topography
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Its northern topography — the enormous sense of space, the way the light moves and colors shift against the mountains and desertscapes — keep me returning.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The study, "Channelized topography amplifies melt-sensitivity of cold Antarctic ice shelves," was published in the journal Nature Communications.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
In Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland groundwater flooding is often less extensive than in England due to the bedrock geology and topography.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
Factors that vary widely throughout the region—such as seafloor topography, temperature, salinity and the presence of fresh water from melting ice—can play havoc with sonar signals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
Depending on numerous factors, such as topography and psychology, the riflemen carried anywhere from 12 to 20 magazines, usually in cloth bandoliers, adding on another 8.4 pounds at minimum, 14 pounds at maximum.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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The Things They Carried
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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The United States
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