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Lake Calumet terminal: located at the union of the Grand Calumet River and Little Calumet River 6 miles inland from Lake Michigan.
6
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4647
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5
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Includes three transit sheds totaling over 29000 meters square adjacent to over 900 linear meters (3,000 linear feet) of ship and barge berthing.
29,000
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4648
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2
0
22, which extends 60 miles from Chicago's city limits.
60
4,649
4649
89
3
0
Designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1966, the Cotswolds covers 787 sqmi and is the second largest protected landscape in England (second to the Lake District) and the largest AONB.
787
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4651
50
4
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The highest point of the region is Cleeve Hill at 1083 feet , just east of Cheltenham.
1,083
4,652
4652
22
3
0
The population of the 450 sqmi District was about 83,000 in 2011.
450
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4653
69
3
0
The much larger area referred to as the Cotswolds encompasses nearly 800 sqmi , over five counties: Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire.
800
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4655
15
4
0
There are also 4000 miles of historic stone walls.
4,000
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4656
128
4
0
The Cotswolds were designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1966, with an expansion on 21 December 1990 to 1990 sqkm .
1,990
4,657
4657
122
4
0
In 1991, all AONBs were measured again using modern methods, and the official area of the Cotswolds AONB was increased to 2038 sqkm .
2,038
4,658
4658
56
3
0
The Cotswold Way is a long-distance footpath, just over 100 miles long, running the length of the AONB, mainly on the edge of the Cotswold escarpment with views over the Severn Valley and the Vale of Evesham.
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4659
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Within the Cotswold area lies Calcot Manor which can be accessed on the A4135 road from Beaverston and is located some 4 miles west of Tetbury.
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4,660
4660
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1
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Chavenage House is an Elizabethan-era manor house 1 miles northwest of Tetbury.
1
4,661
4661
66
1
0
It is located just off the Roman road known as the Fosse Way, and 8 miles north of the important town of Corinium Dobunnorum (Cirencester).
8
4,662
4662
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2
0
The grounds, covering 42 acres , include parkland, fish ponds, paddocks, garages, woodlands and seven cottages.
42
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4663
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The house sits in an estate of 300 hectares at the southern end of the Cotswold escarpment.
300
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4664
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1
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To the south of the Cotswolds is Corsham Court an English country house in a park designed by Capability Brown situated in the town of Corsham, 3 miles west of Chippenham, Wiltshire.
3
4,665
4665
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2
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It is the second-most popular cheese in the US (behind mozzarella), with an average annual consumption of 10 pounds per capita.
10
4,667
4667
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2
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Cheddar cheese traditionally had to be made within 30 miles of Wells Cathedral.
30
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4668
63
5
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A pipe roll of King Henry II from 1170 records the purchase of 10240 pounds at a farthing per pound (totalling £10.13s.4d).
10,240
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1
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As of 2013, Cheddar accounts for over 55% of the Australian cheese market, with average annual consumption around 7 kilograms per person. [
7
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4671
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U.S. President Andrew Jackson once held an open house party at the White House at which he served a 1400 pounds block of Cheddar cheese.
1,400
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4672
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4
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A cheese of 7000 pounds was produced in Ingersoll, Ontario, in 1866 and exhibited in New York and Britain; it was described in the poem "Ode on the Mammoth Cheese Weighing over 7,000 Pounds" Wikisource:Ode on the Mammoth Cheese Weighing over 7,000 Pounds by Canadian poet James McIntyre.
7,000
4,673
4673
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5
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In 1893, farmers from the town of Perth, Ontario, produced "The Mammoth Cheese", which weighed 22000 pounds for the Chicago World's Fair.
22,000
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4674
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5
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A larger, Wisconsin cheese of 34951 pounds was made for the 1964 New York World's Fair.
34,951
4,675
4675
19
5
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The cheese weighed 56850 pounds .
56,850
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4676
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3
0
2299: Catherine was issued with banners at Richmond on 8 September, Letters & Papers, vol.1 (1920), no.2243 Although an Italian newsletter said she was 100 miles north of London when news of the victory at Battle of Flodden Field reached her, she was near Buckingham.
100
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4677
79
2
0
Han soldiers were required to pull a crossbow with a draw weight equivalent of 76 kilograms to qualify as a crossbowman.
76
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4679
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2
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It is used to probe for and detonate tripwire initiated mines and booby traps at up to 50 meters .
