Minto
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Antarctica- Mount Minto (Antarctica)
Australia
- Minto, New South WalesMinto, New South WalesMinto is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Minto is located 48 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur region.-History:...
Canada
- Minto (Manitoba riding), a provincial electoral division in Manitoba
- Minto, ManitobaMinto, ManitobaThe Rural Municipality of Minto is located north of Brandon, Manitoba and was named after Sir Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto in 1902.The R.M. is in area and primarily agricultural as its economic base. Minnedosa...
, a community located in the Rural Municipality of Whitewater. - Minto, New BrunswickMinto, New BrunswickMinto is a Canadian village straddling the border of Sunbury County and Queens County, New Brunswick. Located on the north shore of Grand Lake, approximately 50 kilometres northeast of Fredericton, its population meets the requirements for "town" status under the Municipalities Act of the...
- Minto, OntarioMinto, OntarioMinto is a town in midwestern Ontario, Canada, on the Maitland River in Wellington County. Minto is the eastern terminus of Highway 9. It is named for Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto; 8th Governor General of Canada....
- Minto City, British ColumbiaMinto City, British ColumbiaMinto City, often called just Minto, sometimes Minto Mines or Minto Mine, was a gold mining town in the Bridge River Valley of British Columbia from 1930 to 1936, located at the confluence of that river with Gun Creek, one of its larger tributaries...
, also known as simply Minto - Minto InletMinto InletMinto Inlet is located east of Amundsen Gulf in western Victoria Island, at the southern end of Prince of Wales Strait in the Northwest Territories. It is long and - wide....
, Northwest Territories - Minto IslandsMinto IslandsThe Minto Islands are a Canadian Arctic island group in the Nunavut Territory. The islands lie in the western portion of Queen Maud Gulf, between Kent Peninsula on Nunavut's mainland, and Melbourne Island...
, Nunavut - Mount MintoMount MintoMount Minto is a mountain in the Atlin Country of far northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is located north of the town of Atlin. It lies on the western side of the northeast arm of Atlin Lake...
, British Columbia - Mount Minto (Nunavut)Mount Minto (Nunavut)Mount Minto is a mountain located on northern Bell Peninsula, Southampton Island, in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. From eastward, it has a conical shape....
- Rural Municipality of Minto in Manitoba
Federated States of Micronesia
- Minto ReefMinto ReefMinto Reef is a largely submerged atoll belonging to Pohnpei State in Micronesia.-Description:Minto Reef encloses a lagoon of about 25 to 30 km² in area. There are several boat passages into the lagoon on the southern side. It is at the same time the westernmost and northernmost feature of...
United Kingdom
- Minto, Scottish BordersMinto, Scottish BordersMinto is a village north of the River Teviot, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, , and almost midway between the towns of Hawick and Jedburgh....
, a village near Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland (the original Minto)
United States:
- Minto, AlaskaMinto, AlaskaMinto is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the CDP is 258. The name is an anglicized version of the Lower Tanana Athabaskan name Menh Ti, meaning 'among the lakes'. After repeated flooding the village was...
- Minto, North DakotaMinto, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 657 people, 269 households, and 185 families residing in the city. The population density was 458.9 people per square mile . There were 298 housing units at an average density of 208.2 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 96.35% White, 0.76%...
People
- Marc (Minto) Ferguson - A local legend from Duntocher
- Brian MintoBrian MintoBrian Matthew Minto is a professional heavyweight and cruiserweight boxer.-Pro:Minto turned pro in 2002 and won his first 18 bouts, gaining the West Virginia heavyweight boxing title....
, an American boxer - The Earl of MintoEarl of MintoEarl of Minto, in the County of Roxburgh, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1813 for Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Baron Minto. The family descends from the politician and judge Gilbert Elliot, who served as a Lord of Session under the judicial title of Lord...
, including:- Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of MintoGilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of MintoGilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto PC , known as Sir Gilbert Elliott between 1777 and 1797 and as The Lord Minto between 1797 and 1813, was a Scottish politician diplomat....
