alexander Graham Bell. Its satellite Bell E is a concentric donut crater; a Falcon 9 stage impacted nearby in 2026.
Bell 204/205
The Bell 204 and Bell 205 are single-engine utility helicopters developed by Bell for the US Army, flown as the UH-1 Iroquois, universally known as the "Huey."
Bell 206
The Bell 206, known as the JetRanger, is a two-blade light helicopter Bell first flew in 1966; more than 7,000 were built, including the longer LongRanger.
Bell 212
The Bell 212 is a twin-engine medium utility helicopter developed by Bell from the UH-1 Huey, civil-certified in 1970 and designated UH-1N in US military service.
Bell 407
The Bell 407 is a single-engine, four-blade light utility helicopter developed from the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger, certified in 1996 and used for utility, EMS, and corporate missions.
Bell 412
The Bell 412, known in British service as the Bell Griffin, is a twin-engine medium utility helicopter developed from the Bell 212 and introduced in 1981.
Bell 47
The Bell 47 is a two-blade light helicopter built by Bell Aircraft, certified for civilian use in 1946 and flown as the H-13 in Korea.
Bell AH-1 Cobra
The Bell AH-1 Cobra, also known as the HueyCobra, is a two-seat American attack helicopter built by Bell, the first purpose-built gunship to enter military service.
Bell AH-1 SuperCobra
The Bell AH-1 SuperCobra, or AH-1W, is a twin-engine attack helicopter of the United States Marine Corps, derived from the Army's AH-1 Cobra for close air support and anti-armor attack.
Bell AH-1Z Viper
The Bell AH-1Z Viper, also called the AH-1Z Super Cobra, is a twin-engine attack helicopter flown by the United States Marine Corps since reaching initial operational capability in 2011.
Bell Aliant
Bell Aliant was a Canadian regional telecommunications company headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing telephone, Internet, and television services in Atlantic Canada until BCE privatized it in 2014.
Bell and Howell (company)
Bell & Howell, American motion-picture equipment maker founded 1907 in Chicago by Donald Bell and Albert Howell; its 2709 camera and 35mm standards shaped Hollywood, later splitting into automation, scanner, and licensed consumer brands.
Bell ARH-70 Arapaho
The Bell ARH-70 Arapaho, also known as the ARH-70, was an American armed reconnaissance helicopter developed by Bell for the US Army and canceled in 2008 over cost growth.
Bell Beaker culture
Bell Beaker culture: a third-millennium BCE European phenomenon named for its inverted bell-shaped pottery, spread from Ireland to Morocco. Ancient DNA shows migration drove its spread in Britain (about 90% gene-pool replacement) but not between Iberia and central Europe.
Bell Biv DeVoe
Bell Biv DeVoe (BBD), the Boston R&B trio of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe spun off from New Edition in 1988; their 1990 debut album Poison went quadruple platinum and defined new jack swing.