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  2. Beira Lake - Wikipedia

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    The Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre is located on the waterfront, further the People's Bank and the Inland Revenue Department headquarters are located in close to the lake.St. Joseph's college Colombo, the only school in Sri Lanka to have its very own Rowing pier is situated on the banks of the Beira lake.

  3. Nepalese customary units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The kos (kosh, krosh, koss) is a very ancient measure of distance, measuring about 2.25 miles or 3.7 km. [2] 1 murii = approx. 0.75 inch; 4 angul = 1 dharnugrah (bow grip) = 3 in; 8 angul = 1 dhanurmushti (fist with thumb raised) = 6 in; 12 angul = 1 vitastaa = 9 in; 2 vitastaa = 18 in; 1 haath = 1.5 ft. 1 dand or dhanush (bow) = 4 haath = 6 ft

  4. Binary angular measurement - Wikipedia

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    Multiplying that fraction by 360° or 2π gives the angle in degrees in the range 0 to 360, or in radians, in the range 0 to 2π, respectively. For example, with n = 8, the binary integers (00000000) 2 (fraction 0.00), (01000000) 2 (0.25), (10000000) 2 (0.50), and (11000000) 2 (0.75) represent the angular measures 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270 ...

  5. Milliradian - Wikipedia

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    A milliradian (SI-symbol mrad, sometimes also abbreviated mil) is an SI derived unit for angular measurement which is defined as a thousandth of a radian (0.001 radian). ). Milliradians are used in adjustment of firearm sights by adjusting the angle of the sight compared to the barrel (up, down, left, or

  6. Minute and second of arc - Wikipedia

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    The Earth's rotational rate around its own axis is 15 minutes of arc per minute of time (360 degrees / 24 hours in day); the Earth's rotational rate around the Sun (not entirely constant) is roughly 24 minutes of time per minute of arc (from 24 hours in day), which tracks the annual progression of the Zodiac.

  7. Sri Lanka and the World Bank - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka has been involved with the World Bank since its initial entrance into the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) on August 29, 1950. [1] Currently, Sri Lanka's quota in the IBERT is approximately 515.4 million dollars, thus allotting 5,846 votes or 0.25% of the total votes in the institution. [2]

  8. Kelvin - Wikipedia

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    It may be in plural form as appropriate (for example, "it is 283 kelvins outside", as for "it is 50 degrees Fahrenheit" and "10 degrees Celsius"). [ 57 ] [ 5 ] [ 58 ] [ 59 ] The unit's symbol K is a capital letter, [ 39 ] per the SI convention to capitalize symbols of units derived from the name of a person. [ 60 ]

  9. Jaffna District - Wikipedia

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    Jaffna District is located in the far north of Sri Lanka in the Northern Province and occupies most of the Jaffna Peninsula. It has an area of 1,025 square kilometres (396 sq mi). [ 2 ] It is divided into four areas geographically: