query: what is the highest area of land in russia

pos: Geography of Russia One of the peaks, Mount Elbrus, is the highest point in Europe, at 5,642 meters. The geological structure of the Caucasus extends to the northwest as the Crimean and Carpathian Mountains and southeastward into Central Asia as the Tian Shan and Pamirs. The Caucasus Mountains create an imposing natural barrier between Russia and its neighbors to the southwest, Georgia and Azerbaijan. Northeastern Siberia, north of the Stanovoy Range, is an extremely mountainous region. The long Kamchatka Peninsula, which juts southward into the Sea of Okhotsk, includes many volcanic peaks, some of which are still active. The highest is the 4,750-meter

pos: Russia in the east, the Big Diomede Island. The Russian Federation spans 11 time zones. Most of Russia consists of vast stretches of plains that are predominantly steppe to the south and heavily forested to the north, with tundra along the northern coast. Russia possesses 10% of the world's arable land. Mountain ranges are found along the southern borders, such as the Caucasus (containing Mount Elbrus, which at is the highest point in both Russia and Europe) and the Altai (containing Mount Belukha, which at the is the highest point of Siberia outside of the Russian Far East); and in the

neg: Salisbury Island (Russia) Salisbury Island (Russia) Salisbury Island, (Russian: Остров Солсбери; "Ostrov Solsberi") is an island located in the central area of Franz Josef Land, Russia. Salisbury Island is relatively large and long, having a surface of 960 km². Its highest point is 482 m and practically the entire surface of the island is glacierized. Salisbury Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. It has very little open sea around it, being wedged between Luigi Island and Champ Island on its southwestern shores, Ziegler Island in the northeast and Wiener Neustadt Island in the east. This island

neg: Salisbury Island (Russia) was named after geology Professor Rollin D. Salisbury (1858-1922), of the University of Chicago. Salisbury was second-in-command on the Peary relief expedition. Salisbury Island in the Franz Josef Archipelago should not be confused with Salisbury Island, in Canada. Salisbury Island (Russia) Salisbury Island, (Russian: Остров Солсбери; "Ostrov Solsberi") is an island located in the central area of Franz Josef Land, Russia. Salisbury Island is relatively large and long, having a surface of 960 km². Its highest point is 482 m and practically the entire surface of the island is glacierized. Salisbury Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of

neg: Rudolf Island Rudolf Island Prince Rudolf Land, Crown Prince Rudolf Land, Prince Rudolf Island or Rudolf Island () is the northernmost island of the Franz Josef Archipelago, Russia and is home to the northernmost point in Russia. Because of its location, the island has served as a staging area for numerous polar expeditions. Rudolf Island is almost completely glaciated. It is located very close to the limit of permanent Polar ice. Its highest point is . The Middendorff Glacier "(Lednik Middendorfa)" covers the southeastern part of the island. Cape Fligely, located on Rudolf Island's northern shore, is the northernmost point of Europe

neg: Notes on Muscovite Affairs and ending with Ivan IV, who claimed the title "Tsar of Russia". In this article, "Russia" and "Muscovy" are treated as similar entities. In land area there is not much difference between Muscovy and Russia west of the Ural Mountains. Herberstein wrote about "Muscovy" (region based on Moscow) because that is what it was known as in the West then. We know the area as "Russia", so that is how it is referred to here. Herberstein developed a keen interest in all things Russian, and researched in several ways: As a result, Herberstein was able to produce the first detailed

neg: Heiss Island transliterating from the Russian and the corrupted name "Heiss" (meaning "hot" in German) has stuck. Heiss Island Heiss Island () is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. It is located in the central area of the archipelago, north of Hall Island, between Champ Island and Wilczek Land. Its area is 132 km². Heiss island is almost unglacierized, having only a small ice-cap off its centre by its northern shore. Highest point 242 m. The strait to the south of Heiss Island is known as Proliv Markama, which narrows down to only 5 km at this point. On the east

neg: Heiss Island Heiss Island Heiss Island () is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. It is located in the central area of the archipelago, north of Hall Island, between Champ Island and Wilczek Land. Its area is 132 km². Heiss island is almost unglacierized, having only a small ice-cap off its centre by its northern shore. Highest point 242 m. The strait to the south of Heiss Island is known as Proliv Markama, which narrows down to only 5 km at this point. On the east lies a strait known as Proliv Austrisky, beyond which lie the smaller Komsomol Islands. 7

neg: Nansen Island (Franz Josef Land) Nansen Island (Franz Josef Land) Nansen Island (; "Ostrov Nansena") is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. The island is partly glaciated and its area is . The highest point of the island is . Nansen Island is named in the honor and memory of Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen, who explored and charted the Franz Josef Archipelago in 1896. The island is located in the center of a cluster of islands of similar size separated from each other by narrow sounds. The channel to the southwest of the subgroup is Proliv Allen-Yung (), the one at the southeast is

