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• Heaths in the British National Vegetation Classification system — This article gives an overview of the heath communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.IntroductionThe heath communities of the NVC were described, along with the mire communities, in Volume 2 of British Plant… …   Wikipedia

• Mesotrophic grasslands in the British National Vegetation Classification system — This article gives an overview of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. Introduction The mesotrophic grassland communities of the NVC were described in Volume 3 of British Plant… …   Wikipedia

• Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean …   Universalium

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• Biodiversity in Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip — is about the fauna and flora in the geographical region of Israel the West Bank and Gaza Strip. This geographical area extends from the Jordan River and Wadi Araba in the east, to the Mediterranean Sea and the Sinai desert in the west, to Lebanon …   Wikipedia

• Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park — Leeuwin Naturaliste is a national park in Western Australia (Australia), 267 km south of Perth. It is named after the two locations at either end of the park which have lighthouses, Cape Leeuwin and Cape Naturaliste.It is located in the Augusta… …   Wikipedia

• Ladakh — La·dakh (lə däkʹ) A region of Jammu and Kashmir in India and Pakistan on the border of China. The site of a Tibetan kingdom during the 17th century, it was annexed by the maharajah of Jammu in 1834. * * * Region, eastern Kashmir region,… …   Universalium

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …   Universalium

• river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …   Universalium