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1 dzień temu · The ocean is the body of salt water that covers approx. 70.8% of Earth. In English, the term ocean also refers to any of the large bodies of water into which the world ocean is conventionally divided. The following names describe five different areas of the ocean: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic/Southern, and Arctic. The ocean contains 97% of Earth's water and is the primary component of ...
4 godz. temu · The cosmic microwave background (CMB or CMBR) is microwave radiation that fills all space in the observable universe.It is a remnant that provides an important source of data on the primordial universe. With a standard optical telescope, the background space between stars and galaxies is almost completely dark.However, a sufficiently sensitive radio telescope detects a faint background glow ...
1 dzień temu · The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). In service since 1977, it is named after the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, but is commonly referred to as the "Warthog" or simply "Hog". The A-10 was designed to provide close air support (CAS) to friendly ...
4 godz. temu · The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae.A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head.The peregrine is renowned for its speed. It can reach over 320 km/h (200 mph) during its characteristic ...
4 godz. temu · Auckland (/ ˈ ɔː k l ə n d / AWK-lənd; Māori: Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand.It has an urban population of about 1,478,800 (June 2023). It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of 1,739,300 ...
1 dzień temu · Extensively redundant rear lighting on a Thai tour bus. A motor vehicle has lighting and signaling devices mounted to or integrated into its front, rear, sides, and, in some cases, top. Various devices have the dual function of illuminating the road ahead for the driver, and making the vehicle visible to others, with indications to them of turning, slowing or stopping, etc., with lights also ...
1 dzień temu · Barrie is a city in Central Ontario, Canada, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Toronto.The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay.Although it is physically in the county, Barrie is politically independent. The city is part of the extended urban area in southern Ontario known as the Greater Golden Horseshoe.As of the 2021 census, the city's population was ...
