Fen (disambiguation)
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A fen
is a type of wetland.
Fen(s) or FEN(S) may also refer to:
Fen
A fen is a type of wetland fed by mineral-rich surface water or groundwater. Fens are characterised by their water chemistry, which is neutral or alkaline, with relatively high dissolved mineral levels but few other plant nutrients...
is a type of wetland.
Fen(s) or FEN(S) may also refer to:
Places
- The FensThe FensThe Fens, also known as the , are a naturally marshy region in eastern England. Most of the fens were drained several centuries ago, resulting in a flat, damp, low-lying agricultural region....
, a low-lying geographical region of eastern England - Back Bay FensBack Bay FensThe Back Bay Fens, most commonly called simply The Fens, is a parkland and urban wild in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States.Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted to serve as a link in the Emerald Necklace park system, the Fens gives its name to the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood, and thereby to...
, a park in Boston, Massachusetts - Fen Complex, NorwayFen Complex, NorwayThe Fen complex in Nome, Telemark, Norway is a region noted for an unusual suite of igneous rocks. Several varieties of carbonatite are present in the area as well as lamprophyre, ijolite and other highly alkalic rocks...
, an area of unusual igneous rocks - Fen RiverFen RiverThe Fen River drains the center of Shanxi Province, China. It rises in the Guancen Mountains of Ningwu County in northeast Shanxi, flows southeast into the basin of Taiyuan, and then south through the central valley of Shanxi before turning west to join the Yellow River west of Hejin. The Fen and...
, in China
Acronyms
- Far East NetworkFar East NetworkThe Far East Network was a network of American military radio and television stations, primarily serving U.S Forces in Japan, Okinawa, the Philippines, and U.S...
, a network of American military radio and television stations - Federation of European Neuroscience SocietiesFederation of European Neuroscience SocietiesThe Federation of European Neuroscience Societies is an international federation of scientific societies for basic scientists and physicians whose research is focused on the brain and nervous system.- History :...
, a scholarly federation - Fernando de Noronha AirportFernando de Noronha AirportFernando de Noronha Airport is the airport serving the island of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil.-History:Fernando de Noronha is the biggest island of the archipelago with the same name, located on Brazilian territorial waters, away from Recife and away from Natal.The first runway was built in 1934...
, Brazil (IATA code) - Festival of New SongsFestival of New SongsFestival of New Songs is a festival of new and as yet nonaffirmed musicians from Slovenia and abroad. It is the only festival in Slovenia where not only adults but children and teenagers compete too. It takes place in July each year in Izola and Koper and is broadcast by main Slovene television...
, a Slovenian music festival - Forsyth–Edwards Notation for chess positions
Other uses
- Fen (name)Fen (name)Fen may be either a Chinese female given name or family name. As a given name, it is represented in simplified Chinese as 芬.Fen may also be a surname in countries other than China, such as Uzbekistan where it is represented in Cyrilic as Фен....
, a Chinese given name - Fen Barefoot, a character in the Battle Arena Toshinden fighting game series
- Fēn, a unit of the RenminbiRenminbiThe Renminbi is the official currency of the People's Republic of China . Renminbi is legal tender in mainland China, but not in Hong Kong or Macau. It is issued by the People's Bank of China, the monetary authority of the PRC...
, the official currency of the People's Republic of China - Fen, a play by Caryl ChurchillCaryl ChurchillCaryl Churchill is an English dramatist known for her use of non-naturalistic techniques and feminist themes, the abuses of power, and sexual politics. She is acknowledged as a major playwright in the English language and a leading female writer...
See also
- Fen-phenFen-phenThe drug combination fenfluramine/phentermine, usually called fen-phen, is an anti-obesity treatment that utilizes two anorectics. Fenfluramine, its S-enantiomer dexfenfluramine, and a few other serotonin agonists were shown to cause potentially fatal pulmonary hypertension and heart valve...
, an anti-obesity drug - The Fenn School, a boys' private school in Concord, Massachusetts