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11Hoo Peninsula — The Hoo Peninsula is a peninsula in England separating the estuaries of the rivers Thames and Medway. It is dominated by a line of sand and clay hills surrounded by an extensive area of marshland composed of alluvial silt. The name Hoo is the Old …
12La Brea, Trinidad and Tobago — La Brea is a town in southwestern Trinidad, located north of Point Fortin and south of Rousillac and San Fernando. La Brea is best known as the site of the Pitch Lake, a natural asphalt lake. Prononciation of La Brea differs from that used in the …
13Sixty Minute War — The Sixty Minute War is a fictional event in Philip Reeve s Mortal Engines Quartet. It is a cataclysmic conflict which is deliberately left vague, but was evidently fought between the American Empire and Greater China. It is likely that the… …
14History of Dubuque, Iowa — The city of Dubuque, Iowa stretches back over 200 years, when Julien Dubuque first settled in the area in the late 18th century. A number of forces shaped the city into what it is today. Early yearsDubuque was the first permanent European… …
15Draal — Babylon 5 character File:Draal1.jpg File:Draal2.jpg Louis Turenne (L), John Schuck (R) as Draal First appearance A Voice in the Wilderness …
16Tuatha Dé Danann (Atlantean) — The Tuatha Dé Danann are a human offshoot that appear in DC Comics and live in the legendary city of Thierna Na Oge.BackgroundThe Tuatha Dé Danann are human in appearance with usually green hair and an orange skin. Their evolution at the deepest… …
17Clean coal — Historically[1] used to refer to technologies for reducing emissions of ash, sulfur, and heavy metals from coal combustion; the term is now commonly used to refer to carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. Clean coal is an umbrella term used …
18New Moore / South Talpatti — New Moore/South Talpatti Island or Sheikh Mujib Island Disputed island Geography Location Bay of Bengal Coordinates …
19Megatsunami — An artist s rendering of wave shoaling of a tsunami. Megatsunami (also known as iminami (斎波?, purification wave )) …
20Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
