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Skyline of Lower Manhattan in 2021. The term "Skyline" was first used for New York City in 1896. A skyline is the outline or shape viewed near the horizon.It can be created by a city's overall structure, or by human intervention in a rural setting, or in nature that is formed where the sky meets buildings or the land.
Skyline of Frankfurt, known as "Mainhattan" " Mainhattan " is a term referring to Frankfurt's skyline , especially that of its central business district , the Bankenviertel . The word is a portmanteau of Main , the river on which Frankfurt lies, and Manhattan , a reference to the inner city area's visually impressive high rises and skyscrapers ...
The international definition of fog is a visibility of less than 1 km (3,300 ft); mist is a visibility of between 1 km (0.62 mi) and 2 km (1.2 mi) and haze from 2 km (1.2 mi) to 5 km (3.1 mi). Fog and mist are generally assumed to be composed principally of water droplets, haze and smoke can be of smaller particle size.
A reader asked why L.A.'s recognizable skyline — with skyscrapers such as the Wilshire Grand Center and U.S. Bank tower — developed roughly 15 miles from the Pacific. We have answers.
View of the ocean with two ships: one in the foreground and one to the left of it on the horizon. Historically, the distance to the visible horizon has long been vital to survival and successful navigation, especially at sea, because it determined an observer's maximum range of vision and thus of communication, with all the obvious consequences for safety and the transmission of information ...
Skyline (Nigeria), a passenger airline in Nigeria; Skyline (Sweden), a defunct airline; Sky Line for Air Services, an airline; see List of airline codes (S) Skyline Casino, a casino in Henderson, Nevada; Skyline Chili, a restaurant chain based in Cincinnati, Ohio; Skyline SL-222, a Ukrainian-made helicopter; Skyline Solar, a solar power company ...
Even when the boat in the mirage does not seem to be suspended in the air, it still looks ghostly, and unusual, and what is even more important, it is ever-changing in its appearance. Sometimes a Fata Morgana causes a ship to appear to float inside the waves, at other times an inverted ship appears to sail above its real companion.
Skyways in the Peachtree Center district of Atlanta A Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) Chinese miniature model of two residential towers joined by a skyway. A skyway, skybridge, skywalk, or sky walkway is an elevated type of pedway connecting two or more buildings in an urban area, or connecting elevated points within mountainous recreational zones.