WebFennoscandia (Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian: Fennoskandia; Russian: Фенноскандия, romanized: Fennoskandiya) or the Fennoscandian Peninsula is the geographical peninsula in Europe, which includes the Scandinavian and Kola peninsulas, mainland Finland, and Karelia. Administratively this roughly encompasses the mainlands of Finland, Norway and …

WebCross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreational activity; however, some still use it as a means of transportation.

WebFounded in 1857 as Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) is one of the World’s oldest international journals in systematic Entomology. It publishes original research papers in English on the systematics, taxonomy, phylogeny, comparative morphology, and biogeography of insects. Other arthropods are also …

WebThe geology of Wales is complex and varied; its study has been of considerable historical significance in the development of geology as a science.All geological periods from the Cryogenian (late Precambrian) to the Jurassic are represented at outcrop, whilst younger sedimentary rocks occur beneath the seas immediately off the Welsh coast. The effects …

WebThe Statistics Division of the United Nations (UN) is in charge of the collection, processing, and dissemination of statistical information for the UN. In 1999, it developed a system of macro-geographical (continental) regions, subregions, and other selected economic groups to report advances towards achieving numerous millennial development goals worldwide.

WebQuesta cronologia degli impatti astronomici sulla Terra è un elenco dei più significativi eventi d'impatto astronomico sulla Terra (prodotti da asteroidi, comete e meteoriti).Va specificato che la Terra è un pianeta geologicamente attivo e dinamico, soggetto a trasformazioni geologiche nel corso del tempo per via dei vari agenti corrosivi che la …

WebThe cause of Alpine orogeny. The Alpine orogeny is caused by the continents Africa and India and the small Cimmerian Plate colliding (from the south) with Eurasia in the north. Convergent movements between the tectonic plates (the African Plate and the Indian Plate from the south, the Eurasian Plate from the north, and many smaller plates and …

WebNames. The Modern English werewolf descends from the Old English werewulf, which is a cognate (linguistic sibling of the same origin) of Middle Dutch weerwolf, Middle Low German werwulf, Middle High German werwolf, and West Frisian waer-ûl(e).These terms are generally derived from a Proto-Germanic form reconstructed as *wira-wulfaz ('man-wolf'), …

WebKenorland was one of the earliest known supercontinents on Earth.It is thought to have formed during the Neoarchaean Era c. 2.72 billion years ago (2.72 Ga) by the accretion of Neoarchaean cratons and the formation of new continental crust.It comprised what later became Laurentia (the core of today's North America and Greenland), Baltica (today's …

WebDuring the last ice age, massive continental ice sheets up to five km high covered much of North America and northern Europe (the Laurentide and Fennoscandian ice sheets, respectively).