barren about 98% thick continental ice sheet and 2% barren rock, with average elevations between 2,000 and 4,000 meters; mountain ranges up to nearly 5,000 meters; ice-free coastal areas include parts of ... www.exxun.com/Antarctica/b_mp.html
barren flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast www.exxun.com/Greenland/b_mp.html
barren These uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve. www.exxun.com/HeardIslandandMcDonaldIslands/a_fg.html
barren barren volcanic island with some moss and grass www.exxun.com/JanMayen/b_mp.html
barren mostly barren, flat to undulating plains, plateaus, depressions www.exxun.com/Libya/b_mp.html
barren mostly barren, flat plains of the Sahara; some central hills www.exxun.com/Mauritania/b_mp.html
barren mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel www.exxun.com/Qatar/b_mp.html
barren ... several thousand Boer prisoners were confined on the island between 1900 and 1903. Ascension Island: This barren and uninhabited island was discovered and named by the Portuguese in 1503. The British garrisoned ... www.exxun.com/SaintHelena/a_fg.html
barren mostly barren rock www.exxun.com/SaintPierreandMiquelon/b_mp.html
barren ... of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with ... www.exxun.com/SouthGeorgiaSouthSandwichIs/b_mp.html
barren flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east www.exxun.com/UnitedArabEmirates/b_mp.html
barren ... dredging; the egg-shaped reef is 34 km in circumference; closed to the public Kingman Reef: barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; closed to the public Midway Islands: a coral atoll ... www.exxun.com/UnitedStatesPacificIsland/b_mp.html
barren mostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in west, but barren in east www.exxun.com/WestBank/b_mp.html
barrier ... government is moving slowly to improve the poor national road and rail network, a long-standing barrier to sustained economic growth. On the positive side, macroeconomic growth was strong in 2003-07 and ... www.exxun.com/Albania/e_ec.html
Barrier ... 1980s. Long-term concerns include climate-change issues such as the depletion of the ozone layer and more frequent droughts, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the Great Barrier Reef www.exxun.com/Australia/a_fg.html
Barrier ... for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by ... www.exxun.com/Australia/b_mp.html
barrier ... permanent status to be determined through further negotiation; Israel continues construction of a "seam line" separation barrier along parts of the Green Line and within the West Bank; Israel withdrew its settlers ... www.exxun.com/Israel/i_ti.html
barrier varying geologically from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs www.exxun.com/Palau/b_mp.html
barrier Saudi Arabia has reinforced its concrete-filled security barrier along sections of the now fully demarcated border with Yemen to stem illegal cross-border activities; Kuwait and Saudi Arabia continue discussions on ... www.exxun.com/SaudiArabia/i_ti.html
barrier ... permanent status to be determined through further negotiation; Israel continues construction of a "seam line" separation barrier along parts of the Green Line and within the West Bank; Israel withdrew from four ... www.exxun.com/WestBank/i_ti.html
barrier Saudi Arabia has reinforced its concrete-filled security barrier along sections of the fully demarcated border with Yemen to stem illegal cross-border activities www.exxun.com/Yemen/i_ti.html
barriers ... and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), and the six member states undertook to eliminate trade barriers among themselves by forming a common market. In 1967, the institutions of all three communities ... www.exxun.com/EuropeanUnion/a_fg.html
barriers Internally, the EU is attempting to lower trade barriers, adopt a common currency, and move toward convergence of living standards. Internationally, the EU aims to bolster Europe's trade position and its ... www.exxun.com/EuropeanUnion/e_ec.html
barriers historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain www.exxun.com/Poland/b_mp.html
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