Lake District The geology of England's Lake District is dominated by sedimentary and volcanic rocks of mainly Ordovician age underpinned by large granitic...
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The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region and national park in Cumbria, North West England. It is famous for its...
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Caledonian orogeny (category Geology of the United Kingdom)
Geology of the Lake District. Acadian Orogeny Stone et al. (1999) Geology of the Lake District. Skiddaw Group Stone et al.(2010) Geology of the Lake District...
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fell in the English Lake District. It stands on the main spine of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells, between Thirlmere and Ullswater. The Helvellyn...
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Robert Harkness (category Fellows of the Royal Society)
the geology of the Lake district. He was also a constant attendant at the meetings of the British Association. In 1854 he was elected a Fellow of the...
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Lonar Lake, also known as Lonar crater, is a saline, soda lake, located at Lonar, 79 km from Buldhana city in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India. It...
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The geology of Great Britain is renowned for its diversity. As a result of its eventful geological history, Great Britain shows a rich variety of landscapes...
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(1989). "Sedimentology of the saline lakes of the Cariboo Plateau, Interior British Columbia, Canada". Sedimentary Geology. 64 (4): 239. Bibcode:1989SedG...
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Kettle (landform) (redirect from Kettle (geology))
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Northern Affairs Canada, 1990. Gordon, T. M. Precambrian Geology of the Daly Bay Area, District of Keewatin. [Ottawa, Ontario, Canada]: Energy, Mines and...
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Wallowa Lake has been used in geology textbooks as an example of a lake dammed by moraines. These moraines begin well below the water's surface and climb...
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layers of peat have given rise to stark moorland landscapes. Lake District: England's largest national park has geology providing a dramatic record of nearly...
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The Westmorland Geological Society is a body based in the Lake District region of the UK that aims to engage all those interested in geology, particularly...
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Groom Lake is a dry lake, also described as a salt flat, in Nevada. It is used for runways of the Nellis Bombing Range Test Site airport (KXTA). Part of the...
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Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area and the third-largest freshwater lake by volume, holding 10% of the world's...
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from te reo Māori as "soughing of the wind" or "sounding wind". Prior to 1930, the lake was also called "Lake Hauroto". Lake Hauroko is 462 metres (1,516 ft)...
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word. The specific technical use for a body of water in a glacial corrie comes from high number of tarns found in corries in the Lake District, an upland...
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The geology of Minnesota comprises the rock, minerals, and soils of the U.S. state of Minnesota, including their formation, development, distribution...
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Hill passes of the Lake District were originally used by people in one valley travelling to another nearby without having to go many miles around a steep...
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The Tasman Region, and the small adjoining Nelson Region, form one of the more geologically interesting regions of New Zealand. It contains the oldest...
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Lake Jesup is the largest lake in Seminole County, Florida, United States and is one of many that make up the St. Johns River. Located along the middle...
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in the English Lake District, its southern slopes descending to Buttermere, while its northern side is set in the Newlands Valley. Paths lead to the summit...
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Lake of the Woods (French: Lac des Bois; Ojibwe: Pikwedina Sagainan , lit. '"inland lake of the sand hills"') is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian...
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Canadian Shield (redirect from Ancient Mountains Of The Canadian Shield)
The Canadian Shield is among the oldest geologic areas on Earth, with regions dating from 2.5 to 4.2 billion years. The multitude of rivers and lakes...
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This is a list of lakes in New Zealand. A lake's location is identified by the region and either the territorial authority or national park (N.P.). There...
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Lake Chicago was a prehistoric proglacial lake that is the ancestor of what is now known as Lake Michigan, one of North America's five Great Lakes. Formed...
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underground lake (also known as a subterranean lake) is a lake underneath the surface of the Earth. Most naturally occurring underground lakes are found...
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popular guide to the geology of the Garibaldi Lake area. Geological Association of Canada. Mathews, Bill; Monger, Jim (2005). Roadside Geology of Southern British...
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Scafell Pike (redirect from Pikes of Sca Fell)
mountain in the Lake District region of Cumbria, England. It has an elevation of 978 metres (3,209 ft) above sea level, making it the highest and the most prominent...
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Gibson Lake is an endorheic lake in the geographic townships of Bond, Macklem, Sheraton, and Thomas in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada...
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