glacial periods
111Pleistocene — adj. & n. Geol. adj. of or relating to the first epoch of the Quaternary period marked by great fluctuations in temperature with glacial periods followed by interglacial periods. n. this epoch or system. Also called Ice age. Usage: Cf. Appendix… …
112Salinity — Annual mean sea surface …
113Manchuria — For other uses, see Manchuria (disambiguation). Manchuria Extent of Manchuria according to: Definition 1 (dark red) Definition 2 (dark red + medium red) Definition 3 (dark red + medium red + light red) …
114Wirksworth — infobox UK place country = England latitude= 53.08 longitude= 1.57 static static image caption=St Mary s Church, Wirksworth. official name= Wirksworth population = 9,000 (approx) shire district= Derbyshire Dales shire county = Derbyshire region=… …
115Eastern freshwater cod — Taxobox name = Eastern freshwater cod status = EN status system = iucn2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Percichthyidae genus = Maccullochella species = M. ikei binomial = Maccullochella… …
116Atlantic Forest — Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves * UNESCO World Heritage Site Virgin Mata Atlântica in Pernambuco …
117Midlands (Tasmania) — Midlands The Midlands is a region of Tasmania between Launceston and Hobart. It also refers to the relatively flat, dry agricultural area, so named because it covers the region between the two cities. Its name is probably also influenced from the …
118Canterbury Plains — The Canterbury Plains were formed from quaternary moraine gravels deposited during glacial periods in the late pleistocene approximately 3 million years to 10,000 years ago. [Gage, M., (1969), Rocks and Landscape , in The Natural History of… …
119Australian megafauna — is a term used to describe a number of comparatively large animal species in Australia, often defined as species with body mass estimates of greater than 30 kilograms, or equal to or greater than 30% greater body mass than their closest living… …
120Bear Rocks Nature Preserve — Bear Rocks Preserve is a widely recognized symbol of West Virginia wilderness that is among the most frequently photographed places in West Virginia. It is a well known landmark on the eastern edge of the plateau that includes the Dolly Sods… …
