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Bundesautobahn 13 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 13, short form Autobahn 13, abbreviated as BAB 13 or A 13) is an autobahn in eastern Germany, connecting Berlin with Dresden. History [ edit ]
Educational stages are subdivisions of formal learning, typically covering early childhood education, primary education, secondary education and tertiary education.The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization recognizes nine levels of education in its International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) system (from Level 0 (pre-primary education) through Level 8 ...
[2] neatline A line separating the main body of a map from the map's margin. On a standard quadrangle map, the neatlines are the meridians and parallels delimiting the quadrangle. [3] neck 1. A narrow stretch of land with water on each side, e.g. an isthmus or promontory. [4] 2. A narrow stretch of woodland or of ice. [4] 3.
Geography (from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία geōgraphía; combining gê 'Earth' and gráphō 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.
The World Geodetic System (WGS) is a standard used in cartography, geodesy, and satellite navigation including GPS.The current version, WGS 84, defines an Earth-centered, Earth-fixed coordinate system and a geodetic datum, and also describes the associated Earth Gravitational Model (EGM) and World Magnetic Model (WMM).
1868 – The 8.5–9.0 M w Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand. 1889 – William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for ...
The fractures take the form of a set of concentric cones dipping at a relatively shallow angle into the magma chamber. [3] [13] When the caldera is subsequently emptied by explosive volcanic activity, the roof of the magma chamber collapses as a plug of rock surrounded by a ring fracture. Magma rising into the ring fracture produces a ring dike.
This makes it the largest island country in the world. [2] The additional surrounding sea areas bring Indonesia's generally recognised territory (land and sea) to about 5 million km 2. The government claims an exclusive economic zone of 6,159,032 km 2 (2,378,016 sq mi). This brings the total area to about 7.9 million km 2. [5] [6]