geographical body of the administrative unit. In American English, the term panhandle is often used to describe a relatively long and narrow salient,...
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feature that projects into enemy territory Salient (geography), an elongated protrusion of a territory Salient (heraldry), an adjective describing a heraldic...
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The Ypres Salient, around Ypres, in Belgium, was the scene of several battles and a major part of the Western Front during World War I. Ypres lies at...
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Mendicant, mendicant orders may authorize "begging" in some societies Salient (geography) or panhandle This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
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The Wadi Halfa Salient, named after Wadi Halfa, a nearby Sudanese city 22 kilometers south of the border, is a salient of the international border between...
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This glossary of geography terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in geography and related fields, including Earth science, oceanography...
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Mines in the Battle of Messines (1917) (redirect from Ypres Salient explosion)
certainly change the geography". In December 1916, Oberstleutnant Füßlein (also Füsslein), commander of German mining operations in the salient, had recorded...
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The eastern salient of Java (Indonesian: ujung timur, "eastern end" or Tapal Kuda, "The Horseshoe" – referring to the region's shape on the map; Javanese:...
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The Leipzig Salient was the British term for a German defensive position built in 1915 on the Somme in France, during the First World War, opposite the...
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List of peninsulas (category Coastal geography)
and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin Cape (geography) Headland Isthmus Promontory Salient (geography) Spit (landform) Tombolo Word Histories and Mysteries:...
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Wakhan Corridor (redirect from Wakhan Salient)
its eastern end, the corridor forks into two prongs that wrap around a salient of Chinese territory, forming the 92 km (57 mi) boundary between the two...
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Java (redirect from Geography of Java)
parts and Sundanese in the western parts. The Madurese in the Eastern salient of Java are migrants from Madura Island, while the Betawi in the capital...
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Peninsula (redirect from Point (geography))
also serve as markers of a nation's borders. Geography portal Barrier island Cape Headland Promontory Salient Spit Tidal island (from Latin paeninsula; from...
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November 10, 1975. Alberta clipper Colorado low Gulf low Nor'easter Salient (geography), official name for panhandle "Jet Stream - Weather Glossary: P's"...
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English language (redirect from Geographic distribution of english)
SVO syntax. Focus constructions emphasise a particular piece of new or salient information within a sentence, generally through allocating the main sentence...
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Louroujina (redirect from Louroujina salient)
previously Lurucina or Luricina) is a village in Cyprus, located within the salient that marks the southernmost extent of northern Cyprus. It was one of the...
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org. Retrieved 2023-08-20. "Salient Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20. "Salient Mountain (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources...
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Mount Lister (redirect from Salient Ridge)
north and Mount Hooker, Salient Peak and Mount Rücker to the south. McConchie Ridge and Salient Ridge extend east from Salient Peak. Armitage Saddle connects...
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shrublands on the shallow stony loams of the ranges. For the Carnegie Salient, in the east, it is characterised by extensive salt lake features supporting...
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Roia basin to the east from the Varo and Paglione basins to the west. The salient created by the side valley of the Bevera including the Mentone basin is...
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Lima (redirect from Geography of Lima)
in households that earn less than 2000 soles (or US$612) monthly. Other salient differences between socioeconomic levels include levels of higher education...
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"H-Hour" by the Americans. [citation needed] The attack at the Saint-Mihiel salient was part of a plan by Pershing in which he hoped that the Americans would...
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Drummully (redirect from Clonoony salient)
the Sixteen Townlands to locals and as Coleman's Island or the Clonoony salient to the security forces, it is a pene-enclave almost completely surrounded...
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Cluj-Napoca (redirect from Geography of Cluj-Napoca)
Polyvalent Hall, it drew over 300,000 in its second edition. Cluj-Napoca's salient architecture is primarily Renaissance, Baroque and Gothic. The modern era...
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Landscape ecology (redirect from Ecological geography)
human-dominated environments including agricultural and urban settings. The most salient characteristics of landscape ecology are its emphasis on the relationship...
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Blue Glacier (Antarctica) (redirect from Salient Glacier)
(west) flowing from the Royal Society Range, include (from south to north) Salient, Hooker, Mitchell, Spring, Covert, Amos Glacier and Geoid Glacier. 78°06′S...
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The Attack on the Gommecourt Salient was a British operation against the northern flank of the German 2nd Army. The attack took place on 1 July 1916,...
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Ploegsteert Wood (category Ypres Salient)
sector of the Western Front in Flanders in World War I, part of the Ypres Salient. It is located around the Belgian village of Ploegsteert, Wallonia. After...
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over a ridge Riparian zone – Interface between land and a river or stream Salient (military) – Battlefield front breakthrough progressing into enemy territory...
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