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Vatnshlíðarvatn, Iceland (Lake-slope-lake – The farm Vatnshlíð ('Lake-slope') named after the lake, which in turn is named after the farm.) Vatnvatnet, Norway ('Lakelake' – Norwegian), a lake in Bodø Municipality; Wast Water, England – 'water's valley water' from Old Norse vatns dalr (= Wasdale) and Old English wæter
The word Oceania comes from the English word ocean for 'a large body of water'. It is ultimately derived from Greek Ὠκεανός (Okeanos), [23] the great river or sea surrounding the disk of the Earth. In Greek mythology, it is personified as Oceanus, son of Uranus and Gaia and husband of Tethys
This is a list of geographic portmanteaus.Portmanteaus (also called blends) are names constructed by combining elements of two, or occasionally more, other names.. For the most part, the geographic names in this list were derived from two other names or words.
This is a list of seas of the World Ocean, including marginal seas, areas of water, various gulfs, bights, bays, and straits. [2] In many cases it is a matter of tradition for a body of water to be named a sea or a bay, etc., therefore all these types are listed here.
The Earth's crust is generally divided into two distinct types, oceanic crust and continental crust, both of which "float" on top of the mantle. [3] cryosphere The totality of water in the solid phase on the Earth's surface, including glaciers; sea, lake, and river ice; snow; and permafrost.
The average height of the high waters of the neap tides occurring at a particular location is called neap high water or high water neaps, and that of the corresponding low waters is called neap low water or low water neaps. [2] Compare spring tide. nearshore The part of a beach between the shoreline and the line at which the waves break. [2 ...
This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all of Earth's water is contained in its global ocean, covering 70.8% of Earth's crust. The remaining 29.2% of Earth's crust is land, most of which is located in the form of continental landmasses within Earth's land hemisphere.
First postmaster. A relative of Palmer's was the postmaster of a neighboring town, which he had already named Palmerdale, and the name Remlap was chosen to avoid the confusion of having two similarly named towns in close proximity. [54] Remlap, Florida [55] Palmer: Town developers from Chicago [45] Remlig, Texas: Alexander Gilmer