50
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On 15 February 2008, Serbian Minister of Defence Dragan Sutanovac was pictured testing a Barnett crossbow during a public exercise of the Serbian army's Special Forces in Nis, 200 kilometers south of capital Belgrade. [
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4682
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3
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The first documented football match was a practice game played on November 9, 1861, at University College, University of Toronto (approximately 400 yards west of Queen's Park).
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55
5
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Including the endzones, the total area of the field is 87750 sqft .
87,750
4,685
4685
212
2
0
The goalposts may be H-shaped (both posts fixed in the ground) although in the higher-calibre competitions the tuning-fork design (supported by a single curved post behind the goal line, so that each post starts 10 feet above the ground) is preferred.
10
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4686
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1
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The sides of the field are marked by white sidelines, the goal line is marked in white or yellow, and white lines are drawn laterally across the field every 5 yards from the goal line.
5
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4689
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1
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unless he is within one yard of the line of scrimmage (instead of 5 yards in American football).
5
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4690
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2
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The ball is then turned over to the receiving team (who gained the two points), by way of a kickoff from the 25-yard line or scrimmaging from the 35 yards line on their side of the field.
35
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4691
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2
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In the CFL, a game must be delayed if lightning strikes within 10 kilometers of the stadium or for other severe weather conditions, or if dangerous weather is anticipated.
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3
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Left/right tackle Stands on the ends of the offensive line, The biggest men on the line, usually well over 300 pounds .
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1
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Chipmunks construct extensive burrows which can be more than 3 meters in length with several well-concealed entrances.
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Central Plaza is a 78-storey, 374 meters skyscraper completed in August 1992 at 18 Harbour Road, in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.
374
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4695
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3
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An anemometer is installed on the tip of the building's mast, at 378 meters above sea level.
378
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3
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The mast has a height of 102 meters .
102
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The 77800 sqft site was auctioned off by the Hong Kong Government at City Hall Theatre on 25 January 1989.
77,800
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Therefore, a comprehensive study was conducted and finally a floor height of 3 meters was adopted.
3
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Yet at the same time, a maximum ceiling height of 2 meters in office area could still be achieved with careful coordination and dedicated integration.
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The site is a newly reclaimed area with a maximum water table rises to about 2 meters below ground level.
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The Confederate States of America claimed a total of 2919 miles of coastline, thus a large part of its territory lay on the seacoast with level and often sandy or marshy ground.
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The highest point (excluding Arizona and New Mexico) was Guadalupe Peak in Texas at 8750 feet .
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By 1900, 21500 acres were under cultivation in the New England region.
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In 2014, the total area of cranberries harvested in the United States was 40500 acres , with Massachusetts as the second largest producer after Wisconsin.
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It could reach a speed of 18 knots , and was propelled by steam alone.
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These ships could reach speeds up to 20 knots and were armed with medium to small calibre guns as well as torpedoes.
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4714
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Beginning with the Furutaka launched in 1925, every Japanese heavy cruiser was armed with 24 inches torpedoes, larger than any other cruisers'.
24
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4720
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99–105 Torpedo refits were also made to most heavy cruisers, resulting in up to sixteen 24 inches tubes per ship, plus a set of reloads.
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4722
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Heavy cruisers were equipped with eight or nine 8 inches guns with a range of more than 20 nautical miles.
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In addition, there were 10–16 secondary guns with a caliber of less than 130 mm .
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For example, in World War II, American Alaska-class cruisers were more than 30,000 tons, equipped with nine 12 inches guns.
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4725
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In 1930 the London Naval Treaty allowed large light cruisers to be built, with the same tonnage as heavy cruisers and armed with up to fifteen 155 mm guns.
155
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4726
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3
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However, in 1939 the Mogamis were refitted as heavy cruisers with ten 203 mm guns.
203
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4728
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The bombardment force was sighted at close range ( 5000 yards ) and the US force opened fire.
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Losing four heavy and two small light cruisers in 1942, the Japanese built only five light cruisers during the war; these were small ships with six 6 inches guns each.
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In 1962–1965 the four Kyndas entered service; these had launchers for eight long-range SS-N-3 Shaddock ASCMs with a full set of reloads; these had a range of up to 450 kilometers with mid-course guidance.
450
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This was the SS-N-14 Silex, an over/under rocket-delivered heavyweight torpedo primarily for the anti-submarine role, but capable of anti-surface action with a range of up to 90 kilometers .
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These chemicals mix and result in an explosive ejection, reaching a temperature of around 100 Coulomb , with the breakdown of hydroquinone to hydrogen, oxygen, and quinone.
