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A 7.5 minute quadrangle map covers an area of 49 to 70 square miles (130 to 180 km 2). [2] Both map series were produced via photogrammetric analysis of aerial photography using stereoplotters supplemented by field surveys.
Township lines run parallel to the baseline (east-west), while range lines run north–south; each are established at 6-mile intervals. Lastly, townships are subdivided into 36 sections of approximately 1 square mile (640 acres; 2.6 km 2) and sections into four quarter-sections of 0.25 square miles (160 acres; 0.65 km 2) each.
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water.
Starting from the base allocation of 1,500,000 acre-feet (1.9 km 3) per year, annual deliveries will be reduced by 50,000 acre-feet (0.062 km 3) if the surface elevation of Lake Mead is between 1,075 feet (328 m) and 1,050 feet (320 m) above mean sea level; reduced by 70,000 acre-feet (0.086 km 3) acre-feet if the elevation is 1,050 feet (320 m ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 37.4 sq mi (96.9 km 2), of which 37.3 sq mi (96.7 km 2) are land and 0.077 sq mi (0.2 km 2) (0.21%) is covered by water. [citation needed] Santa Fe is located at 7,199 feet (2,194 m) above sea level, making it the highest state capital in the United States. [42]
The Capital District, also known as the Capital Region, is the metropolitan area surrounding Albany, the capital of the U.S. state of New York.The Capital District was first settled by the Dutch in the early 17th century and came under English control in 1664.
The Great Pyramid of Giza [a] is the largest Egyptian pyramid.It served as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.Built c. 2600 BC, [3] over a period of about 26 years, [4] the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact.
The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA.It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2007.