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  2. Alonnisos - Wikipedia

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    Alonnisos (Greek: Αλόννησος), also transliterated as Alonissos, is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. After Skiathos and Skopelos it is the third member of the Northern Sporades . It is 3 km (2 mi) (2 nm) east of the island of Skopelos.

  3. Alonnisos Marine Park - Wikipedia

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    The National Marine Park of Alonnisos Northern Sporades (Greek: Εθνικό Θαλάσσιο Πάρκο Αλοννήσου Βορείων Σποράδων, ΕΘΠΑΒΣ) was founded in Greece by Presidential Decree on May 16, 1992.

  4. Ancient Greek units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Some Greek measures of length were named after parts of the body, such as the δάκτυλος (daktylos, plural: δάκτυλοι daktyloi) or finger (having the size of a thumb), and the πούς (pous, plural: πόδες podes) or foot (having the size of a shoe).

  5. Shoe size - Wikipedia

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    The shoe size is directly proportional to the length of the foot in the chosen unit of measurement. Sizes of children's, men's, and women's shoes, as well as sizes of different types of shoes, can be compared directly. This is used with the Mondopoint system (USSR/Russia and East Asia). Size 0 as the length of the shoe's inner cavity of 0.

  6. Brannock Device - Wikipedia

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    Brannock Device [1] Brannock Device at shoe museum in Zlín, Czechia. The Brannock Device is a measuring instrument invented by Charles F. Brannock for measuring a person's shoe size.

  7. The Association for Women with Large Feet - Wikipedia

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    [5] As part of their campaign, in 1952 the Association held a public display of clothing for taller women at a London department store. [5] Successes included convincing stocking manufacturers to produce nylons with longer foot and leg measurements, "ending a nightmare for taller women", [6] and the establishment of a London shop called "Tall ...

  8. Comparative foot morphology - Wikipedia

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    Skeletons of a human and an elephant. Comparative foot morphology involves comparing the form of distal limb structures of a variety of terrestrial vertebrates.Understanding the role that the foot plays for each type of organism must take account of the differences in body type, foot shape, arrangement of structures, loading conditions and other variables.

  9. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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    Women's petite For larger, shorter women, sometimes with lower bust lines. Sizes are marked the same as women's with a P, as in 20P. Young junior For short women with high busts and fairly straight bodies. Tall sizes For taller women (usually 5 ft 8 in or above), usually with a proportionately average bust height and an hourglass figure.