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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
Flood control — For the protocol issue, see Flood control (communications). A weir was built on the Humber River (Ontario) to prevent a recurrence of a catastrophic flood. Flood control refers to all methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of… … Wikipedia
FLOOD, THE — FLOOD, THE, deluge (Heb. mabbul) described in the Book of Genesis and brought by God to destroy humankind because of its sinfulness. Outside of the Noah tales in Genesis mabbul occurs only in Psalm 29:10. In Isaiah 54:9 the great flood is called… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Molonglo Plain — Molonglo River circa 1920s The Molonglo Plain generally refers to the flood plain of the Molonglo River and specifically the one located in the Australian Capital Territory that was inundated during the mid 1960s in order to create Lake Burley… … Wikipedia
Ohio River flood of 1937 — Louisville, Kentucky during the 1937 flood The Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and February 1937. With damage stretching from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Illinois, one million persons were left homeless, with 385 dead and property… … Wikipedia
2011 Assiniboine River flood — Duration: April 2011–present Fatalities: 1[1] Damages: >$1 billion[2] … Wikipedia
North China Plain — ▪ plain, China Chinese (Pinyin) Huabei Pingyuan or (Wade Giles romanization) Hua pei P ing yüan, also called Yellow Plain or Huang Huai Hai Plain large alluvial plain of northern China, built up along the shore of the Yellow Sea by … Universalium
Yangtze Plain — ▪ plain, China Chinese (Pinyin) Chang Jiang Pingyuan or (Wade Giles romanization) Ch ang Chiang P ing yüan series of alluvial plains of uneven width along the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) and its major tributaries, beginning east of… … Universalium
North German Plain — Physical map of Germany. The North German Plain largely corresponds to the dark green surfaces north of the tan coloured low mountain ranges … Wikipedia
Ancient Greek flood myths — Greek mythology knows four floods, the sinking of Atlantis, the flood of Dardanus, the flood of Ogyges, and the flood of Deucalion. Two of these ended two of the Ages of Man: the Ogygian Deluge ended the Silver Age, and the flood of Deucalion… … Wikipedia
Indo-Gangetic Plain — Schematic map of the Indo Gangetic Plain … Wikipedia
West Lancashire Coastal Plain — The West Lancashire Coastal Plain is a large area in the south west of Lancashire, England.The plain stretches from Seaforth, near Liverpool on the Mersey, to the south, to Preston on the Ribble, to the north. To the east, the plain is bounded by … Wikipedia