97 (number) - in Other Fields

In Other Fields

Ninety-seven is:

• The year AD 97, 97 BC, or 1997.
• The atomic number of berkelium, an actinide.
• The number of different characters that can be used with a standard English Keyboard.
• The number of leap days that the Gregorian calendar contains in its cycle of 400 years. 97⁄₄₀₀ is close to the fraction of a day by which an average tropical year exceeds 365 days, so with this proportion of leap years, the calendar does not accumulate seasonal drift of a full day until after more than 3000 years.
• The designation of Interstate 97, a freeway in Maryland, the shortest Interstate freeway in the continental United States
• British Columbia Highway 97 is the longest continuously-numbered route in the province, from the Canada/U.S. border at Osoyoos to the British Columbia/Yukon border
• U.S. Route 97 is a United States highway from Weed, California, to Okanogon County, Washington
• OC Transpo Route 97, A Transitway bus route in Ottawa, Ontario
• The 97th United States Congress met during the Ronald Reagan administration, from January 1981 to January 1983
• The 10-97 police code means "arrived on the scene"
• STS-97 Space Shuttle Endeavour mission launched November 30, 2000
• The 97th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II.
• Madden NFL 97 was the first John Madden NFL American football game to be created in the 32-bit gaming era.
• 97 percent of the Earth's salt water is located in oceans and seas.
• 97 radio stations, such as Hot 97, New York City and 97X, Tampa, Florida