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Geography of Mongolia none (landlocked) Elevation extremes:
"lowest point:" Hoh Nuur 518 m
"highest point:" Khüiten Peak 4,374 m Natural resources: oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron Land use:
"arable land:" 9.10%
"permanent crops:" 0%
"other:" 99.61% (2011) Irrigated land: 843 km² (2011) Total renewable water resources: 34.8 km (2011) Geography of Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in Central Asia and East Asia, located between China and Russia. The terrain is one of mountains and rolling plateaus, with a high degree of relief. The total land area of Mongolia is 1,564,116 square kilometres. Overall, the

neg: Nansen Island (Franz Josef Land) is known as Proliv Roberta Piliya. Koetlitz Island was named in honor of the geologist of the 1894-1897 Jackson-Harmsworth Arctic Expedition to the Franz Josef Archipelago, Dr. Reginald Koetlitz. Nansen Island (Franz Josef Land) Nansen Island (; "Ostrov Nansena") is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. The island is partly glaciated and its area is . The highest point of the island is . Nansen Island is named in the honor and memory of Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen, who explored and charted the Franz Josef Archipelago in 1896. The island is located in the center of a cluster of

neg: Khibiny Mountains Khibiny Mountains The Khibiny Massif, Khibiny Mountains, Khibinsky Mountains or Khibins, Khibinsky tundras, Khibiny ( ) is one of the two main mountain ranges of the Kola Peninsula, Russia, within the Arctic Circle, located between Imandra and Umbozero lakes. The Khibiny Massif are the highest mountains of the Kola Peninsula, a large peninsula extending from northern Russia into the Barents and White seas. The total land area of the peninsula is approximately . It is rich in minerals due to the removal of a layer of soil during the last ice age. The Khibiny Massif is of oval shape of

neg: Russian Settlement, Utah Russian Settlement, Utah Russian Settlement is a ghost town in the Park Valley area of Box Elder County, Utah, United States. It is not known what name, if any, the settlers from Russia gave to their community; it has been called "Box Elder County's ghost town with no name." The settlement, which lasted about 1914–1917, was formed by a group of Spiritual Christians from Russia of mixed faiths and ethnicities. The land company never provided promised facilities to make the land liveable, and the colony failed quickly. The most noticeable remnant of Russian Settlement is a cemetery with two graves.

neg: Russian famine of 1891–92 enough grain in Russia to feed the starving areas. The peasants used medieval technology like wooden ploughs and sickles. They rarely had modern fertilizers or machinery (the Petrovsky academy in Moscow was Russia's only agricultural school). Russia's primitive railways were not up to redistributing grain. The affected area was a stronghold of communal land distribution so that households had no incentive to improve the land or mechanize, but every incentive to produce as many children as possible (Russia had Europe's highest birth rate). The main blame was laid at the government, which was discredited by the famine. It refused to

neg: Champ Island Champ Island Champ Island (Russian: Остров Чамп; "Ostrov Champ") is an island in the central area of Franz Josef Land, Russia. Champ Island has a surface of and there is a wide unglacierized zone in the southwest of the island. The highest point of the island is . Champ Island is the southernmost island of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Joseph Archipelago. It is separated by narrow sounds from Luigi Island in the north and Salisbury Island in the northeast. The broad channel in the west of Champ Island is known as Markham Channel (Пролив маркама; Proliv Markama),

neg: Geography of Mongolia Geography of Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in Central Asia and East Asia, located between China and Russia. The terrain is one of mountains and rolling plateaus, with a high degree of relief. The total land area of Mongolia is 1,564,116 square kilometres. Overall, the land slopes from the high Altay Mountains of the west and the north to plains and depressions in the east and the south. The Khüiten Peak in extreme western Mongolia on the Chinese border is the highest point (4,374 metres). The lowest is 518 metres, an otherwise undistinguished spot in the eastern Mongolian plain.

