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Land and Water Area of States
(in square miles) These 2008 figures show that there have been increases in total water area and decreases in land area in almost every state. /**/ State Rank (total area) Land1…World Land Areas and Elevations
The following table lists the approximate land area, highest elevation, and lowest elevation of the world's continents, including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America,…Distance, Great Circle Without Landing, also Distance, Closed Circuit Without Landing
Distance (mi) Date PlanePilots Place24,986.727 Dec. 14–23, 1986 VoyagerDick Rutan & Jeana Yeager (U.S.) Edwards AFB, Calif.—Edwards AFB, Calif.Speed Around the World, Nonstop,…Rupert's Land
(Encyclopedia) Rupert's Land, Canadian territory held (1670–1869) by the Hudson's Bay Company, named for Prince Rupert, first governor of the company. Under the charter granted (1670) to the company…Sugar Land
(Encyclopedia) Sugar Land, city (2000 pop. 63,328), Fort Bend co., SE Texas, on the Brazos River and Oyster Creek, a W suburb of Houston; inc. 1959. The city, which now has a diversified economy,…Basel-Land
(Encyclopedia) Basel-Land and Basel-Stadt: see Basel, Switzerland.public land
(Encyclopedia) public land, in U.S. history, land owned by the federal government but not reserved for any special purpose, e.g., for a park or a military reservation. Public land is also called land…land art
(Encyclopedia) land art or earthworks, art form developed in the late 1960s and early 70s by Robert Smithson, Robert Morris, Michael Heizer, and others, in which the artist employs the elements of…Land League
(Encyclopedia) Land League: see Irish Land Question.land mine
(Encyclopedia) land mine: see mine, in warfare.Trending
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