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It had a maximum speed over twice the speed of sound, at Mach 2.04 ( 1354 mph at cruise altitude), with seating for 92 to 128 passengers.
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4737
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2
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This aircraft would ultimately demonstrate safe control at speeds as low as 69 mph , about 1 that of the F-104 Starfighter.
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Due to jet engines being highly inefficient at low speeds, Concorde burned 2 tonnes of fuel (almost 2% of the maximum fuel load) taxiing to the runway.
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4742
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3
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The highest temperature that aluminium could sustain over the life of the aircraft was 127 °C , which limited the top speed to Mach 2.02.
127
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3
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Owing to air compression in front of the plane as it travelled at supersonic speed, the fuselage heated up and expanded by as much as 300 mm .
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The engineers designed the wings in a specific manner to reduce this shift, but there was still a shift of about 2 meters .
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This would have given 500 miles additional range and a greater payload, making new commercial routes possible.
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If the radiation level became too high, Concorde would descend below 47000 feet .
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4748
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4
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Concorde's pressurisation was set to an altitude at the lower end of this range, 6000 feet .
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4750
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5
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Above 50000 feet , a sudden cabin depressurisation would leave a "time of useful consciousness" up to 10–15 seconds for a conditioned athlete.
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4752
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With no other civil traffic operating at its cruising altitude of about 56000 feet , Concorde had exclusive use of dedicated oceanic airways, or "tracks", separate from the North Atlantic Tracks, the routes used by other aircraft to cross the Atlantic.
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The normal landing speed was 170 mph .
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The tyres are rated to a maximum speed on the runway of 250 mph .
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After the Paris accident in 2000 Concorde was fitted with improved tyres uprated to 290 mph .
290
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3
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Additionally, due to the high average take-off speed of 250 mph , Concorde needed upgraded brakes.
250
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The use of carbon over equivalent steel brakes provided a weight-saving of 1200 pounds .
1,200
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Landing Concorde required a minimum of 6000 feet runway length, this in fact being considerably less than the shortest runway Concorde ever actually landed on, that of Cardiff Airport.
6,000
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The nose window and visor glass, needed to endure temperatures in excess of 100 °C at supersonic flight, were developed by Triplex. [
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During the 3-hour 20-minute flight over the mid-Atlantic towards Iceland, Bannister attained Mach 2.02 and 60000 feet before returning to RAF Brize Norton.
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Runway requirement (with maximum load): 3600 meters
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According to Ivan Petlin, the first Russian envoy to Beijing, in September 1619, the city was armed with large cannon with cannonballs weighing more than 30 kilograms .
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These cannon could fire heavy stone balls a mile, and the sound of their blast could reportedly be heard from a distance of 10 miles .
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The first bombards were made of iron, but bronze became more prevalent as it was recognized as more stable and capable of propelling stones weighing as much as 45 kilograms .
45
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Around the same period, the Byzantine Empire began to accumulate its own cannon to face the Ottoman Empire, starting with medium-sized cannon 3 feet long and of 10 in calibre.
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Demi-cannon were capable of firing these heavy metal balls with such force that they could penetrate more than a metre of solid oak, from a distance of 90 meters , and could dismast even the largest ships at close range.
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Full cannon fired a 42 pounds shot, but were discontinued by the 18th century, as they were too unwieldy.
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This cannon was renowned for its sturdiness, reliability, firepower, flexibility, relatively lightweight, and range of 1700 meters .
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USS Iowa BB-61 6 firing her 16 inches guns
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In the 1990s and into the early 2000s, a powerful catapult, a trebuchet, was used by thrill-seekers first on private property and in 2001-2002 at Middlemoor Water Park, Somerset, England to experience being catapulted through the air for 100 feet .
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The machine was found 20 feet from the border fence with 4 pounds bales of cannabis ready to launch.
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It comprises 15 islands whose total land area is 240 sqkm .
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The Cook Islands' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1960027 sqkm of ocean. [
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The latest carbon-dating evidence reveals that the Cook Islands were first settled by around AD 1000 by Polynesian people who are thought to have migrated from Tahiti, an island 1154 kilometers to the northeast of the main island of Rarotonga.
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There are 15 major islands spread over 2200000 sqkm of ocean, divided into two distinct groups: the Southern Cook Islands and the Northern Cook Islands of coral atolls. "
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Continental shelf: 200 nautical miles or to the edge of the continental margin
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The medium Earth orbit satellite orbits at 8062 kilometers and uses the K a band.
8,062