neg: Mongolia the south and cold, mountainous regions to the north and west. Much of Mongolia consists of the Mongolian-Manchurian grassland steppe, with forested areas comprising 11.2% of the total land area, a higher percentage than the Republic of Ireland (10%). The whole of Mongolia is considered to be part of the Mongolian Plateau. The highest point in Mongolia is the Khüiten Peak in the Tavan bogd massif in the far west at . The basin of the Uvs Lake, shared with Tuva Republic in Russia, is a natural World Heritage Site. Mongolia is known as the "Land of the Eternal Blue

neg: Payer Island Payer Island Payer Island () is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. This island was named after Julius Johannes Ludovicus von Payer an Austro-Hungarian arctic explorer and an Arctic landscape artist, one of the leaders of the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition. Payer Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. Its area is 151 km² and it lies to the SE of Jackson Island. The headland at the northern end is "Mys Nordik". The center of the island is covered by an ice dome named "Kupol Frolova" (Купол Фролова). Its highest point reaches .

neg: Ziegler Island the start of the 20th century on this island. Ziegler Island Ziegler Island (Russian: Остров Циглера; Ostrov Tsiglera) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. This island is long, stretching from the NW to the SE. Its area is and it is almost completely unglacierized. The highest point on Ziegler Island is . Ziegler Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. This island was named after New York businessman William Ziegler, leader of the 1901 Baldwin-Ziegler North Pole Expedition, on ships "America", "Fridtjof" and "Belgica", and of the 1903–1905 Ziegler-Fiala Polar Expedition. The

neg: Ziegler Island Ziegler Island Ziegler Island (Russian: Остров Циглера; Ostrov Tsiglera) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. This island is long, stretching from the NW to the SE. Its area is and it is almost completely unglacierized. The highest point on Ziegler Island is . Ziegler Island is part of the Zichy Land subgroup of the Franz Josef Archipelago. This island was named after New York businessman William Ziegler, leader of the 1901 Baldwin-Ziegler North Pole Expedition, on ships "America", "Fridtjof" and "Belgica", and of the 1903–1905 Ziegler-Fiala Polar Expedition. The Austrian observing site Payer–Weyprecht (probably ) was established around

neg: Bruce Island Naytingeyl). Bruce Island Bruce Island () is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. Its area is . The highest point of the island is . Except for a very small area at the western shoreline, Bruce Island is completely glacierized. Mys Pinegina is a cape on the eastern side. This island was named after Henry Bruce, who succeeded the Earl of Northbrook as President of the Royal Geographical Society. The Mieres Channel (Пролив Майерса) runs between Bruce Island and Northbrook Island. The sound running west of Bruce Island, separating it from Zemlya Georga, is known as the Nightingale Channel

neg: Bruce Island Bruce Island Bruce Island () is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. Its area is . The highest point of the island is . Except for a very small area at the western shoreline, Bruce Island is completely glacierized. Mys Pinegina is a cape on the eastern side. This island was named after Henry Bruce, who succeeded the Earl of Northbrook as President of the Royal Geographical Society. The Mieres Channel (Пролив Майерса) runs between Bruce Island and Northbrook Island. The sound running west of Bruce Island, separating it from Zemlya Georga, is known as the Nightingale Channel (Proliv

neg: Sweden agricultural, with increasing forest coverage northward. Around 65% of Sweden's total land area is covered with forests. The highest population density is in the Öresund Region in southern Sweden, along the western coast up to central Bohuslän, and in the valley of lake Mälaren and Stockholm. Gotland and Öland are Sweden's largest islands; Vänern and Vättern are its largest lakes. Vänern is the third largest in Europe, after Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega in Russia. Combined with the third and fourth largest lakes Mälaren and Hjälmaren, these lakes take up a significant part of the southern Sweden's area. Sweden's extensive

neg: Northern goshawk in the continent, after the common buzzards (>700,000 pairs), Eurasian sparrowhawk (>340,000 pairs) and common kestrel (>330,000 pairs). The most populated countries by goshawks in Europe were Sweden (an estimated 10,000 pairs), Germany (8,500 pairs), Finland (6,000 pairs) and France (5,600 pairs). The highest densities of breeding pairs per of land were in The Netherlands, Latvia and Switzerland, although this is biased due to the small land area of these countries. Russia has a roughly estimated 85,000 pairs of northern goshawk. In North America, there are a broadly estimated 150,000–300,000 individuals. In North America, most western populations at mid-latitudes have

