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Stalagmite. A stalagmite ( UK: / ˈstæləɡˌmaɪt /, US: / stəˈlæɡmaɪt /; from Greek σταλαγμίτης (stalagmítēs); from Ancient Greek σταλαγμίας (stalagmías) 'dropping, trickling' and -ίτης (-ítēs) 'one connected to, a member of') [ 1] is a type of rock formation that rises from the floor of a cave due to the ...
Old School RuneScape is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Jagex.The game was released on 16 February 2013. When Old School RuneScape launched, it began as an August 2007 version of the game RuneScape, which was highly popular prior to the launch of RuneScape 3.
Speleology (from Ancient Greek σπήλαιον (spḗlaion) 'cave' and -λογία ( -logía) 'study of') is the scientific study of caves and other karst features, as well as their composition, structure, physical properties, history, ecology, and the processes by which they form ( speleogenesis) and change over time (speleomorphology).
A cave or cavern is a natural void under the Earth's surface. [1] Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. Exogene caves are smaller openings that extend a relatively short distance underground (such as rock shelters). Caves which extend further underground than the opening is wide are called endogene caves ...
The maker spaces help students "find their passion through personalized learning," said Emily Sanders, assistant superintendent with the Beaver Area School District.
The deepest cave in Wales and the UK is Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, 274.5 metres (901 ft) deep and containing around 50 km (31 mi) of passageways. [ 2 ] The deepest cave in England is the Three Counties System which is 252 metres (827 ft) deep between the entrance of Large Pot, and the deepest point reached by diving in Gavel Pot.
The Eisriesenwelt (German for "World of the Ice Giants") [ 1] is a natural limestone and ice cave located in Werfen, Austria, about 40 km south of Salzburg. The cave is inside the Hochkogel mountain in the Tennengebirge section of the Alps. It is the largest ice cave in the world, [ 2] extending more than 42 km and visited by about 200,000 ...
Main article: Anthodite A speleothem (cave formation) composed of long needle-like crystals situated in clusters which radiate outward from a common base. B Belly crawl A passage that is very low. Biospeleology Main article: Biospeleology A branch of biology dedicated to the study of organisms that live in caves and are collectively referred to as troglofauna. Boneyard An intricate maze of ...