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[3] Rapids mostly form due to differential erosion in the sloping strata forming the streambed, the softer rocks erode away whereas the harder rock persist leading to an uneven streambed. [5] [6] The safety of a section of river is measured by classes or levels, generally running from I to VI on basis of how navigable the rapids are.
Because of the large range of difficulty that exists beyond Class IV, Class V is an open-ended, multiple-level scale designated by class 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, etc. Each of these levels is an order of magnitude more difficult than the last. That is, going from Class 5.0 to Class 5.1 is a similar order of magnitude as increasing from Class IV to Class 5.0.
[1] Mile 14.5 – Sheer Wall Rapid (2) Mile 17.1 – House Rock Rapid (7) – The first major rapid in Marble Canyon. A large hole on the left side of the river forms at most water levels, necessitating a right run. Mile 17.7 – Redneck Rapid (3) Mile 20.7 – North Canyon Rapid (5) (beginning of the "Roaring 20's") Mile 21.4 – 21 Mile Rapid (5)
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In biological taxonomy, a domain (/ d ə ˈ m eɪ n / or / d oʊ ˈ m eɪ n /) (Latin: regio [1]), also dominion, [2] superkingdom, realm, or empire, is the highest taxonomic rank of all organisms taken together. It was introduced in the three-domain system of taxonomy devised by Carl Woese, Otto Kandler and Mark Wheelis in 1990. [1]
It is classified between family and class. In biological classification, the order is a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and recognized by the nomenclature codes. An immediately higher rank, superorder, is sometimes added directly above order, with suborder directly beneath order. An order can also be defined as a group of ...
In ecotypes, it is common for continuous, gradual geographic variation to impose analogous phenotypic and genetic variation, a situation which leads to the emergence of clines. [1] A well-known example of a cline is the skin color gradation in indigenous human populations worldwide, which is related to latitude and amounts of sunlight.
Sunda Island tiger (P. tigris sondaica), a tiger subspecies native to the Sunda islands [1] In biological classification , subspecies ( pl. : subspecies) is a rank below species , used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics ( morphology ), but that can successfully interbreed.