

This is a good indicator that material survived. We suspect meteorites made it to the ground because the fireball ended very low in the atmosphere just to the west of Bancroft and slowed down significantly. This fireball likely dropped a small number of meteorites in the Bancroft area, specifically near the small town of Cardiff. It was perhaps inevitable that Reyaad Khan would die in violent circumstances given the choice he made to leave his home and parents in Cardiff and travel to Syria to join ISIL, there are however many questions that the government needs to answer about the nature of the threat they say that he posed to Britain which they have used to justify this unprecedented action. We wanted to know if what we had found was historically significant or a very inventive hoax. A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a major port for the transport of coal following the arrival of industry in the region contributed to its rise as a major city.Īfter much digging, we were able to make out the date, the coordinates, the ship’s name and direction of the voyage ( Cardiff in Wales to Makassar in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia), it was clearly very exciting but we needed a lot more information. The Cardiff Urban Area covers a slightly larger area outside of the county boundary, and includes the towns of Dinas Powys and Penarth. Cardiff is part of the Eurocities network of the largest European cities.

The city of Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan.

In 2011, Cardiff was ranked sixth in the world in National Geographic's alternative tourist destinations. Cardiff is a significant tourist centre and the most popular visitor destination in Wales with 18.3 million visitors in 2010. Holiday activities for children Take a look and see what’s on offer this summer Cardiff Events A range of events across the city for. The unitary authority area's mid-2011 population was estimated to be 346,100, while the population of the Larger Urban Zone was estimated at 861,400 in 2009. Everything you need to help you find things to do in Cardiff. The city is the country's chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales. Freebase (5.00 / 2 votes) Rate this definition:Ĭardiff is the capital and largest city in Wales and the tenth largest city in the United Kingdom.
