stretching of a belt

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• Bible Belt — The Bible Belt is an informal term for an area of the United States of America in which socially conservative Evangelical Protestantism is a dominant part of the culture. Much of the Bible Belt consists of the Southern United States. During the… …   Wikipedia

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• Sun Belt — The Sun Belt is a region of the United States generally considered to stretch across the South and Southwest (the geographic southern United States). Another rough boundary of the region is the area south of the 37th or 38th parallels, north… …   Wikipedia

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• Anahim Volcanic Belt — The Anahim Volcanic Belt is a 600 kilometre long volcanic belt, stretching from just north of Vancouver Island to near Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada. The Anahim Volcanic Belt has had three main magmatic episodes: 15–13 Ma, 9–6 Ma, and 3–1 Ma …   Wikipedia

• Middle Belt — The Middle Belt is a human geographical term designating the region of central Nigeria populated largely by minority ethnic groups and stretching across the country longitudinally. The Middle Belt is indeterminate in that it lacks designated… …   Wikipedia