permafrost — /perr meuh frawst , frost /, n. (in arctic or subarctic regions) perennially frozen subsoil. Also called pergelisol. [1943; PERMA(NENT) + FROST] * * * Perennially frozen earth, with a temperature below 32 °F (0 °C) continuously for two years or… … Universalium
ASIE - Géographie physique — L’Asie est le plus vaste des continents: 44 millions de kilomètres carrés. Elle s’étend sur 75 degrés de latitude et, en tenant compte des îles, sur 92 degrés (de la Severnaïa Zemlia, ou Terre du Nord, 810 de latitude nord, à l’île Roti, 110 de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
THAÏLANDE — Partie centrale de la péninsule indochinoise avec un long appendice dans la presqu’île de Malacca, la Thaïlande n’a justifié son appellation moderne de pays des Thais (Thaï) qu’à une date relativement récente. C’est en effet au XIIIe siècle que,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Flynn Creek crater — Flynn Creek crater, is an impact crater situated in Jackson County, approximately 8 km south of Gainesboro, Tennessee, USA. It was formed approximately 360 million years ago as a shallow, saucer shaped crater, 3.8 km in diameter and about 150 m… … Wikipedia
Bimini Road — The Bimini Road is an underwater rock formation near North Bimini island in the Bahamas. The Road consists of approximately one half mile of limestone blocks, lying in a semi rectangular pattern, with the blocks themselves appearing to be roughly … Wikipedia
Umm al Binni lake — (southern)= Umm al Binni lake (47:04:44.4 E, 31:08:58.2 N) lies in the Al Amarah marshes of southern Iraq. [Google Earth coordinates are 47:06:16.0 E 31:14:26.5 N. See satellite images in Master, S. and Woldai, T., (2004).] The 3.4 km wide lake… … Wikipedia
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playa — /pluy euh/, n. Western U.S. the sandy, salty, or mud caked flat floor of a desert basin having interior drainage, usually occupied by a shallow lake during or after prolonged, heavy rains. Cf. dry lake. [1850 55, Amer.; < Sp: shore < LL plagia;… … Universalium
Depression-focused recharge — Also referred to as depression focused groundwater recharge. In hydrology recharge implies replenishing a supply of water held within a geological formation underground. Even surface aquifers are within soil. Contents 1 Recharge 2 Depression… … Wikipedia
