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91Arroyo de en Medio — (Spanish for: in the middle creek) is a coastal stream in western San Mateo County, California. Arroyo de en Medio rises on the western slopes of Montara Mountain and discharges to the Pacific Ocean at Half Moon Bay at the location of the… …
92Denniston Creek — is a 4.4 mile long (7.1 km)[1] coastal stream in western San Mateo County, California. Denniston Creek rises on the western slopes of Montara Mountain and discharges to the Pacific Ocean at Pillar Point Harbor somewhat north of El Granada… …
93Burned area emergency response — (BAER) is an emergency risk management reaction to post wildfire conditions that pose risks to human life and property or could further destabilize or degrade the burned lands. Even though wildfires are natural events, the presence of people and… …
94Plunketts Creek (Loyalsock Creek) — Geobox | River name = Plunketts Creek category = Creek image size = image caption = Plunketts Creek looking upstream, just north of the mouth in Plunketts Creek Township country = United States country state = Pennsylvania district type =… …
95Mining in Afghanistan — It is estimated that forty million years ago the tectonic plates of India Europe, Asia and Africa collided in a massive upheaval. This upheaval created the region of towering mountains that now includes Afghanistan. That process also deposited… …
96Paraglaciaire — Étymologiquement, le terme paraglaciaire signifie « à côté de la glace » puisque ce mot est composé du préfixe grec para (à côté de) et du terme latin glacies (glace). Même s’il fut utilisé comme adjectif par A. Godard dès 1965, il… …
97quaternary — /kwot euhr ner ee, kweuh terr neuh ree/, adj., n., pl. quaternaries. adj. 1. consisting of four. 2. arranged in fours. 3. (cap.) Geol. noting or pertaining to the present period of earth history, forming the latter part of the Cenozoic Era,… …
98kangaroo mouse — ▪ rodent either of two species of leaping bipedal rodents (rodent) found only in certain deserts of the western United States. They have large ears and a large head with fur lined external cheek pouches. The forelimbs are short, but the… …
99Matadero Creek — Coordinates: 37°25′27″N 122°08′01″W / 37.42417°N 122.13361°W / 37.42417; 122.13361 …
100geological phenomenon — noun a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth • Topics: ↑geology • Hypernyms: ↑natural phenomenon • Hyponyms: ↑earthquake, ↑quake, ↑temblor, ↑ …
