Below Sea-Level Cities

Below Sea-Level Cities
Brawley and El Centro, California

Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sea level rise — is an increase in sea level. Multiple complex factors may influence this change. Sea level has risen about 130 meters (400 ft) since the peak of the last ice age about 18,000 years ago. Most of the rise occurred before 6,000 years ago. From 3,000 …   Wikipedia

  • Current sea level rise — This article is about the current and future rise in sea level associated with global warming. For sea level changes in Earth s history, see Sea level#Changes through geologic time. Sea level measurements from 23 long tide gauge records in… …   Wikipedia

  • Cities of the Philippines — Philippines This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Philippines …   Wikipedia

  • Sea of Galilee —     Sea of Tiberias     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sea of Tiberias     So called in John 21:1 (cf. 6:1), otherwise known as the sea of Galilee (Matthew 4:18; Mark 1:16; John 6:1) or as the lake of Genesareth (Luke 5:1, and Rabbinical writings), or …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Caspian Sea — As captured by …   Wikipedia

  • Baltic Sea — For other uses, see Baltic (disambiguation). Baltic Sea Map of the Baltic Sea Location Europe Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Dead Sea — For the Brian Keene book of the same name, see Dead Sea (novel). Dead Sea A view from the Israeli side looking across to Jordan Coord …   Wikipedia

  • harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled  harbor        any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… …   Universalium

  • Salton Sea — Infobox lake lake name = Salton image lake = Salton Sea from air IMG 1081 061114 071248.jpg caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Southern California, United States coords = coord|33.3|N|115.8|W|type:waterbody… …   Wikipedia

  • Dead Sea — a salt lake between Israel and Jordan: the lowest lake in the world. 46 mi. (74 km) long; 10 mi. (16 km) wide; 1293 ft. (394 m) below sea level. * * * Arabic Al Baḥr al Mayyit Hebrew Yam Ha Melaḥ ancient Lacus Asphaltites Landlocked salt lake… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”