America did not seek expansion after buying Alaska that all changed, once the word got out that Russia expanded over 10 million square miles of territory in Africa and Asia America needed to take action. ... America did not seek expansion after buying Alaska that all changed, once the word got out that Russia expanded over 10 million square miles of territory in Africa and Asia America needed to take action. ... America did not seek expansion after buying Alaska that all changed, once the word got out that Russia expanded over 10 million square miles of territory in Africa and Asia America nee...

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It was felt over an area of about 54,000 square miles. The rupture occurred on a 30-mile length of the San Andreas fault called the Santa Cruz Mountains segment. The focus was eleven and a half miles underground at a spot near China Ridge in Nisene Marks State Park. ... It was felt over an area of about 54,000 square miles. ... The focus was eleven and a half miles underground at a spot near China Ridge in Nisene Marks State Park. ...

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This massive ship takes at least two miles to stop. ... The oil slick had spread to cover about 18 square miles. ... The oil had now spread to cover an area of 500 square miles (Blashfied, 23). ... When May started, only about two miles of beach had been cleaned. By the end of June, the slick had spread to cover an area of almost 6,000 square miles- almost the size of the state of New Jersey. ...

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Lions usually walk about 5 miles per day. ... If they are hungry, they will travel up to 15 miles to get the meal they desire. ... The area can cover about 15 square miles, and is filled with prey. Where prey is running out, their area can cover up to 100 square miles.8 Lions don't allow foreign animals hunt in their area. ...

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Museum Mile The Museum Mile is a lovely stretch along 5th Avenue chock full of museums and other fine arts institutions. If you are in New York for a short stay and need to cram in lots of sightseeing, Museum Mile is a must. ... These are the museums along Museum Mile : • El Museo del Barrio at 104th Street • Museum of the City of New York • International Center of Photography • Jewish Museum • Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design • National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts • Solomon R. ... Some interesting facts about NY Ther...

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The B-52 possessed air-to-sea surveillance capabilities "two B-52s, in two hours, can monitor 140,000 square miles (364,000 square kilometers) of ocean surface." The B-52 can travel 8,800 miles un-refueled. ... The B-2 can travel without having to refuel for approximately 6,000 miles. ... At that time the wooden biplanes could only reach speeds up to 135 miles per hour. ... Modern fighter can fly more than 1,000 miles per hour and have long range capabilities. ...

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On the first day of our stay, we visited the Tiananmen Square, a large city square that was named after Tiananmen Gate, a gate that separates the square from Forbidden City. ... We managed to get through the cold, and we walked point five miles of the wall from our starting point to one of the watchtowers. ... I remember seeing five thousand miles of the Great Wall slithered on the mountains like a snake crawling on a field of grass and blue hills spanned the horizon before me; the sky was a little cloudy, but a glimmer of the sunlight shone onto the Great Wall, giving it a little sparkling...

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Thirty miles over the speed limit on the gravel encrusted road has erased every zigzag indention that was once drawn into the rubber. ... The circular lock sits on the face of a square, silver latch. ... Taking the curved-square shape of the cab, black plastic surrounds the windows to seal them in place. ... Burgundy seat belts, located on the driver and passenger sides, each extend from shoulder down to their square, silver latch at the bottom. ... It has not worked in years and is stuck on one hundred twenty miles per hour. ...

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The Royal Bengal Tiger is the largest animal in the cat family. They have a reddish yellow coat with black stripes. The underside of their abdomen is white and their ears are black on the outside with a prominent white spot on it. The scientific name of tiger is 'Panthera Tigris'. The origin of th...

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By two thousand twenty five the projected population will be two point nine million living in the almost seven thousand square miles of this small country. ... In this eleven thousand square mile country there is a projected population of four point three million people by the year two thousand twenty five. ...

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Miles was Sam Spade's partner in the detective business. ... Miles, his assistant on the other hand is opposite from him. Sam said to Brigid, "He[Miles] was just dumb enough for that. ... One weakness that Miles had was his desire for beautiful women. ... Sam said to Brigid, "If they hang you, I will always remember you...you never played square with me for the half hour to the stretch that I've known you." ...

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The area covers about forty-four thousand square miles. ... When the plane was 380 miles northeast of Bermuda, the pilot radioed that the weather was excellent and they would arrive on schedule. ... But if they belonged to the plane, it would mean that it had flown hundreds of miles off course. ... At 4:13am, the Miami tower received the message that the plane was approaching the field only fifty miles to the South and that they would land soon. ... If the plane was truly fifty miles South of Miami, why were there no SOS or flares? ...

