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The distance between these gates was a little less than 1 miles .
1
2,729
2729
87
2
0
In the summer, from June through August, the average maximum temperature is as high as 44 °C and accompanied by sunshine.
44
2,730
2730
108
3
0
Rainfall has been recorded on fewer than half a dozen occasions at this time of year and has never exceeded 1.0 mm .
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2,731
2731
54
2
0
Even at night temperatures in summer are seldom below 24 °C .
24
2,733
2733
19
3
0
The Baghdad Eye, a 198 meters tall Ferris wheel, was proposed for Baghdad in August 2008.
198
2,734
2734
143
2
0
Wikinews: Iraq plans 'Baghdad Eye' to draw in tourists In October 2008, it was reported that Al-Zawraa Park was expected to be the site, and a 55 meters wheel was installed there in March 2011.
55
2,735
2735
58
1
0
Uses the calorie value of water at its maximum density ( 4 °C ).
4
2,740
2740
30
3
0
1 horsepower is approximately 1.0 horsepower
1
2,745
2745
120
4
0
Smallest of the three was a "Type 13" with a racing body (constructed by Bugatti themselves) and using a chassis with a 2000 mm wheelbase.
2,000
2,746
2746
29
3
0
The EB118 concept featured a 408 kilowatts , W-18 engine.
408
2,747
2747
117
5
0
Between 1996 and 2011, the total surface area of land cultivated with GM crops had increased by a factor of 94, from 17000 sqkm to 1,600,000 km 2 (395 million acres).
17,000
2,749
2749
81
4
0
Bongos are found in tropical jungles with dense undergrowth up to an altitude of 4000 meters in Central Africa, with isolated populations in Kenya, and these West African countries: Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, G...
4,000
2,750
2750
326
2
0
As such, Boone features, depending on the isotherm used, a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), a rarity for the Southeastern United States, bordering on a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) and straddles the boundary between USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 6B and 7A; the elevation also results in enhanced precipitation,...
52
2,751
2751
44
2
0
The daily average temperature in January is 31 °F , which gives Boone a winter climate more similar to coastal southern New England rather than the Southeast, where a humid subtropical climate predominates.
31
2,752
2752
131
2
0
Summers are warm, but far cooler and less humid than lower regions to the south and east, with a July daily average temperature of 68 °F .
68
2,753
2753
43
2
0
Boone typically receives on average nearly 35 inches of snowfall annually, far higher than the lowland areas in the rest of North Carolina.
35
2,754
2754
45
5
0
On January 18, 1966, the temperature fell to -18.0 °F .
-18
2,755
2755
16
6
0
With an area of 743330 sqkm , it is the third-largest island in the world, and is the largest island of Asia (the largest continent).
743,330
2,756
2756
77
4
0
Its highest point is Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia, with an elevation of 4095 meters .
4,095
2,757
2757
30
4
0
Kapuas River in Indonesia; at 1000 kilometers in length, it is the longest river in Borneo.
1,000
2,758
2758
76
4
0
The largest river system is the Kapuas in West Kalimantan, with a length of 1000 kilometers .
1,000
2,760
2760
165
3
0
In Sarawak, the Clearwater Cave has one of the world's longest underground rivers while Deer Cave is home to over three million bats, with guano accumulated to over 100 meters deep.
100
2,761
2761
70
6
0
Borneo lowland rain forests cover most of the island, with an area of 427500 sqkm ;
427,500
2,762
2762
86
4
0
The Borneo montane rain forests lie in the central highlands of the island, above the 1000 meters elevation.
1,000
2,764
2764
149
4
0
Most bricks burn to various red hues; as the temperature is increased the colour moves through dark red, purple, and then to brown or grey at around 1300 Coulomb .
1,300
2,765
2765
206
3
0
Bricks are usually laid flat, and as a result, the effective limit on the width of a brick is set by the distance which can conveniently be spanned between the thumb and fingers of one hand, normally about 100 mm .
100
2,766
2766
96
3
0
In most cases, the length of a brick is twice its width plus the width of a mortar joint, about 200 mm or slightly more.
200
2,767
2767
85
2
0
A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 56 kmph and lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically three hours or more.
