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1 | Karpass Peninsula ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 116 Lat/Lng : 35.5278 / 34.2773 | The Peninsula of Karpasia , also known as the Karpas Peninsula or simply Karpasia, is a long, finger-like peninsula that is one of the most prominent geographical features of the island of Cyprus. Its farthest extent is Cape Apostolos Andreas, and its major population centre is the town of (...) | |
2 | Cy Becker, Edmonton ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 667 Lat/Lng : 53.633 / -113.408 | Cy Becker is a neighbourhood in northeast Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and named after one of Alberta's first bush pilots and finest wartime flying aces, Cy Becker staked his claim in history by making the first air mail delivery to remote northern communities (...) | |
3 | Pomos ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 16 Lat/Lng : 35.1705 / 32.549 | Pomos is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 17 km northeast of Polis Chrysochous. Despite being one of the most remote villages of Cyprus it hosts several cultural events and festivities. The famous Idol of Pomos was discovered there. (...) | |
4 | Iowa State University ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 287 Lat/Lng : 42.0239 / -93.6476 | Iowa State University of Science and Technology, generally referred to as Iowa State, is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. It is the largest university in the state of Iowa and the third largest university in the Big 12 athletic conference (...) | |
5 | Lansing, Michigan ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 254 Lat/Lng : 42.7335 / -84.5467 | Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2010 Census placed the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan (...) | |
6 | Northeastern University ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 12 Lat/Lng : 42.3389 / -71.0903 | Northeastern University (NU, formerly NEU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, established in 1898. It is categorized as an R1 institution (Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education (...) | |
7 | Coordinated Universal Time ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 65 Lat/Lng : 48.8293 / 2.2202 | Coordinated Universal Time (abbreviated to UTC) is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. It is within about 1 second of mean solar time at 0° longitude, and is not adjusted for daylight saving time (...) | |
8 | Chapman University ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 69 Lat/Lng : 33.7928 / -117.8514 | Chapman University is a private university in Orange, California, the largest in the county. Chapman University offers 110 areas of study (49 majors and 61 minors), and encompasses ten schools and colleges: Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, (...) | |
9 | Linou ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 305 Lat/Lng : 35.0744 / 32.8924 | Linou is a remote village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located south of the Skouriotissa mines and 5 km north of Evrychou with a population of 207, 25% of them refugees. Linou's earliest evidence of habitation dates back to the Middle Ages (...) | |
10 | Aglandjia ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 171 Lat/Lng : 35.1459 / 33.3902 | Aglandjia is a suburb and a municipality of Nicosia, Cyprus. The municipality has a population of 20,783 (2011) and is contiguous with Nicosia Municipality. Aglandjia is near the buffer zone. It has an area of about 31 square kilometers (km²), of which 14 km² are agricultural land occupied by the (...) | |
11 | Clarion University of Pennsylvania ![]() FeatureType : edu Elevation : 468 Lat/Lng : 41.209 / -79.378 | Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Clarion, Pennsylvania. It is one of fourteen universities who are part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The school was founded in 1867 and offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees, post master's (...) | |
12 | Gold mining in Alaska ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 106 Lat/Lng : 57.5 / -135.5 | Gold mining in Alaska, a state of the United States, has been a major industry and impetus for exploration and settlement since a few years after the United States acquired the territory from Russia. Russian explorers discovered placer gold in the Kenai River in 1848, but no gold was produced (...) | |
13 | Basin and Range National Monument ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 1955 Lat/Lng : 37.9281 / -115.3972 | Basin and Range National Monument is a national monument of the United States spanning approximately 704,000 acres of remote, undeveloped mountains and valleys in Lincoln and Nye counties in southeastern Nevada. (press release), United States Department of the Interior (July 10, 2015) (...) | |
14 | Allison Ranger Station ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 1638 Lat/Lng : 43.9197 / -119.5912 | The Allison Ranger Station is a Forest Service compound consisting of eight rustic buildings located in the Malheur National Forest in the Ochoco Mountains of eastern Oregon. It was originally built as a district ranger station for the Snow Mountain Ranger District (...) | |
15 | WOLO-TV ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 89 Lat/Lng : 34.1162 / -80.7639 | WOLO-TV, virtual channel 25 (VHF digital channel 8), is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Owned by Bahakel Communications, WOLO maintains offices located on Shakespeare Road in Arcadia Lakes (though it uses a Columbia address); its news (...) | |