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  • 81Cross-bedding — Crossbedding of sandstone near Mt. Carmel road, Zion Canyon, indicating wind action and sand dune formation prior to formation of rock (NPS photo by George A. Grant, 1929) …

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  • 82Marine terrace — A marine terrace, coastal terrace[1], raised beach or perched coastline is a relatively flat, horizontal or gently inclined surface of marine origin[2], mostly an old abrasion platform which has been lifted out of the sphere of wave activity… …

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  • 83Maelstrom — For other uses, see Maelstrom (disambiguation). Saltstraumen maelstrom A maelstrom /ˈmeɪlstrɒm/ is a very powerful whirlpool; a large, swirling body of water. A free vortex, it has considerable downdraft. The power of tidal whirlpools tends to be …

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  • 84Hydropower — Hydropower, hydraulic power or water power is power that is derived from the force or energy of moving water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes.Prior to the widespread availability of commercial electric power, hydropower was used for… …

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  • 85Minas Basin — The Minas Basin is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy and a sub basin of the Fundy Basin located in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is known for its extremely high tides. A view of the Southern Bight of the Minas Basin from The Lookoff …

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  • 86Panokseon — Infobox Korean name caption=An old painting of a panokseon. hangul=판옥선 hanja=板屋船 rr=Panokseon mr=P anoksŏnPanokseon ( board roofed or superstructured ship) was an oar and sail propelled ship that was the main class of warship used by the Koreans… …

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  • 87Geology of Somerset — Somerset is a rural county in the southwest of England, covering convert|4171|km2|sqmi|0. It is bounded on the north west by the Bristol Channel, on the north by Bristol and Gloucestershire, on the north east by Wiltshire, on the south east by… …

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  • 88Rip current — Riptide redirects here. For other uses, see Riptide (disambiguation). Rip current, as seen from above. The beach is visible at the right top …

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  • 89Thermohaline circulation — A summary of the path of the thermohaline circulation/ Great Ocean Conveyor. Blue paths represent deep water currents, while red paths represent surface currents The term thermohaline circulation (THC) refers to a part of the large scale ocean… …

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  • 90Jetty — For other uses, see Jetty (disambiguation). Malecón redirects here. For El Malecón in Havana, see Malecón, Havana. Coastal lagoons fronted by barrier spits typically have entrances that migrate through time. Here, the entrance has been fixed by… …

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