56
2,770
2770
243
3
0
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/69478/blizzard "Blizzard"] Encyclopædia Britannica Online retrieved 17 March 2012 In Antarctica, blizzards are associated with winds spilling over the edge of the ice plateau at an average velocity of 160 kmph .
160
2,771
2771
71
2
0
People can become lost in their own front yards, when the door is only 10 feet away, and they would have to feel their way back.
10
2,772
2772
20
2
0
Dropping as much as 26 feet of snow, it completely covered 200 villages.
26
2,773
2773
132
2
0
Areas as far south as northern Alabama and Georgia received a dusting of snow and areas such as Birmingham, Alabama, received up to 12 inches with hurricane-force wind gusts and record low barometric pressures.
12
2,774
2774
92
2
0
On March 12, an unexpected northeaster hit New England and the mid-Atlantic, dropping up to 50 inches of snow in the space of three days.
50
2,777
2777
41
4
0
This "Panhandle hook" winter storm cut a 1000 miles through the middle of the country from Kansas to Michigan.
1,000
2,779
2779
86
2
0
It was not accompanied by high winds, but the snow fell steadily with drifts reaching 10 feet .
10
2,781
2781
109
1
0
The Eastern Canadian Blizzard of 1971 – Dumped a foot and a half (45.7 cm) of snow on Montreal and more than 2 feet elsewhere in the region.
2
2,784
2784
74
1
0
Earlier in 2012, FIVB had announced it would allow shorts (maximum length 3 cms above the knee) and sleeved tops at the games.
3
2,785
2785
48
3
0
Meanwhile, a rebellion back home, approximately 350 kilometers away, amongst nobles who favoured his brother, robbed him of Fergana.
350
2,786
2786
102
2
0
He was sent to found a new abbey at an isolated clearing in a glen known as the Val d'Absinthe, about 15 kilometers southeast of Bar-sur-Aube.
15
2,787
2787
44
3
0
Bishkek is situated at an altitude of about 800 meters , just off the northern fringe of the Kyrgyz Ala-Too range, an extension of the Tian Shan mountain range.
800
2,788
2788
36
4
0
These mountains rise to a height of 4855 meters .
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2,789
2789
38
3
0
It runs parallel to Chui Avenue about 1.0 miles north of it, and is part of the main east–west road of Chui Province.
1
2,790
2790
40
2
0
The Kyrgyz Ala-Too mountain range, some 40 kilometers away, provides a spectacular backdrop to the city; the Ala Archa National Park is only a 30 to 45 minutes drive away.
40
2,791
2791
32
3
0
Average precipitation is around 440 mm per year.
440
2,793
2793
20
3
0
Bishkek city covers 169 sqkm and is administered separately and not part of any region.
169
2,794
2794
174
3
0
These services are remarkably slow (over 48 hours to Yekaterinburg), due to long stops at the border and the indirect route (the trains first have to go west for more than a 100 kilometers before they enter the main Turksib line and can continue to the east or north).
100
2,795
2795
102
3
0
305 Bishkek-Yekaterinburg was scheduled to take 11 hours to reach the Shu junction—a distance of some 269 kilometers by rail, and less than half of that by road.
269
2,796
2796
89
2
0
The city is served by Manas International Airport (IATA code FRU), located approximately 25 kilometers northwest of the city centre, and readily reachable by taxi.
25
2,797
2797
94
2
0
Russia subsequently (2003) established an air base of its own (Kant Air Base) near Kant, some 20 kilometers east of Bishkek.
20
2,799
2799
60
2
0
U-74 was detected by four armed trawlers on 27 May and sunk 25 miles south-east of Peterhead.
25
2,800
2800
184
2
0
Hipper's raiding force did not leave the Outer Jade Roads until 01:00 on 31 May, heading west of Heligoland Island following a cleared channel through the minefields, heading north at 16 knots .
16
2,801
2801
214
2
0
Beatty's faster force of six ships of the 1st and 2nd Battlecruiser Squadrons plus the 5th Battle Squadron of four fast battleships left the Firth of Forth on the next day; Jellicoe intended to rendezvous with him 90 miles west of the mouth of the Skagerrak off the coast of Jutland and wait for the Germans to appear or...
90
2,802
2802
63
2
0
Battleships sacrificed speed for armour and heavy naval guns ( 11 inches or larger).
