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Naming the extents of a piece of Earth [closed]

To a first approximation, Norway would fit in a bounding box of 500x1600x3 km, where 500 km is east-west, 1600 is north-south, and 3 km is up-down. What do you call the extents in each of these ...
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What is a word equivalent to 'oceanic' but specific to a lake?

What is a word equivalent to 'oceanic' but specific to a lake? It'd be the blank in this analogy: oceanic : ocean :: _____ : lake (oceanic is to ocean as _____ is to lake) The context in which I'm ...
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What is a vertical panorama called?

A mountain “viewpoint” is a great place to get a panoramic view of a region: you can generally take in a huge area [panorama] from left to right. I was wondering what term or phrase describes a ...
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When referring to an event held in a country whose name has changed, should you use the new or old name

If I'm referring to an event that took place in Yakutsk in 1960, should I refer to Yakutsk, USSR, or Yakutsk, Russia?
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Word for crossing the bottom of a valley

To refer to the highest point on a hill, one might use the word "crest": He walked up to the crest of the hill, and surveyed his surroundings. On the other hand, one might also use "crest" as a ...
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Is there a process name for an island becoming unisolated?

I previously asked this on the history stack exchange but unfortunately had no good luck, and I was recommended to give this stack exchange a go, so: Basically I would like to know if there is an ...
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Term for all landmasses connected to Europe?

I'm looking for one phrase that refers to the entire landmass that makes Europe, Africa, and Asia without having to name each continent separately, much like how I can say the Americas to refer to ...
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Are there any rules governing what we call people from different countries?

people from China = Chinese people from Japan = Japanese people from Australia = Australian people from Lebanon = Lebanese people from Sweden = Swedish Are there any rules that govern this?...
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How to refer to "mainland Europe"

As a Europhile living in England, it really bothers me when journalists refer to mainland Europe as "Europe". We're in Europe! But I appreciate that it offers a neat shorthand for referring to the ...
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