neg: Waterways of West Virginia Waterways of West Virginia Waterways in West Virginia find their highest sources in the highland watersheds of the Allegheny Mountains. These watersheds supply drainage to the creeks often passing through deep and narrow hollows. From the hollows, rushing highland streams collect in bottom land brooks and rivers. People have lived along and boated on the waterways of what is now the Mountain State from the time of antiquity. On July 13, 1709, Louis Michel, George Ritter, and Baron Christoph de Graffenried petitioned the King of England for a land grant in the Harpers Ferry and Shepherdstown area in what is

neg: Moncrieff and Hood disappearance their fate. Nothing was found at the time. Many land searches have been made since then, mostly centring on Mount Stokes, at the highest point in the rugged bush-covered Marlborough Sounds area, based on a number of supposed sightings in the area. No evidence has ever been found of the "Aotearoa"'s wreckage, or any other trace of the aviators. A chance sighting of what may have been plane wreckage in dense bush near Totaranui in what is now Abel Tasman National Park by youths in the 1960s led to a full-scale search of the area in 2013. No wreckage was

neg: Hawaii (island) the island chain the name of his native island. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (20.8%) is water. The county's land area comprises 62.7 percent of the state's land area. It is the highest percentage by any county in the United States. At its greatest dimension, the island is across. It has a land area of comprising 62% of the Hawaiian Islands' land area. Measured from its sea floor base to its highest peak, Mauna Kea is the world's tallest mountain, taller than even Mount Everest, since

neg: Karl-Alexander Island Karl-Alexander Island Karl Alexander Island (), also known as Zemlya Karla-Alexandra (Земля Карла Александра), is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. Karl Alexander Island's length is and its maximum width is . Its area is , but very little of it is ice-free. The highest point on the island is . The southern section of the island is covered by an ice dome named "Kupol Samoylovicha" (Купол Самойловича). This island is part of the Zemlya Zichy subgroup of the Franz Joseph Archipelago. It is separated from Rainer Island in the east by a narrow sound and from Jackson Island

neg: Mount Pleasant (Washington, D.C.) to be constructed on his land. After the War, he began selling his land in parcels. He named the area "Mount Pleasant Village" because it contained the land having the highest elevation of the original Pleasant Plains estate. Brown sold all his land except for the parcel he retained around his house at 3351 Mount Pleasant Street, NW. His house was demolished in the 1890s. Most of the original settlers built wooden frame houses and farmed their tracts, growing their own food. Stores and other businesses opened around what today is the intersection of Fourteenth Street and Park Road, NW.

neg: Salm Island Salm Island Salm Island (; ) is a roughly round-shaped island in Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Salm Island was named by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition after the Salm-Hoogstraten aristocratic dynasty to which Count Karl Alexander, one of the expedition's main sponsors, belonged. Salm Island is almost completely glacierized except for two headlands in its western and its southern shore. The Chernyshev Ice Cap "(Lednik Chernysheva)" covers most of the island. Salm Island's maximum length is and its area is . The highest point of the island is 343 m high summit of the Chernyshev Ice Cap. Salm

neg: Rainer Island Rainer Island Rainer Island or Rainier Island (Остров Райнера; "Ostrov Raynyera") is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. Lat. 81° 42' N; long 59° 00' E. Rainer Island has a roughly round shape, with a diameter of . Its area is and practically all of it is glaciated. Its highest point is and it is the summit of the "Kupol Vostok Vtoroy" (Купол Восток Второй) ice dome that covers the central part of the island. This island was named by the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition after nobleman Rainer Joseph Johann Michael Franz Hieronymus, Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of

neg: St. Matthew Island St. Matthew Island St. Matthew Island is a remote island in the Bering Sea in Alaska, WNW of Nunivak Island. The island has a land area of , making it the 43rd largest island in the United States. Its most southerly point is Cape Upright which features cliff faces which exceed . Similar heights are found at Glory of Russia Cape on the north, and the highest point, above sea level, lies south from the island center. There is a small island off its northwestern point called Hall Island. The wide sound between both islands is called Sarichef Strait. A