11
2,806
2806
61
4
0
It launched one torpedo at the leading cruiser at a range of 1000 yards , but its periscope jammed 'up', giving away the position of the submarine as it manoeuvred to fire a second.
1,000
2,807
2807
103
2
0
U-66 was also supposed to be patrolling off the Firth of Forth but had been forced north to a position 60 miles off Peterhead by patrolling British vessels.
60
2,808
2808
18
3
0
U-66'' got within 350 yards of the battleships preparing to fire, but was forced to dive by an approaching destroyer and missed the opportunity.
350
2,809
2809
40
2
0
They then proceeded north-west, passing 35 miles west of the Horn's Reef lightship heading for the Little Fisher Bank at the mouth of the Skagerrak.
35
2,810
2810
34
2
0
The High Seas Fleet followed some 50 miles behind.
50
2,811
2811
134
1
0
The battlecruisers were in line ahead, with the four cruisers of the II scouting group plus supporting torpedo boats ranged in an arc 8 miles ahead and to either side.
8
2,813
2813
56
4
0
Visibility, however, was still bad, with clouds down to 1000 feet .
1,000
2,815
2815
68
3
0
His orders were to stop his scouting patrol when he reached a point 260 miles east of Britain and then turn north to meet Jellicoe, which he did at this time.
260
2,816
2816
111
1
0
Beatty's ships were divided into three columns, with the two battlecruiser squadrons leading in parallel lines 3 miles apart.
3
2,817
2817
38
1
0
The 5th Battle Squadron was stationed 5 miles to the north-west, on the side furthest away from any expected enemy contact, while a screen of cruisers and destroyers was spread south-east of the battlecruisers.
5
2,818
2818
209
2
0
Marder' III p. 55 As a result, the four Queen Elizabeth-class battleships—which were the fastest and most heavily armed in the world at that time—remained on the previous course for several minutes, ending up 10 miles behind rather than five.
10
2,819
2819
154
2
0
With visibility favouring the Germans, Hipper's battlecruisers at 15:22, steaming approximately north-west, sighted Beatty's squadron at a range of about 15 miles , while Beatty's forces did not identify Hipper's battlecruisers until 15:30.
15
2,820
2820
73
2
0
At 15:45, Hipper turned south-east to lead Beatty toward Scheer, who was 46 miles south-east with the main force of the High Seas Fleet.
46
2,821
2821
55
5
0
At 15:48, with the opposing forces roughly parallel at 15000 yards , with the British to the south-west of the Germans (i.e., on the right side), Hipper opened fire, followed by the British ships as their guns came to bear upon targets (position 2) .
15,000
2,822
2822
70
2
0
The first near-kill of the Run to the South occurred at 16:00, when a 30 cms shell from Lützow wrecked the "Q" turret amidships on Beatty's flagship Lion.
30
2,823
2823
121
2
0
HMS Indefatigable 1909 6 was not so lucky; at 16:02, just 14 minutes into the gunnery exchange, she was hit aft by three 28 cms shells from SMS Von der Tann 6 , causing damage sufficient to knock her out of line and detonating "X" magazine aft.
28
2,824
2824
69
2
0
Soon after, despite the near-maximum range, Von der Tann put another 28 cms shell on Indefatigable's "A" turret forward.
28
2,825
2825
142
2
0
At 16:08, the lead battleship of the 5th Battle Squadron, HMS Barham 04 6 , caught up with Hipper and opened fire at extreme range, scoring a 15 inches hit on Von der Tann within 60 seconds.
15
2,826
2826
79
2
0
As soon as he himself sighted the vanguard of Scheer's distant battleship line 12 miles away, at 16:40, Beatty turned his battlecruiser force 180°, heading north to draw the Germans toward Jellicoe.
12
2,827
2827
22
2
0
At the same time, the 15 inches fire of the four British ships was accurate and effective.
15
2,828
2828
186
1
0
At 17:33, the armoured cruiser HMS Black Prince 1904 6 of Arbuthnot's squadron, on the far southwest flank of Jellicoe's force, came within view of HMS Falmouth 1910 6 , which was about 5 miles ahead of Beatty with the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron, establishing the first visual link between the converging bodies of the G...
