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  2. Ice cauldron - Wikipedia

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    These ice cauldrons "are created by melting at subglacial geothermal areas". [5] The meltwater accumulates in lakes "under the cauldrons until it drains every 2–3 years in a jökulhlaup" of normally up to 2,000 m 3 /s (71,000 cu ft/s). [4] An unusually big outburst flood (jökulhlaup) was recorded in 2015.

  3. Cauldron - Wikipedia

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    Cauldrons symbolize not only the Goddess but also represent the womb (because it holds something) and on an altar, it represents earth because it is a working tool. Cauldrons are often sold in New Age or "metaphysical" stores and may have various symbols of power inscribed on them. A Bronze Age cauldron, and flesh-hook, made from sheet bronze

  4. Category:Cauldrons - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to cauldrons, large pots for cooking or boiling over an open fire, with a lid and frequently with an arc-shaped hanger and/or integral handles or feet. There is a rich history of cauldron lore in religion, mythology, and folklore.

  5. Giant's kettle - Wikipedia

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    Glacial pothole in Bloomington on the St. Croix River at Interstate State Park, Wisconsin, U.S.. A giant's kettle, also known as either a giant's cauldron, moulin pothole, or glacial pothole, is a typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by water descending down a deep moulin or by gravel rotating in the bed of subglacial meltwater stream. [1]

  6. Snowmelt - Wikipedia

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    The snow does not melt slower gradually with distance from the trunk, but rather creates a wall surrounding snow-free ground around it. According to some of sources, North American spring ephermal plants like spring beauty ( Claytonia caroliniana ), trout lily ( Erythronium americanum ) and red trillium ( Trillium erectum L.) benefit from such ...

  7. Category:Olympic cauldron - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Olympic cauldron" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.

  8. Rain and snow mixed - Wikipedia

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    Rain and snow mixed (American English) or sleet (Commonwealth English) is precipitation composed of a mixture of rain and partially melted snow.Unlike ice pellets, which are hard, and freezing rain, which is fluid until striking an object where it fully freezes, this precipitation is soft and translucent, but it contains some traces of ice crystals from partially fused snowflakes, also called ...

  9. 2002 Winter Olympics cauldron - Wikipedia

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    Small jets send water down the glass sides of the cauldron, both to keep the glass and metal cooled (so they would not crack or melt), and to give the effect of melting ice. [2] The cauldron was designed by WET Design of Los Angeles, California, its frame built by Arrow Dynamics of Clearfield, Utah, and its glass pieces created by Western Glass ...