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Rebreuve-sur-Canche

Borough, Building, City / Arras, Banks, Commune, France, Government, River, River Canche

Rebreuve-sur-Canche is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Coordinates: 50°15′55″N 2°20′30″E Country France Region Hauts-de-France Department Pas-de-Calais Arrondissement Arras Canton Avesnes-le-Comte Intercommunality CC Campagnes de l’Artois Government • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Dugarin Area1 8.28 km2 (3.20 sq mi) • Density 23/km2 (59/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) INSEE/Postal code 62694 /62270 Elevation 72–149 m (236–489 ft)(avg. 76 m or 249 ft) Rebreuve-sur-Canche lies […]

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Battle of Taegu

War / Korean, River, War

The Battle of Taegu was an engagement between United Nations Command (UN) and North Korean forces early in the Korean War, with fighting continuing from August 5–20, 1950 around the city of Taegu, South Korea. It was a part of the Battle of Pusan Perimeter, and was one of several large engagements fought simultaneously. The

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Pando (tree)

Biology, Tree / Colorado, District, Fish, Lake, Latin, Organism, River, System, United States

Pando (Latin for “I spread”), also known as the trembling giant, is a clonal colony of an individual male quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) determined to be a single living organism by identical genetic markers and assumed to have one massive underground root system. The plant is located in the Fremont River Ranger District of the

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Minnesota

Minnesota, US States / American, City, Construction, French, Germany, History, Lake, Latin, Latin America, Media, Minnesota, Mississippi, Native American, Oil, River, United States, Water, Wood

Minnesota is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.7 million residents. Country United States Admitted to the Union May 11, 1858 (32nd) Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Largest metro and urban areas Minneapolis–Saint Paul Governor Tim Walz Lieutenant Governor

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Hydrosphere

Science / Earth, Lake, Ocean, River, Sea, System, Water

The hydrosphere is defined as the total mass of water found on, beneath, and above the surface of a planet, minor planet, or natural satellite. Despite the fact that the Earth’s hydrosphere has been existing for roughly 4 billion years, it is still changing shape. This is created by seafloor spreading and continental drift, which

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Delaware

Delaware, United States of America, US States / Atlantic Ocean, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, River, State, United States, War

Delaware is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the nearby Delaware River named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia‘s first colonial governor.

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Ohio River

River / Ohio, Pennsylvania, River, United States

The Ohio River is a 981-mile (1,579 km) long river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from far-western Pennsylvania south of Lake Erie to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illinois. It is the third largest river by discharge volume in the United States and the largest tributary by volume of the north-south flowing Mississippi River that

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Allegheny River

River / New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, River, United States, Water

The Allegheny River is a 325-mile (523 km) long headwater stream of the Ohio River in western Pennsylvania and New York, United States. The Allegheny River runs from its headwaters just below the middle of Pennsylvania’s northern border northwesterly into New York then in a zigzag southwesterly across the border and through Western Pennsylvania to join the Monongahela River at the Forks of the Ohio on the “Point” of Point State

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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania / American, County, Native American, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, River, War

Allegheny County is located in the southwest of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Allegheny County is included in the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and in the Pittsburgh Designated Market Area. Allegheny was the first county in Pennsylvania to be given a Native American name. It was named after the Lenape word for the Allegheny River. The meaning of “Allegheny” is uncertain. It

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Pittsburgh

City / City, Energy, Healthcare, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, River, Science, Sea, Software, State, Technology, United States, War, Waterway

Pittsburgh is a city in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States and the county seat of Allegheny County. The city developed as a vital link of the Atlantic coast and Midwest, as the mineral-rich Allegheny Mountains led to the region being contested by the French and British empires, Virginians, Whiskey Rebels, and Civil War raiders. Pittsburgh has transformed into a hub for the health care, education, and technology industries. Pittsburgh is

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