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81Geography of Oman — Oman is a country situated in Southwest Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and United Arab Emirates (UAE). Contents 1 Location 2 …
82Alamogordo, New Mexico — Infobox Settlement official name = The City of Alamogordo settlement type = City nickname = A town, The Space City, Alamo motto = The Friendliest Place on Earth [cite web url= http://ci.alamogordo.nm.us/ title= City of Alamogordo (official web… …
83St. George, Utah — Infobox Settlement official name = Saint George, Utah other name = St. George native name = nickname = Utah s Dixie motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem… …
84Geology of the Grand Canyon area — The geology of the Grand Canyon area exposes one of the most complete sequences of rock anywhere, representing a period of nearly 2 billion years of the Earth s history in that part of North America. The major sedimentary rock layers exposed in… …
85Nevada State Route 447 — State Route 447 …
86Nevada Historical Markers — identify significant places of interest in Nevada s history. The Historic Marker Program was initiated by the Nevada State Legislature in 1967 to bring the state s heritage to the public s attention with on site markers. Because of budget cuts… …
87Dominican Republic — a republic in the West Indies, occupying the E part of the island of Hispaniola. 8,228,151; 19,129 sq. mi. (49,545 sq. km). Cap.: Santo Domingo. Formerly, Santo Domingo, San Domingo. * * * Dominican Republic Introduction Dominican Republic… …
88duricrust — /door i krust , dyoor /, n. a hard crust that forms on or in soil in semiarid climates owing to cementation of soil particles. Cf. caliche, hardpan (defs. 1, 2). [ < L dur(us) hard + I + CRUST] * * * ▪ geology Introduction surface or near… …
89Gansu — /gahn syuu /, n. Pinyin. a province in N central China. 12,650,000; 137,104 sq. mi. (355,099 sq. km). Cap.: Lanzhou. Also, Kansu. * * * or Kan su conventional Kansu Province (pop., 2000 est.: 25,620,000), north central China. It is bordered by… …
90Kansu — /kan sooh /; Chin. /gahn sooh /, n. Wade Giles. Gansu. * * * ▪ province, China Introduction Chinese (Wade Giles) Kan su , (Pinyin) Gansu sheng (prov …
