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The supermoon of 14 November 2016 was 356511 kilometers away from the center of Earth.
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6934
34
1
0
The full moon as viewed through a 9 inches Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.
9
6,935
6935
192
1
0
They say they have conducted an experiment in which microwave photons — relatively low-energy packets of light — travelled "instantaneously" between a pair of prisms that had been moved up to 3 feet apart.
3
6,938
6938
70
7
0
While the FSM's total land area is quite small, it occupies more than 2600000 sqkm of the Pacific Ocean, giving the country the 14th-largest exclusive economic zone in the world.
2,600,000
6,939
6939
69
4
0
The Federated States of Micronesia consists of 607 islands extending 2900 kilometers across the archipelago of the Caroline Islands east of the Philippines.
2,900
6,940
6940
36
3
0
The islands have a combined area of 702 sqkm .
702
6,941
6941
103
1
0
The island of Yap is notable for its "stone money" (Rai stones), large disks usually of calcite, up to 4 meters in diameter, with a hole in the middle.
4
6,942
6942
80
2
0
There are five major types: Mmbul, Gaw, Ray, Yar, and Reng, the last being only 30 cms in diameter.
30
6,943
6943
15
1
0
This was about 1 miles from his home so he could walk there and back, by Park Avenue South and Abington Park Crescent, but he more often went by bus or, later, by bicycle.
1
6,945
6945
50
2
0
The new frigates recorded sailing speeds of up to 14 knots , significantly faster than their predecessor vessels.
14
6,947
6947
99
2
0
Submarines were slow while submerged, and ASDIC sets did not operate effectively at speeds of over 20 knots .
20
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6948
204
2
0
While the LCS class ships are smaller than the frigate class they will replace, they offer a similar degree of weaponry while requiring less than half the crew complement and offering a top speed of over 40 knots .
40
6,949
6949
3
4
0
At 1659 sqkm , it is the second largest of the Canary Islands, after Tenerife.
1,659
6,950
6950
36
4
0
The elongated island has an area of 1660 sqkm .
1,660
6,952
6952
13
3
0
Located just 100 kilometers off the coast of North Africa, it is the second biggest of the islands, after Tenerife, and has the longest white sand beaches in the archipelago.
100
6,955
6955
57
1
0
Geographical features include Istmo de la Pared which is 5 kilometers wide and is the narrowest part of Fuerteventura.
5
6,958
6958
23
3
0
Precipitation is about 147 mm per year, most of which falls in autumn and winter.
147
6,959
6959
103
2
0
Unlike the other islands of the archipelago, Fuerteventura has a shelf which at some points goes up to 30 kilometers , making it an ideal place to practice this sport.
30
6,960
6960
76
2
0
The resort Playitas on the south coast is since around 2008 equipped with a 50 meters swimming pool and has become a destination for triathlon training camps for Europeans.
50
6,961
6961
60
1
0
According to the 2010 census, Fairmount has a total area of 1 sqmi , all land.
1
6,962
6962
27
4
0
The population density was 1869 population density per sqmi .
1,869
6,963
6963
56
3
0
There were 1,350 housing units at an average density of 854 per sqmi .
854
6,964
6964
35
4
0
highest point = Nanlaud on Pohnpei 2566 feet
2,566
6,965
6965
26
3
0
The total size very small 702 sqkm .
702
6,966
6966
60
7
0
However, it has the 14th largest exclusive economic zone of 2996419 sqkm .
2,996,419
6,967
6967
46
4
0
The country consists of 607 islands extending 1800 miles across the Caroline Islands Archipelago.
1,800
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6968
59
4
0
The combined coastlines of the country's 607 islands equal 6112 kilometers .
6,112
6,969
6969
63
3
0
Lowest point — shoreline mean sea level of the Pacific Ocean — 0.0 meters
0
6,970
6970
38
4
0
Highest point — Nanlaud on Pohnpei at 2566 feet as indicated on the definitive USGS 1:25,000 scale topographic survey.
2,566
6,971
6971
94
2
0
Situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, Fort Collins is located 56 miles north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.
56
6,973
6973
13
4
0
Elevation is 4982 feet above sea level.