(1751–1814), Scottish diplomat - Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of MintoGilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of MintoGilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto GCB, PC , styled as Viscount Melgund between 1813 and 1814, was a British diplomat and Whig politician.-Background and education:...
(1782–1859) - Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of MintoGilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of MintoGilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto was a British nobleman and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the eighth since Canadian Confederation, and as Viceroy and Governor-General of India, the country's 17th.-Early life and career:Minto was born in London, the...
(1845–1914), Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India
- Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto
- Harry MintoHarry MintoHarry Percy Minto was the superintendent of the Oregon State Penitentiary in the U.S. state of Oregon from 1914 until his death in 1915. An escaped inmate killed Minto in the line of duty.-Early life:...
, pioneer of the U.S. state of Oregon - John MintoJohn MintoJohn Minto is a New Zealand based political activist known for his involvement in various left-wing groups and causes, most notably Halt All Racist Tours. A 2005 documentary on New Zealand's top 100 history makers listed him as number 89. Today he is involved with the protest group Global Peace...
, New Zealand political activist - John Minto (Oregon pioneer)John Minto (Oregon pioneer)-External links:* from salemhistory.net...
, brother of Harry Minto, also a pioneer - Scott MintoScott MintoScott Christopher Minto is an English former footballer who played as a left back in the Football League and the Premier League for Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, West Ham United and Rotherham United, and for Benfica in Portugal...
, English football (soccer) player - Scott Minto, Australian rugby league footballer
- Wally Minto, inventor of the Minto wheelMinto wheelThe Minto wheel is a heat engine developed by Wally Minto.The engine consists of a set of sealed chambers arranged in a circle, with each chamber connected to the chamber opposite it. One chamber in each connected pair is filled with a liquid with a low boiling point...
- William MintoWilliam MintoWilliam Minto , Scottish man of letters, was born at Auchintoul, Aberdeenshire.He was educated at the University of Aberdeen, and spent a year at Merton College, Oxford...
(1845–1893), Scottish author
Other
- MINTOMINTOMINTO is an integer programming solver which uses branch and bound algorithm. It stands for Mixed Integer Optimizer.MINTO is a software system that solves mixed integer programming problem by a branch and bound algorithm with linear programming relaxations. It also provides automatic constraint...
, a Mixed Integer Optimizer - Minto, an indie arena folk band from Vancouver, BC
- Minto (sternwheeler)Minto (sternwheeler)Minto was a sternwheel steamboat that ran on the Arrow Lakes in British Columbia from 1898 to 1954. In those years of service, Minto had steamed over 2 million miles serving the small communities on Arrow Lakes. Minto and her sister Moyie were the last sternwheelers to run in regularly scheduled...
, a lake steamer in British Columbia, Canada - The Minto CupMinto CupThe Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's lacrosse team of Canada.It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto, and from 1901 until 1909 awarded to the senior men's champion of Canada...
, a lacrosse award in Canada, first awarded by the 4th Earl of Minto, who was then Governor-General of Canada. - Minto Developments Inc.Minto Developments Inc.The Minto Group is a Canadian real estate corporation which develops real estate in Ottawa and Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Florida, USA. Minto is the largest developer in Ottawa and has many towers such as Minto Place Suite Hotel and the Minto Metropole, the second tallest building in Ottawa.On...
, a real estate company in Canada; also named for the 4th Earl of Minto - The Minto Pyramid PrincipleBusiness Decision MappingBusiness Decision Mapping is a technique for making decisions, particularly for the kind of decisions that often need to be made in business...
, a structured thinking and communication technique designed by Barbara Minto - Minto Sailing DinghyMinto Sailing DinghyThe Minto Sailing Dinghy is a sailing dinghy first produced commercially in the early 1960 and still in production.-Initial version:The Minto Sailing Dinghy began its life as a skiff for a 24 foot sloop built by Hugh Rodd at Canoe Cove on Vancouver Island...
, a 9-foot sailing dinghy produced commercially since the 1960s