Prism — may refer to:cience and mathematics* Prism (optics), a transparent object which refracts light ** Dispersive prism, the most familiar type of optical prism * Prism (geometry), a kind of polyhedron * Prism (geology), a kind of sedimentary… … Wikipedia
Geology of the Iberian Peninsula — The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. The peninsula contains rocks from every age from Ediacaran to Recent, and almost… … Wikipedia
coastal landforms — ▪ geology Introduction any of the relief features present along any coast, the result of a combination of processes, sediments, and the geology of the coast itself. The coastal environment of the world is made up of a wide variety of… … Universalium
Oceanic trench — Oceanic crust is formed at an oceanic ridge, while the lithosphere is subducted back into the asthenosphere at trenches. The oceanic trenches are hemispheric scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the sea floor. They are also the… … Wikipedia
Nankai Trough — The Nankai Trough 南海トラフ (Nankai Torafu?) is a submarine trough located south of Japan s island of Honshū, extending approximately 900 km offshore. In plate tectonics, the Nankai Trough marks a subduction zone that is caused by subduction of… … Wikipedia
Cold seep — Marine habitats Tube worms are among the dominant species in one of four cold seep community types in the Gulf of Mexico. Littoral zone … 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
Население Кирибати — Координаты: 1°19′38″ с. ш. 172°59′04″ в. д. / 1.327222° с. ш. 172.984444° в. д. … Википедия
Республика Кирибати — Координаты: 1°19′38″ с. ш. 172°59′04″ в. д. / 1.327222° с. ш. 172.984444° в. д. … Википедия
Precambrian time — Interval of geologic time from с 3. 8 billion years ago, the age of the oldest known rocks, to 544 million years ago, the beginning of the Cambrian Period. This interval represents more than 80% of the geologic record and thus provides important… … Universalium
