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  • 21china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 22China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 23Ötzi the Iceman — Ötzi redirects here. For the Austrian singer and entertainer, see DJ Ötzi. Ötzi the Iceman Born fl. c.3300 BC near the present village of Feldthurns (Velturno), north of Bolzano …

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  • 24Alps — /alps/, n. (used with a pl. v.) a mountain range in S Europe, extending from France through Switzerland and Italy into Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia. Highest peak, Mont Blanc, 15,781 ft. (4810 m). * * * I Mountain system, south central Europe.… …

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  • 25Mountaineering — Alpinist redirects here. For the magazine, see Alpinist (magazine). For the practice of closed circuit diving without a bailout, see Rebreather#Bailout. Mountaineer redirects here. For other uses, see Mountaineer (disambiguation). Basecamp… …

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  • 26Svalbard — For other uses, see Svalbard (disambiguation). Svalbard Flag …

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  • 27Snowball Earth — The Snowball Earth hypothesis as it was originally proposedcite book author = Kirschvink, J.L. year = 1992 chapter = Late Proterozoic low latitude global glaciation: The snowball Earth title = The Proterozoic Biosphere: A Multidisciplinary Study… …

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  • 28Moscow Oblast — Московская область (Russian)   Oblast   …

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  • 29Sedimentary rock — Middle Triassic marginal marine sequence of siltstones (below) and limestones (above), Virgin Formation, southwestern Utah, USA Sedimentary rock are types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material at the Earth s surface and within… …

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  • 30Edward L. Atkinson — Edward Leicester Atkinson DSO AM RN (1881 1929) was a Royal naval surgeon and Antarctic explorer who was a member of the scientific staff of Captain Scott s Terra Nova Expedition, 1910 13. He was in command at the expedition s base for much of… …

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