Ocean — For other uses, see Ocean (disambiguation). Maps exhibiting the world s oceanic waters. A continuou … Wikipedia
Iapetus Ocean — The Iapetus Ocean was an ocean that existed in the Southern Hemisphere between Laurentia (Scotland and North America) and Baltica (Scandinavia) between 400 and 600 million years ago. As a sort of precursor of the Atlantic Ocean, it was named for… … Wikipedia
Ural Ocean — was a small, ancient ocean that was situated between Siberia and Baltica. The ocean formed in the Late Ordovician epoch, when large islands from Siberia collided with Baltica, which was now part of a minor supercontinent of Euramerica. The… … Wikipedia
Arctic Ocean — Arctic Sea redirects here. For the cargo ship, see MV Arctic Sea. The Arctic Ocean Earth s oceans (World Ocean) … Wikipedia
Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline — The Eastern Siberia – Pacific Ocean oil pipeline ( ESPO pipeline , Russian: Восточный нефтепровод) is a convert|4700|km|mi| 2 long pipeline system to export Russian crude oil to the Asia Pacific markets (Japan, China, Korea). The pipeline is… … Wikipedia
Pangaea — Pangaea, Pangæa or Pangea (IPAEng|pænˈdʒiːə [OED] , from παν, pan , meaning entire , and Γαῖα, Gaea , meaning Earth in Ancient Greek) was the supercontinent that existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras about 250 million years ago, before… … Wikipedia
Geological history of Earth — impacting the Earth in a glancing blow. [cite journal | last = R. Canup and E. Asphaug | title = Origin of the Moon in a giant impact near the end of the Earth s formation | journal = Nature | volume = 412 | pages = 708–712 | date = 2001 | url =… … Wikipedia
Ordovician — Period 488.3–443.7 million years ago … Wikipedia
arctic — arctically, adv. /ahrk tik/ or, esp. for 7, /ahr tik/, adj. 1. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, or located at or near the North Pole: the arctic region. 2. coming from the North Pole or the arctic region: an arctic wind. 3. characteristic of the… … Universalium
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
