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alluviums — al lu·vi·um || É™m n. mud or sand deposited by flowing water … English contemporary dictionary
Geologische Formation — Geschichtete Formationen und ihre wichtigsten Versteinerungen; gleichzeitige Eruptivformationen; technisch wichtige Mineralien. IV. Känozoische Gruppe. 3) Alluvium. Gegenwärtiger Meeresboden, Schlick, Sand; Korallenkalke, Riffe, Guanoinseln,… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Guangdong — /gwahng dawng /, n. Pinyin. a province in SE China. 42,800,000; 89,344 sq. mi. (231,401 sq. km). Cap.: Canton. Also, Kwangtung. * * * or Kuang tung conventional Kwangtung Southernmost mainland province (pop., 2000 est.: 86,420,000), China. It is… … Universalium
Kwangtung — /kwahng toong , kwang /; Chin. /gwahng doong /, n. Older Spelling. Guangdong. * * * ▪ province, China Introduction Chinese (Wade Giles) Kuang tung, (Pinyin) Guangdong, sheng ( … Universalium
agriculture, origins of — Introduction the active production of useful plants or animals in ecosystems that have been created by people. Agriculture has often been conceptualized narrowly, in terms of specific combinations of activities and organisms wet rice production… … Universalium
Mthwakazi — This word Mthwakazi is derived from the name of Queen Mu Thwa, the first ruler of the Mthwakazi territory who ruled around 7,000 years ago. She was the matriarch of the Aba Thwa, the San people who were derogatively called the Bushmen by… … Wikipedia
Alluvia — Alluvium Al*lu vi*um, n.; pl. E. {Alluviums}, L. {Alluvia}. [L., neut. of alluvius. See {Alluvious}.] (Geol.) Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alluvium — Al*lu vi*um, n.; pl. E. {Alluviums}, L. {Alluvia}. [L., neut. of alluvius. See {Alluvious}.] (Geol.) Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Campo Imperatore — is a mountain grassland formed by a high basin shaped plateau located in the Province of L Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy in the Gran Sasso massif. It is the largest plateau of the Apennine ridge. Known as Italy s Little Tibet , Campo… … Wikipedia
Yungay District — Infobox District Peru district = Yungay image size = image caption = Yungay cemetery cofarms = region = Ancash province = Yungay capital = Yungay elevation = 2458 hamlets = ubigeo = 022001 pop = 19,099 density = 69 area = 276.68 founded = October … Wikipedia
