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  • 121Merry Cemetery — tombstones The Merry Cemetery (Romanian: Cimitirul Vesel pronounced [t͡ʃimiˈtirul ˈvesel]) is a cemetery in the village of Săpânţa, Maramureş county, Romania. It is famous for its colourful tombstones wit …

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  • 122continental landform — ▪ geology Introduction       any conspicuous topographic feature on the largest land areas of the Earth. Familiar examples are mountains (including volcanic (volcanism) cones), plateaus, and valleys. (The term landform also can be applied to… …

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  • 123U-shaped — a. Having the form of the letter U; specif. (Phys. Geog.), of valleys, resembling a broad U in cross profile. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 124Paul Durcan — (b. 16 October 1944, Dublin) is a contemporary Irish poet. Life and WorksHis main published collections include: A Snail in my Prime , Crazy About Women , Greetings to Our Friends in Brazil and Cries of an Irish Caveman . He appeared on the 1990… …

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  • 125ПРОФИЛЬ ПОПЕРЕЧНЫЙ — очертание поперечного сечения протяжённого сооружения дороги, канала, плотины и т.д., а также детали или её части (Болгарский язык; Български) напречен профил (Чешский язык; Čeština) příčný profil [průřez] (Немецкий язык; Deutsch) Querschnitt… …

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  • 126V-shaped valley —   the V shape of the cross profile of a river valley in its upper course. As the river has little energy, most erosion is confined to periodic spurts when rainstorm events allow an increase in energy and thus traction and abrasion of the channel… …

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  • 127longitudinal dune —    A long, narrow sand dune, usually symmetrical in cross profile, oriented parallel to the prevailing wind direction; it is wider and steeper on the windward side but tapers to a point on the lee side. It commonly forms behind an obstacle in an… …

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  • 128U-shaped valley —    A valley having a pronounced parabolic cross profile suggesting the form of a broad letter U , with steep walls and a broad, nearly flat floor; specifically a valley carved by glacial erosion.    Compare: V shaped valley.    GG …

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