Hammock

Hammock

Hammock

ist der Familienname folgender Personen:

  • Ken Hammock, US-amerikanischer Country- und Rockabilly-Musiker und Gitarrist;

ist die Bezeichnung für

  • fruchtbare Gebiete im Süden der Vereinigten Staaten, insbesondere in Florida, die etwas über ihre Umgebung hinausragen und auf deren tiefen, humusreichen Böden überwiegend Hartholzbestände (Laubhölzer) wachsen (oft im Plural "hammocks" gebraucht).

Siehe auch:

  • Bear Hammock, Name mehrerer Inseln in den Vereinigten Staaten
  • Black Hammock, Name mehrerer Inseln in den Vereinigten Staaten
  • Long Hammock, Name mehrerer Inseln in den Vereinigten Staaten
  • Oak Hammock, Name mehrerer Inseln in den Vereinigten Staaten
  • Orange Hammock, Name mehrerer Inseln in den Vereinigten Staaten
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