clayey features
21clay mineral — any of a group of hydrous aluminum silicate minerals, as kaolinite, illite, and montmorillonite, that constitute the major portion of most clays. [1945 50] * * * Any of a group of important hydrous aluminum silicates with a layered structure and… …
22Honduras — Honduran, Honduranean, Honduranian /hon deuh ray nee euhn/, adj., n. /hon door euhs, dyoor /; Sp. /awn dooh rddahs/, n. 1. a republic in NE Central America. 5,751,384; 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km).Cap.: Tegucigalpa. 2. Gulf of, an arm of the… …
23Takla Makan Desert — Chinese Taklimakan Shamo or T a k o la ma kan Sha mo Desert, forming the greater part of the Tarim River basin, west central China. One of the world s largest sandy wastes, it is about 600 mi (965 km) across, with an area of 105,000 sq mi… …
24St Helens, Merseyside — For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of St Helens. Coordinates: 53°27′15″N 2°44′46″W / 53.4541°N 2.7461°W …
25Yankari National Park — Infobox protected area | name = Yankari National Park iucn category = II caption = The savanna experience! locator x = locator y = location = Bauchi State, Nigeria nearest city = Bauchi lat degrees = 9 lat minutes = 45.266 lat direction = N long… …
26Nappe — For other uses, see Nappe (disambiguation). Schematic overview of an eroded thrust system. The shaded material is the nappe. The erosional hole is called a window or fenster. The klippe is the isolated block of the nappe overlying autochthonous… …
27Mima mounds — Coordinates: 46°53′55″N 123°03′02″W / 46.8985602°N 123.0504799°W / 46.8985602; 123.0504799 Mima mounds ( …
28Barbados — Barbadian /bahr bay dee euhn/, adj., n. /bahr bay dohz, dohs, deuhs/, n. an island in the E West Indies constituting an independent state in the Commonwealth of Nations: formerly a British colony. 257,731; 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km). Cap.:… …
29North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …
30Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan, adj., n. /sree lahng keuh, lang keuh, shree / an island republic in the Indian Ocean, S of India: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 18,762,075; 25,332 sq. mi. (65,610 sq. km). Cap.: Colombo. Formerly, Ceylon. Arabic, Serendip.… …
