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  2. Roman aqueduct - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. Type of aqueduct built in ancient Rome See also: List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire The multiple arches of the Pont du Gard in Roman Gaul (modern-day southern France). The upper tier encloses an aqueduct that carried water to Nimes in Roman times; its lower tier was expanded in the ...

  3. List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire - Wikipedia

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    Aqua Nova Domitiana Augusta (aqueduct of Cordoba) Spain Aqueduct of Valdepuentes (Cordoba) Spain Baelo Claudia's aqueduct: Spain, Bolonia: Barcino: Spain Bejís: Spain Roman aqueduct of Cádiz Spain, Cádiz: Caños de Carmona: Spain, Seville: Itálica: Spain Las Medulas: Spain Les Ferreres Aqueduct: Spain, Tarragona: Los Bañales: Spain

  4. Geography of Nova Scotia - Wikipedia

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    Due to the ocean's moderating effect Nova Scotia has cool summers as opposed to other cities in Canada around the same latitude. Nova Scotia's maritime climate is influenced by the cold air masses passing from the centre of Canada and the warm air masses from the Atlantic Ocean. Winters can be very severe, blizzards occur several times each winter.

  5. List of Roman canals - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Roman canals. Roman canals were typically multi-purpose structures, intended for irrigation , drainage , land reclamation , flood control and navigation where feasible. This list focuses on the larger canals, particularly navigational canals, as recorded by ancient geographers and still traceable by modern archaeology .

  6. Aqua Claudia - Wikipedia

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    Route of the Aqua Claudia. Aqua Claudia ("the Claudian water") was an ancient Roman aqueduct that, like the Aqua Anio Novus, was begun by Emperor Caligula (37–41 AD) in 38 AD and finished by Emperor Claudius (41–54 AD) in 52 AD.

  7. Georges Bank - Wikipedia

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    Cape Cod is on the left, and southern Nova Scotia can be seen in the upper right. Georges Bank (formerly known as St. Georges Bank) is a large elevated area of the sea floor between Cape Cod, Massachusetts (United States), and Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia (Canada). It separates the Gulf of Maine from the Atlantic Ocean.

  8. List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Nova Scotia

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    A highly visible Second Empire style-building located atop Gallows Hill; a rare surviving academy building, representative of a significant evolution in Nova Scotia's education system in the 19th century when publicly funded county academies were introduced to provide high-quality secondary education: Marconi National Historic Site [60]

  9. Chedabucto Bay - Wikipedia

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    Chedabucto Bay / ˌ ʃ ɛ d ə ˈ b ʌ k t oʊ / is a large bay on the eastern coast of mainland Nova Scotia between the Atlantic Ocean and the Strait of Canso next to Guysborough County. At the entrance to Chedabucto Bay is the community of Canso at the head is the community of Guysborough and on the other end is the town of Mulgrave.