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- Glaciology (3787 bytes)
3: It is an interdisciplinary [[earth science]] that in...
9: ... long period of time; glaciers move very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley g...
11: ...laciers. A glacial geologist studies glacial deposits and glacial erosive features on the landscape. G...
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23: ...ual gain from [[Precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]]. - Agathocles of Bactria (7452 bytes)
1: ...thocles.<br>'''Rev:''' [[Zeus]] holding sceptre, with [[Hecate]] on extended arm. Greek legend Β&...
5: ...ook control of the [[Greco-Bactrian]] territory. Little is known about him, apart from his extensive c...
8: ...y with the intent to advertize his lineage and legitimize his rule, linking him to [[Alexander the Gre...
11: ...d experienced this as a boy would have found it suitable to mint coins celebrating "Antiochos the Vict...
13: Finally, the association with Alexander was a standard move for usurpers in th... - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
2: ...|thumb|right|[[Bust]] of Alexander III in the [[British Museum]].]]
4: ...he Cursed''' due to his burning of the Persian capital and national library.
6: ...pears as a towering legendary [[hero]] in the tradition of [[Achilles]].
9: ...ve Alexander a thorough training in rhetoric and literature and stimulated his interest in science, me...
11: After his visit to the [[Oracle]] of Ammon at Siwah, according to... - Lake (11397 bytes)
1: ...lie in the northern [[hemisphere]] at higher [[latitude]]s. Large lakes are sometimes referred to as "...
3: ...of the time but becomes filled under seasonal conditions of heavy rainfall. Many lakes are artificial ...
17: ...osition means that if the lake were drilled into, it may result in a fissure and spraying in the same ...
19: ... [[Crater Lake]] in [[Oregon]] is a lake located within the [[caldera]] of an extinct volcano..
22: ...xtraction of lake water by humans. As climate conditions and human water requirements vary, these will... - Lake Titicaca (3147 bytes)
1: ...g|thumb|right|300px|Lake Titicaca (Spanish: Lago Titicaca) is South America's largest freshwater lake....
2: ...some say it should be classified as a sea because it is connected to the ocean.
4: ...Andes on the border of [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]], Titicaca has an average depth of between 140 and 180 ...
5: ...:Lake Titicaca.jpg|thumb|250px|left|View of Lake Titicaca shore]]
6: More than 25 [[river]]s empty into Titicaca, and the lake has 41 islands – some of... - Himalaya (16334 bytes)
1: ...y]] ''Himalaya'' means "abode of snow" in [[Sanskrit]] ( from ''hima'' "snow", and ''aalaya'' "abode")...
3: ...ublic of China|China]], [[Bhutan]] and [[Nepal]]. It is the source of two of the world's major [[river...
10: ...r Himalaya'' and is also the oldest of the three. It has an elevation of more than 6000 m and contains...
12: ... and altitude. While the sub-Himalayan range exhibits [[deciduous]] forests, the vegetation graduates ...
14: The [[states and territories of India|Indian states]] of [[Jammu and Kash... - Cirque (landform) (1411 bytes)
3: A '''cirque''' is an [[amphitheatre]]-like [[valley]] of [[glacier|glacial]] or...
5: ...n shade and away from prevailing winds. These conditions are sheltered from heat, and so encourage acc...
9: ...ded by plucking, and the basin becoming deeper as it is eroded by abrasion. - Mauryan (48769 bytes)
4: ...ower (international)|powers]] in the wake of the withdrawal westward by [[Alexander the Great]]'s Gree...
6: ... the emperors Chandragupta and [[Bindusara]], but it excluded a small portion of unexplored tribal and...
8: ... Ashoka's rule ended, and it dissolved in 185 BC with the foundation of the [[Sunga Dynasty]] in Magad...
10: ...o [[Sri Lanka]], Southeast Asia, West Asia and Mediterranean Europe.
12: ...ficant periods in Indian history. The ''[[Lion Capital of Asoka]]'' at [[Sarnath]], is the [[emblem of...
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