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Physical map of Earth Political map of Earth. A map is a symbolic depiction of interrelationships, commonly spatial, between things within a space.A map may be annotated with text and graphics.
Stránská skála is dating to approximately 600,000 BP, as supported by paleomagnetic dating.It is a 1,500 m (4,900 ft) long and 400 m (1,300 ft) wide hill, built from Jurassic limestone, especially Callovian-Oxfordian, built from light brown Caleidocrinus mostly and Brachiopoddes and Coral and more other types of limestones rich of fossil fauna as well.
Skala (Greek: Σκάλα) is a village located in the municipal unit of Eleios-Pronnoi, some 39 km south from the island's main town of Argostoli and 14 km SW of Poros, in the south of Cephalonia, one of the Ionian Islands of Greece. During the summer, Skala becomes a popular holiday destination.
Scale (map), the ratio of the distance on a map to the corresponding actual distance Scale (geography) Weighing scale, an instrument used to measure mass; Scale (ratio), the ratio of the linear dimension of the model to the same dimension of the original
SKALA, the process computer for the Chernobyl-type nuclear power plants; Skala (surname) Skala Battalion, an assault battalion of the Ukrainian Ground Forces; Skala (sports organization), a Jewish Communist sports organization in interbellum Poland; Skala, a 2011 album by Mathias Eick; Zastava Skala, a subcompact car made by Serbian ...
In modern mapping, a topographic map or topographic sheet is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief features, usually using contour lines (connecting points of equal elevation), but historically using a variety of methods.
In this map, the city points, highway lines, and the fill colors of the ocean and different countries are all considered map symbols. These symbols show location, convey information, increase aesthetic appeal, and create a gestalt order to the map.
During the period known as Fragmentation of Poland (1148–1320), Skala was the object of frequent clashes between the Piast dynasty princes. In 1228, a battle took place here between the army of Silesian prince Henry I the Bearded and Mazovian duke Konrad I of Masovia. The Silesians won, forcing Mazovian units to retreat from Lesser Poland.