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Karungal is the predominant town in Killiyoor, the 234th constituency of Tamil Nadu. After Marthandam, it is the next well-known town, and it spans an area of over 19 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi). Keezhkulam is situated in the southwest, Paliyadi in the northeast, Thiruvithamcode in the east and Thikkanamcode in the southeast.
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Texas, U.S. Sites. Group or Formation Period Notes Admiral Formation: Permian:
The Malone Mountains are a small mountain chain located in West Texas, 10 miles west of Sierra Blanca. The tallest peak in the chain stands 5,062 feet above sea level. The mountains extend for 6 miles to the northwest. The mountains are known to be one of the only sites with Jurassic age fossils in Texas. [1]
Vidor (/ ˈ v aɪ d ər / VY-dər) is a city in western Orange County, Texas, United States.A city of Southeast Texas, it lies at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Farm to Market Road 105, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Beaumont.
The geography of Texas is diverse and large. Occupying about 7% of the total water and land area of the U.S., [1] it is the second largest state after Alaska, and is the southernmost part of the Great Plains, which end in the south against the folded Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico.
Texas has been the leading state in petroleum production since discovery of the Spindletop oil field in 1901. [11] As of October 2017, the State of Texas (if treated as its own nation) is the 7th largest oil producing nation in the world, with production totaling approximately 3.78 million barrels (600 thousand cubic meters ) per day of oil ...
During a 1975 expedition of the Cave Without a Name, cavers mapped out over 2.7 mi (4.3 km) of caverns, making it the seventh-longest cave in Texas. Due to the great natural acoustics created by three large solution domes on the ceiling of the Throne Room, the cave is host to 12 concerts yearly with a maximum attendance of 200 people.
Matagorda Island sign Sunset on Matagorda Island, Texas.. Matagorda Island (/ ˌ m æ t ə ˈ ɡ ɔːr d ə / ⓘ [1]), Spanish for "thick bush," is a 38-mile (61 km) long barrier island on the Texas Gulf coast, located approximately seven miles (11 kilometers) south of Port O'Connor, in the southernmost part of Calhoun County.