4,982
6,975
6975
55
2
0
The average temperature in July, the warmest month, is 71 °F .
71
6,976
6976
58
2
0
The average temperature in January, the coldest month, is 29 °F .
29
6,978
6978
34
2
0
The Gardens on Spring Creek is an 18 acres botanical garden.
18
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6979
101
3
0
There are also many parks in Fort Collins including community parks and neighborhood parks, totaling 875 acres of developed park areas.
875
6,980
6980
132
2
0
http://www.wrex.com/story/29278329/2015/06/09/rockford-airport-to-serve-denver-new-york-city Denver International Airport, which is 70 miles to the south, is served by twenty three airlines.
70
6,981
6981
20
3
0
There are more than 280 miles of designated bikeways in Fort Collins, including on-street designated bike lanes, and the Spring Creek and Poudre River Trails, both paved.
280
6,982
6982
32
1
0
There is also a dirt trail, the 5 miles Foothills Trail, parallel to Horsetooth Reservoir from Dixon Reservoir north to Campeau Open Space and Michaud Lane.
5
6,985
6985
92
2
0
Fort William is the northern end of the West Highland Way, a long distance route which runs 95 miles through the Scottish Highlands to Milngavie, on the outskirts of Glasgow, and the start/end point of the Great Glen Way, which runs between Fort William and Inverness.
95
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6986
12
2
0
Glenfinnan, 17 miles away, is home of the Glenfinnan Monument (Jacobite era) and the famous Glenfinnan Viaduct (as seen on a Bank Of Scotland £10 note ).
17
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6987
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2
0
It is administratively part of the parish of Dunrossness, Shetland, and is roughly equidistant from Sumburgh Head, some 38 kilometers to the northeast on the Mainland of Shetland "Unknown: Atlantic" Canmore.
38
6,988
6988
34
2
0
and North Ronaldsay, Orkney, some 43 kilometers to the southwest.
43
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6990
18
1
0
It has an area of 3 sqmi , making it the tenth largest of the Shetland Islands.
3
6,992
6992
73
3
0
On the eastern coast the almost detached headland of Sheep Rock rises to 132 meters .
132
6,993
6993
93
3
0
During the Second World War, the Royal Air Force built a radar station on top of Ward Hill ( 712 feet ) during the Battle of the Atlantic.
712
6,995
6995
52
4
0
The lowest temperature recorded in recent years was -4.6 Coulomb in February 2010.
-4
6,996
6996
19
4
0
Rainfall, at under 1000 mm , is lower than one might expect for somewhere often in the main path of Atlantic depressions.
1,000
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6997
42
4
0
A Vulcan bomber from Ascension flew on an 8000 nautical miles round trip dropping conventional bombs across the runway at Stanley and back to Ascension.
8,000
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6998
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2
0
Various options to attack the home base of the five Argentine Étendards at Río Grande were examined and discounted (Operation Mikado), subsequently five Royal Navy submarines lined up, submerged, on the edge of Argentina's 12 nautical miles territorial limit to provide early warning of bombing raids on the British task...
12
6,999
6999
145
2
0
A Westland Sea King helicopter carrying the assigned team took off from HMS Invincible on the night of 17 May, but bad weather forced it to land 50 miles from its target and the mission was aborted.
50
7,000
7000
93
3
0
The Argentine commandos fired from windows and doorways and then took refuge in a stream bed 200 meters from the burning house.
200
7,001
7001
145
2
0
This uncoordinated advance caused great difficulties in planning for the commanders of the combined operation, as they now found themselves with 30 miles of indefensible positions, strung along their southern flank.
30
7,002
7002
9
4
0
Anchored 1200 feet apart in Port Pleasant, the landing ships were near Fitzroy, the designated landing point.
1,200
7,003
7003
188
1
0
The alternative was for the infantrymen to march via the recently repaired Bluff Cove bridge (destroyed by retreating Argentine combat engineers) to their destination, a journey of around 7 miles .
7
7,004
7004
103
2
0
This area, a circle 20 nautical miles in diameter, was referred to as the Red Cross Box (coord), about 45 miles north of Falkland Sound.
45
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7005
124
2
0
as of 2011 , there were 113 uncleared minefields on the Falkland Islands and unexploded ordnance (UXOs) covering an area of 13 sqkm .
13
7,006
7006
14
1
0
Of this area, 5 sqkm on the Murrell Peninsula were classified as being "suspected minefields"—the area had been heavily pastured for the previous 25 years without incident.
5
7,008
7008
121
1
0
The Allied soldiers who died driving the Germans from Tuscany are buried in cemeteries outside the city (Americans about 9 kilometers south of the city, British and Commonwealth soldiers a few kilometres east of the centre on the right bank of the Arno).
9
7,010
7010
384
3
0
Other churches in Florence include the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, located in Santa Maria Novella square (near the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station) which contains works by Masaccio, Paolo Uccello, Filippino Lippi and Domenico Ghirlandaio; the Basilica of Santa Croce, the principal Franciscan church in ...
800
7,011
7011
98
4
0
The Metropolitan Area of Florence, Prato and Pistoia, constituted in 2000 over an area of roughly 4800 sqkm , is home to 1.5 million people.
4,800
7,012
7012
7
2
0
Within 32 kilometers to the west is the Carmignano area, also home to flavourful sangiovese-based reds.
32
7,013
7013
42
3
0
More recently, the Bolgheri region (about 150 kilometers southwest of Florence) has become celebrated for its "Super Tuscan" reds such as Sassicaia and Ornellaia.
150
7,014
7014
59
3
0
The central railway station, Santa Maria Novella, is about 500 meters northwest of the Piazza del Duomo.
500
7,015
7015
14
2
0
Long distance 10 kilometers buses are run by the SITA, Copit, CAP companies.
10
7,016
7016
94
1
0
The transit companies also accommodate travellers from the Amerigo Vespucci Airport, which is 5 kilometers west of the city centre, and which has scheduled services run by major European carriers.
5
7,017
7017
13
1
0
This line is 7 kilometers long and has 14 stops.
7
7,019
7019
42
3
0
The highway system was supported within a 1.0 acres animated model of a projected America containing more than 500,000 individually designed buildings, a million trees of 13 different species, and approximately 50,000 cars, 10,000 of which traveled along a 14-lane multi-speed interstate highway.
1
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7021
254
1
0
In 1219, accompanied by another friar and hoping to convert the Sultan of Egypt or win martyrdom in the attempt, Francis went to Egypt during the Fifth Crusade where a Crusader army had been encamped for over a year besieging the walled city of Damietta 2 miles upstream from the mouth of one of the main channels of the...
2
7,024
7024
10
3
0
Mach 1.2, 800 knots at sea level
800
7,025
7025
48
4
0
combat range note=on a hi-lo-hi mission with 4x 1000 pounds bombs
1,000
7,026
7026
25
5
0
hardpoint capacity=up to 17000 pounds of stores
17,000
7,028
7028
51
1
0
Removing the bomb rails allowed a maximum width of 5 feet .
5
7,029
7029
77
4
0
In drop tests in early weeks, the Fat Man missed its target by an average of 1857 feet , but this was halved by June as the bombardiers became more proficient with it.
1,857
7,035
7035
24
1
0
The plastic shell had a 5 inches diameter cylindrical hole running through it, like the hole in a cored apple, in order to allow insertion of the pit as late as possible.
5
7,036
7036
101
2
0
The missing tamper cylinder containing the pit could be slipped in through a hole in the surrounding 18 inches diameter aluminum pusher.
18
7,037
7037
68
1
0
The pit was warm to touch, emitting 2.4 W/kg-Pu, about 15 W for the 6 kilograms core.
6
7,040
7040
78
5
0
Ashworth changed them to red after ten minutes so that Sweeney could climb to 17000 feet in order to get above storm clouds.
17,000
7,042
7042
115
4
0
The Fat Man was dropped and exploded at 11:02 local time, following a 43-second free-fall, at an altitude of about 1650 feet .
1,650
7,043
7043
158
3
0
The first was known as Gilda after Rita Hayworth's character in the 1946 movie Gilda, and it was dropped by the B-29 Dave's Dream; it missed its aim point by 710 yards .
710
7,044
7044
166
2
0
The second bomb was nicknamed Helen of Bikini and was placed without its tail fin assembly in a steel caisson made from a submarine's conning tower; it was detonated 90 feet beneath the landing craft USS LSM-60.
90
7,046
7046
31
2
0
D'Onofrio was required to gain 70 pounds .
70
7,047
7047
171
1
0
The smallest "classical" true finches are the Andean siskin (Spinus spinescens) at as little as 9.5 cm (3.8 in) and the lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) at as little as 8 grams .
8
7,049
7049
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5
0
Typical designs featured variable-sweep wings, weight over 60000 pounds , included a top speed of Mach 2.7 and a thrust-to-weight ratio of 0.75.
60,000
7,051
7051
86
5
0
These requirements called for single-seat fighter having a maximum take-off weight of 40000 pounds for the air-to-air role with a maximum speed of Mach 2.5 and a thrust-to-weight ratio of nearly 1:1 at mission weight.
40,000
7,053
7053
22
5
0
The F-15 can climb to 30000 feet in around 60 seconds.
30,000
7,054
7054
32
3
0
The APG-63 has a basic range of 100 miles .
100
7,055
7055
290
2
0
The Eagle can be armed with combinations of four different air-to-air weapons: AIM-7F/M Sparrow missiles or AIM-120 AMRAAM advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles on its lower fuselage corners, AIM-9L/M Sidewinder or AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles on two pylons under the wings, and an internal 20 mm M61 Vulcan Gatling gun i...
20
7,056
7056
107
5
0
The launch aircraft executed a Mach 1.22, 3.8 g climb at 65° to release the ASAT missile at an altitude of 38100 feet .
38,100
7,057
7057
80
3
0
The third test flight involved a retired P78-1 solar observatory satellite in a 345 miles orbit, which was destroyed by kinetic energy.
345
7,058
7058
10
3
0
Mach 1.2, 800 knots at sea level
800
7,060
7060
255
5
0
Though lighter than the F-111B, it was still the largest and heaviest U.S. fighter to fly from an aircraft carrier, a consequence of the requirement to carry the large AWG-9 radar and AIM-54 Phoenix missiles (from the F-111B) and an internal fuel load of 16000 pounds .
16,000
7,061
7061
80
3
0
The longest single Phoenix launch was successful against a target at a range of 110 nautical miles in April 1973.
110
7,062
7062
115
5
0
Another unusual test was made on 22 November 1973, when six missiles were fired within 38 seconds at Mach 0.78 and 24800 feet ; four scored direct hits.
24,800
7,063
7063
70
5
0
While the F-14 had been developed as a lightweight alternative to the 80000 pounds F-111B, the F-14 was still the heaviest and most expensive fighter of its time.
80,000
7,064
7064
61
5
0
An upgraded LANTIRN named "LANTIRN 40K" for operations up to 40000 feet was introduced in 2001, followed by Tomcat Tactical Targeting (T3) and Fast Tactical Imagery (FTI), to provide precise target coordinate determination and ability to transmit images in-flight.
40,000
7,067
7067
71
2
0
The main element is the Hughes AN/AWG-9 X band radar; the antenna is a 36 inches -wide planar array, and has integrated Identification friend or foe antennas.
36
7,068
7068
280
2
0
The AWG-9 has several search and tracking modes, such as Track while scan (TWS), Range-While-Search (RWS), Pulse-Doppler Single-Target Track (PDSTT), and Jam Angle Track (JAT); a maximum of 24 targets can be tracked simultaneously, and six can be engaged in TWS mode up to around 60 miles .
60
7,069
7069
78
2
0
The AAX-1 helps pilots visually identify and track aircraft, up to a range of 60 miles for large aircraft.
60
7,070
7070
5
4
0
Over 6700 kilograms of stores can be carried for combat missions on several hardpoints under the fuselage and under the wings.
6,700
7,071
7071
157
4
0
During their final deployment with Theodore Roosevelt, VF-31 and VF-213 collectively completed 1,163 combat sorties totaling 6,876 flight hours, and dropped 9500 pounds of ordnance during reconnaissance, surveillance, and close air support missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
9,500