5
2,829
2829
168
3
0
Warrior, on the other hand, was abandoned and sank the next day after her crew was taken off at 08:25 on 1 June by Engadine'', which towed the sinking armoured cruiser 100 miles during the night.
100
2,830
2830
2
2
0
A 30 cms shell from the third salvo struck Invincible's Q-turret amidships, detonating the magazines below and causing her to blow up and sink.
30
2,831
2831
107
2
0
Of the remaining British battlecruisers, only Princess Royal received heavy-calibre hits at this time (two 30 cms by the battleship Markgraf). ''
30
2,832
2832
232
2
0
Starting at 18:40, battleships at the rear of Jellicoe's line were in fact sighting and avoiding torpedoes, and at 18:54 HMS Marlborough 1912 6 was hit by a torpedo (probably from the disabled Wiesbaden), which reduced her speed to 16 knots .
16
2,833
2833
212
1
0
Therefore, Derfflinger, under Captain Hartog, led the already badly damaged German battlecruisers directly into "the greatest concentration of naval gunfire any fleet commander had ever faced", at ranges down to 4 miles .
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2,834
2834
46
1
0
He placed a screen of cruisers and destroyers 5 miles behind his battle fleet to patrol the rear as he headed south to guard Scheer's expected escape route.
5
2,835
2835
210
1
0
Marder p. 159 The most powerful British ships of all (the 15-inch-guns of the 5th Battle Squadron) directly observed German battleships crossing astern of them in action with British light forces, at ranges of 3 miles or less, and gunners on HMS Malaya made ready to fire, but her captain declined, deferring to the auth...
3
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2836
208
3
0
From 23:20 to approximately 02:15, several British destroyer flotillas launched torpedo attacks on the German battle fleet in a series of violent and chaotic engagements at extremely short range (often under 0.5 miles ).
0
2,838
2838
126
1
0
All but Moresby in the rear followed, as through the gloom she sighted what she thought were four pre-dreadnought battleships 2 miles away.
2
2,841
2841
64
3
0
This led to calls for armour to be increased, and an additional 1.0 inches was placed over the relatively thin decks above magazines.
1
2,842
2842
147
4
0
Marder III p. 218 The design of the new battlecruiser HMS Hood 51 6 (which had started building at the time of the battle) was altered to give her 5000 long tons of additional armour.
5,000
2,845
2845
84
2
0
221–222 The German equipment was not superior in range to the British Barr & Stroud 15 feet rangefinder found in the newest British capital ships, and, unlike the British range finders, the German range takers had to be replaced as often as every thirty minutes, as their eyesight became impaired, affecting the ranges p...
15
2,847
2847
16
2
0
Baku is located 28 meters below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level.
28
2,848
2848
132
2
0
Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, and the town of Oil Rocks built on stilts in the Caspian Sea, 60 kilometers away from Baku.
60
2,849
2849
76
3
0
However, the German Army's closest approach to Baku was no closer than some 530 kilometers northwest of Baku in November 1942, falling far short of the city's capture before being driven back during the Soviet Operation Little Saturn in mid-December 1942.
530
2,850
2850
136
3
0
Baku and the Absheron Peninsula on which it is situated, is the most arid part of Azerbaijan (precipitation here is around or less than 200 mm a year).
200
2,851
2851
55
2
0
The daily mean temperature in July and August averages 26 °C , and there is very little rainfall during that season.
26
2,852
2852
103
1
0
Winter is cool and occasionally wet, with the daily mean temperature in January and February averaging 4 °C .
4
2,853
2853
54
1
0
However, on 24 May 2011 Baku lost this record by just 3 meters to the city of Dushanbe in Tajikistan.
3
2,854
2854
7
2
0
circa 46 cms
46
2,855
2855
7
2
0
circa 61 cms
61
2,856
2856
1
2
0
81 cms
81
2,857
2857
1
3
0
104 cms
104
2,859
2859
4
4
0
The 6700 meters square site on which the building is constructed was formerly the location of Murray House.
6,700
2,861
2861
42
2
0
Battery Park City is a mainly residential 92 acres planned community on the west side of the southern tip of the island of Manhattan in New York City.
92
2,863
2863
36
7
0
Commercial development includes the 2100000 sqft 200 West Street, the Goldman Sachs global headquarters, which began construction in 2005 and opened for occupancy in October 2009.
2,100,000