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What are main features of Anticyclone?

Anticyclone is a region where the atmospheric pressure is high compared with that of adjacent areas, and that shows at least one closed Isobar. Mostly there is a...

October 30, 2017

What is Antecedent Boundary in Geography?

Antecedent Boundary refers to the political boundary developed, mostly in a virtually unpopulated area defined before any distinctions of culture, language, settlement type etc. Thus, later developed patterns...

October 30, 2017

What is the name of only sea that has no coast?

Sargasso Sea which is located in middle of Atlantic Ocean has no coast. The sea is surrounded by Canary current in East, Gulf Stream in West, North Atlantic...

October 30, 2017

What is Annual Drainage in Geography?

Annual Drainage is a subsequent drainage pattern, wherein streams follows arcuate courses as discontinuous portions of what may appear to be concentric circles. This occurs around the directed...

October 30, 2017

What is Angle of Rest in Geography?

Angle of Rest in Geography means the maximum slope at which a mass of moving unconsolidated rock becomes stable. This might be upset by the lubricating effects of...

October 30, 2017

What is an Aneroid Barometer?

Aneroid Barometer is an electronic device used for measuring atmospheric pressure. It consist of a metallic box, exhausted of air, having flexible sides that can expand and contract...

October 30, 2017

Why open exposure is required for Anemometer?

An anemometer is a device used for measuring wind speed. It is commonly used in meteorology, engineering, and various industrial applications where wind speed and direction are critical...

October 30, 2017

What is Anemograma in Geography?

Anemograma is the continuous record of wind speed and direction made by an Anemograph; both traces shows rapid fluctuations because of eddies because of obstacles in the path...

October 30, 2017

What is Andesite Line in Geography?

Andesite is a grey igneous rock consisting of 52-65% silica. It is in the form of tiny crystals embedded in a glassy groundmass. Andesite Line is a petrological...

October 30, 2017

What are Altocumulus and Altostratus clouds?

The term Altocumulus generally refers to medium Cloud that consists of a mass of small, relatively thin, globular patches, may be so close together that their edges join...

October 30, 2017

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