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  2. Ozone layer - Wikipedia

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    UV-C, which is very harmful to all living things, is entirely screened out by a combination of dioxygen (< 200 nm) and ozone (> about 200 nm) by around 35 kilometres (115,000 ft) altitude. UV-B radiation can be harmful to the skin and is the main cause of sunburn ; excessive exposure can also cause cataracts, immune system suppression, and ...

  3. Scottish units - Wikipedia

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    Scottish inch The Scottish inch was 25.44 mm, almost the same as the English (and modern international) inch (25.40 mm). [2] A fraudulent smaller inch of 1 ⁄ 42 ell (22.4 mm) is also recorded.

  4. Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport - Wikipedia

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    On February 4, 2015, a Piper PA-46, during the landing approach, struck a KCBD transmitter 8 miles south of the airport. The sole occupant was killed. [26] On October 26, 2020, a Cessna 210 crashed 5 miles short of the runway while attempting to land in adverse weather. The pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft was killed in the accident.

  5. Navajo Nation - Wikipedia

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    Though the treaty had provided for one hundred miles by one hundred miles in the New Mexico Territory, the size of the territory was 3,328,302 acres (13,470 km 2; 5,200 sq mi) [16] —slightly more than half. This initial piece of land is represented in the design of the Navajo Nation's flag by a dark-brown rectangle.

  6. Pennsylvania Turnpike - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] The longest of the new truck lanes was the new Allegheny Mountain lane, which was 2.2 miles (3.5 km) long. [70] The last of the construction was completed on December 2, 1981, [ 302 ] at the cost of $70 million, equivalent to $199 million in 2023 [ 110 ] .

  7. Newquay Airport - Wikipedia

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    The test flights would require 3,000 square miles (7,800 km 2) of segregated airspace over the sea. [26] In March 2015, the airport reported that the establishment of this segregated area had not yet been agreed with the Department for Transport , who stated that negotiations with international bodies to create an appropriate regulatory ...

  8. List of White Pass and Yukon Route locomotives and cars ...

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    Center sill replaced by small underframe in 1927, in order to convert to 3-foot gauge. [154] Upon conversion, it ran on the Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R. Type E internal steam heating pipes installed in 1928. [155] Renumbered to UTLX 88107 in 1947. Renumbered to UTLX 11019 in 1956. Purchased by WP&YR in 1963. Tank re-mounted on Flatcar #106 ...

  9. Kateri Tekakwitha - Wikipedia

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    Kateri Tekakwitha (pronounced [ˈɡaderi deɡaˈɡwita] in Mohawk), given the name Tekakwitha, baptized as Catherine, and informally known as Lily of the Mohawks (1656 – April 17, 1680), is a Mohawk/Algonquin Catholic saint and virgin.