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121Barnacle scale — Barnacle Bar na*cle, n. [Prob. from E. barnacle a kind of goose, which was popularly supposed to grow from this shellfish; but perh. from LL. bernacula for pernacula, dim. of perna ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr. pe rna ham. Cf. F. bernacle, barnacle, E …
122Zhubov scale — The Zhubov scale is a way of reporting polar sea ice coverage, it was developed in the former USSR by Russian naval officer N. N. Zhubov (1895 1960).The Zhubov scale is measured using the unit ball, one ball equals 10% coverage, five balls 50%… …
123Across the Sea of Suns — infobox Book | name = Across the Sea of Suns title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first edition (hardcover) author = Gregory Benford illustrator = cover artist = Dick Dismukes (1994 reprint) country = United States language =… …
124barometric scale — A scale on the dial of a sensitive altimeter. A pilot sets the barometric pressure level and uses it to measure the altitude shown on the altimeter. When existing pressure (QNH) is set, the altimeter reads the indicated altitude, and when the… …
125Beaufort scale — A set of descriptive terms of wind strength, evolved according to the effect of wind upon sailing craft and sea disturbance. Captain Beaufort devised the scale in 1806. The scale is depicted in the illustration. (See page 102) …
126Queen of the Sea rail disaster — World s biggest rail disaster occurred when the a train overflowing with passengers was destroyed on a coastal railway in Sri Lanka by the tsunami which followed the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake. Up to 2,000 people were killed, making it the… …
127List of deep water fish of the Red Sea — Contents 1 Bathydemersal species 2 Bathypelagic species 3 Benthopelagic species 4 References Bathydemersal species …
128Nordvik (Laptev Sea) — Nordvik (Russian: Нордвик) was a harbor in the Khatanga Gulf (Laptev Sea) at the mouth of the Khatanga River. It was located on the Uryung Tumus Peninsula, west of a bay called Nordvik Bay (Бухта нордвик; Bukhta Nordvik ). Formerly there was a… …