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The infrastructure was put in at the companies expense, five miles of sewers for sanitation purposes, four miles of water mains, and four miles of gas mains. ... Afterwards over sixteen miles of matching curbs and sidewalks were put in around the entire area. ... Second story balconies surround most of the entire house and remain consistent with its shape and are supported at each corner by squared columns. ...

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For example, if a bicycle was traveling at ten miles per hour, and a car was traveling by its side at forty miles per hour, the difference between the two would be thirty miles per hour. On the contrary, if a beam of light travels at 186,172 miles per second and a rocket travels at 180,000 miles per second, the beam of lightwould be traveling 186,172 miles per second faster than the rocket which proves that the speed of light is constant. ... Imagine that the speed of the stars is fifty miles per second. ... Considering this, Einstein had come up with the equation E=mc2 (energy e...

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For example, if a bicycle was traveling at ten miles per hour, and a car was traveling by its side at forty miles per hour, the difference between the two would be thirty miles per hour. On the contrary, if a beam of light travels at 186,172 miles per second and a rocket travels at 180,000 miles per second, the beam of lightwould be traveling 186,172 miles per second faster than the rocket which proves that the speed of light is constant. ... Imagine that the speed of the stars is fifty miles per second. ... Considering this, Einstein had come up with the equation E=mc2 (energy equals mass tim...

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Only a few minutes did it take for all the people to assemble at the village square, and so we were off. As planned, my men and I met at the foot of mount Arion, a few miles from the village I"d just come from. ...

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In Maine, the region extends from 10 to 40 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. ... In Maine, the region is from 20 to 50 miles wide. ... In Maine, the region is about 5 miles wide in the north and 30 miles wide in the south. ... The coastline measured in a straight-line total 228 miles. ... Moosehead, the largest lake, covers about 120 square miles in the west-central part of the state. ...

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Given such a large population base, and the geographic region in which the city is spread out over 4,752 square miles, it is extremely important for a metropolitan area such as Los Angeles to have a comprehensive mass transit system. ... The MTA has also approved an extension of the Purple Line nine miles going Westbound from Wilshire and Western. ... The Gold line has also been approved to be expanded by 11 miles to serve rail service all the way to Arcadia, Monrovia, Irwindale and Azusa. ... Another possibility is to increase the vehicle registration fees for all those who drive over a cert...

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Each of these forest areas is separated by thousands of miles and is specific and unique. ... Within four square miles of rainforest you can find at least 1500 plants, 750 trees, 125 different mammals, 400 different birds, 100 different reptiles and 60 different types of amphibians. ...

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The purpose of the TVA was to integrate development of the Tennessee River Basin, an area of about 41,000 square miles that covers parts of seven states. ... The WPA's projects included construction of 116,000 buildings, 78,000 bridges, 651,000 miles of road, and the improvement of 800 airports. ...

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Born Robert Nesta Marley, on February 6, 1945, in Nine Miles, Saint Ann, Jamaica. ... The band's packed touring schedule in 1978 included a sold-out show at New York City's Madison Square Garden, which was recorded and released as the highly acclaimed live album Babylon By Bus. ... Ten days later, he was given a state funeral in Jamaica, attended by more than 100,000 people, and his body was taken to his hometown of Nine Miles and placed in a mausoleum. ...

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Rationale for Region The region I have chosen is Ireland. I chose to do Ireland because my family is from Ireland and I wanted to learn more about this country. I also have a good understanding of what the people of Ireland are like, and what the country is like. What attracted me to choose...

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The atomic bomb wiped out 4.1 square miles of Hiroshima. ... The smoke cloud was visible as much as 160 miles at sea and hung over the city for at least four hours. ... Twelve hours later fires in Nagasaki were burning so brightly that pilots two hundred miles away could see the blaze. ...

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Illegal Aliens A Problem of Immigration Immigration is not the problem. Control and enforcement of immigration legislation present ample opportunity for problems. Legislative abuse occurs when a political party is in power and laws are passed to create an atmosphere favorable to the majority party...

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A stitched flag, whose star and a grizzly bear's likeness, was raised on the public square in Sonoma. ... over 500,000 square miles of territory, including all of the future states of California, Nevada, and Utah, almost all of New Mexico and Arizona, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. ...

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