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A unit of area traditionally defined as the area of a plot of land one chain (66 feet) by one furlong (660 feet), equivalent to 43,560 square feet (0.001563 sq mi; 4,047 m 2), or about 0.40 hectare. active volcano A volcano that is currently erupting, or one that has erupted within the last 10,000 years (the Holocene) or during recorded history ...
Coast – Area where land meets the sea or ocean; Coastal plain – Area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a seacoast; Col – Lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks; Complex crater – Large impact craters with uplifted centres; Complex volcano – Landform of more than one related volcanic centre
Shortest single segments of land border, if including islands in lakes and rivers: Norway – Sweden: 5 m (16 ft) Tannsjøen/Tannsjön 7] Most separate segments of land borders between any two countries or territories: Belgium – Netherlands: 31 [m]
This is a list of places on land below mean sea level. Places artificially created such as tunnels, mines, basements, and dug holes, or places under water, or existing temporarily as a result of ebbing of sea tide etc., are not included.
An area of land enclosed within the bend of a river, especially where the bend is extended or pronounced (e.g. a meander) and the only road access is along the isthmus. The term is used primarily in Australia. riverine. Also riparian. Located on or inhabiting the banks or the area adjacent to a river or lake. [5] rivulet
Elenydd is generally interpreted to mean the upland area between Pumlumon in the north and Mynydd Epynt in the south. The term "Desert of Wales" is sometimes applied to this or a wider area. Much of Elenydd is open land with public access, following the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, widely known as the "CROW Act". Specific areas ...
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The area of a plane region or plane area refers to the area of a shape or planar lamina, while surface area refers to the area of an open surface or the boundary of a three-dimensional object. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint ...