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  2. Glossary of geography terms (A–M) - Wikipedia

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    A steep-sided volcano formed by the explosive eruption of cinders that form around a vent. Cinders are lava fragments about 1 centimetre (0.39 in) in diameter. [3] circle of latitude See parallel. cirque. Also corrie or cwm. An amphitheatre-shaped valley surrounded on three or more sides by steep, cliff-like slopes and formed by glacial or ...

  3. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The measure is the number of times one's name has appeared in The New York Times crossword puzzle as either a clue or solution. Arguably, this number should only be calculated for the Shortz era (1993–present). Shortz himself is 1 Shortz famous. [citation needed]

  4. S P Crater - Wikipedia

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    The naming of the mountain is a bit of lore from the Old West. S P Crater can be climbed, and the lava flow can be viewed from the crater rim. C. J. Babbit, an 1880s rancher and early landowner of the mountain, expressed his opinion that the mountain resembled a spilled chamber pot (or Shit Pot, "SP"), [7] and locally this became the accepted name. [5]

  5. List of obsolete units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    It was usually used to measure depth, tunnel driving and the size of mining fields; it was also used for contract work. In mining in the German-speaking countries, it was the primary unit of length. Ligne – a French unit of length, roughly equal to 2.25 mm (0.089 in), or 9 points; Line; Macedonian cubit; Pace; Palm; Parasang; Pes

  6. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one ...

  7. Dust devil - Wikipedia

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    Hot cinders underneath freshly deposited ash in recently burned areas may sometimes generate numerous dust devils. The lighter weight and the darker color of the ash may create dust devils that are visible hundreds of feet into the air. Ash devils form similar to dust devils and are often seen on unstable days in burn scar areas of recent fires.

  8. Fill-In (puzzle) - Wikipedia

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    Smaller words may be easier to fit in the grid, but longer words give more clues to connecting words. [ 10 ] Care must be given to marking out words that are not explicitly placed in the grid; this occurs when one fills in a vertical sequence of horizontal words, or vice versa.

  9. Opisometer - Wikipedia

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    An opisometer, also called a curvimeter, meilograph, or map measurer, is an instrument for measuring the lengths of arbitrary curved lines. Explanation [ edit ]