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  • 11Chatsworth House — across the River Derwent, with the Hunting Tower visible above Chatsworth House is a stately home in North Derbyshire, England, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Bakewell and 9 miles (14 km) west of Chesterfield (GB Grid SK260700). It is… …

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  • 12Snakeholme Lock — is a brick chamber canal lock on the Driffield Navigation, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is notable in being a staircase lock, but only the upper lock is still used. LocationIt is 0.5 mile (0.8 km) south east from the village of… …

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  • 13India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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  • 14List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and atomic particles — This list contains chemical elements, materials, isotopes or (sub)atomic particle that exist primarily in works of fiction (usually fantasy or science fiction). No actual periodic elements end in ite , though many minerals have names with this… …

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  • 15Cromford Mill — Coordinates: 53°06′32″N 1°33′22″W / 53.1090°N 1.5560°E / 53.1090; 1.5560 …

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  • 16Yellowstone National Park — Yellowstone redirects here. For other uses, see Yellowstone (disambiguation). Yellowstone National Park Grand Canyon of Yellowstone Location …

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  • 17environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …

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  • 18Leadville, Colorado — Leadville redirects here. For the town in Australia, see Leadville, New South Wales. City of Leadville, Colorado   City   Downtown Leadville …

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  • 19Pound lock — A pound lock is type of lock that is used almost exclusively nowadays on canals and rivers. A pound lock has a chamber (the pound) with gates at both ends that control the level of water in the pound. In contrast, an earlier design with a single… …

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  • 20valve — [valv] n. [ME, a door leaf < L valva, leaf of a folding door, akin to volvere, to roll: see WALK; VALVE senses 3, 4, 8 < ModL valva < L] 1. Archaic either of the halves of a double door or any of the leaves of a folding door 2. a gate… …

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