neg: Hebron, North Dakota Hebron, North Dakota Hebron ( ) is a city in Morton County, North Dakota, United States. It is part of the "Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Bismarck-Mandan". The population was 747 at the 2010 census. Hebron was founded in 1885 and named after the West Bank city of Hebron. The first influx of settlers came from Johannestal, Crimea, in what was then South Russia. The city is home to the Hebron Brick Company. Hebron is located at (46.901835, -102.043642). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. As

neg: Anón persons, and it had a density of 130 persons per square mile. Anón is the largest barrio in the municipality of Ponce by land area after Canas, but it is the third "least" populated, after San Patricio and Tibes. Major roads serving Barrio Anón are PR-143, PR-139, PR-511, and PR-517. Anón has of land area and no water area. Anon is home to some of Puerto Rico's highest peaks. The highest point in Barrio Anon is Cerro de Punta which, at 4,390 feet, is also the highest point in Puerto Rico. Monte Jayuya is the barrio's second highest point at

neg: Geography of Germany Geography of Germany Germany is a country in west-central Europe, that stretches from the Alps, across the North European Plain to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Germany has the second largest population in Europe (after the European part of Russia) and is seventh largest in area. The territory of Germany covers , consisting of of land and of waters. Elevation ranges from the mountains of the Alps (highest point: the Zugspitze at ) in the south to the shores of the North Sea (Nordsee) in the northwest and the Baltic Sea (Ostsee) in the northeast. Between lie the

neg: Glacier morphology of the dome is roughly up to several hundred metres. In glaciated islands ice domes are usually the highest point of the ice cap. An example of an ice dome is Kupol Vostok Pervyy in Alger Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia. Ice streams rapidly channel ice flow out to the sea or ocean, where it may feed into an ice shelf. At the margin between ice and water, ice calving takes place, with icebergs breaking off. Ice streams are bounded on the sides by areas of slowly moving ice. An icefield covers a relatively large area, usually located in mountainous

neg: Geography of Estonia Air Pollution, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands "signed, but not ratified:" none Area: "total:" 45,228 km² "land:" 42,288 km² "water:" 2,840 km² "note:" includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea Land boundaries: "total:" 657 km "border countries:" Latvia 333 km, Russia 324 km Coastline: 3,794 km Maritime claims: "territorial sea:" "exclusive economic zone:" limits fixed in coordination with neighboring states Elevation extremes: "lowest point:" Baltic Sea 0 m "highest point:" Suur Munamägi 317 m Natural resources: oil shale (kukersite), peat, phosphorite, cambrian blue

neg: Christianization 1016 to the pilgrims that traveled by land to the Holy Land, and soon this route became extremely popular, being used later in the Crusades. Saint Stephen was the first Hungarian monarch that was elevated to the sanctity for his Christian characteristics and not because he suffered a martyr death. Between the 8th and the 13th century, the area of what now is European Russia, Belarus and Ukraine was settled by the Kievan Rus'. An attempt to Christianize them had already been made in the 9th century, with the Christianization of the Rus' Khaganate. In the 10th century, around 980,

neg: Camas County, Idaho the five Camas precincts at the 1890 census. By 1910, the precincts more than doubled to reach a population of 1,804 residents. A railroad reached the Camas Prairie in 1911 and ran through what is now Fairfield. The railroad's arrival led the majority of settlement in Soldier to locate to what became known as Fairfield. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.0%) is water. The highest point is Camas County Highpoint at , on the county's northern border with Blaine County. As of the census of 2000,

neg: Geography of Azerbaijan into the Caspian a short distance downstream from the confluence with the Aras. The Mingechaur Reservoir, with an area of 605 square kilometers that makes it the largest body of water in Azerbaijan, was formed by damming the Kura in western Azerbaijan. The waters of the reservoir provide hydroelectric power and irrigation of the Kura-Aras plain. Most of the country's rivers are not navigable. About 15% of the land in Azerbaijan is arable. Azerbaijan is nearly surrounded by mountains. The Greater Caucasus range, with the country's highest elevations, lies in the north along the border with Russia and run southeast

neg: Cape Berg shore near Cape Berg, on what is now known as October Revolution Island. They raised the Russian flag on the shore and named the new territory Tayvay Land (, "Zemlya Tayway"), after the first syllable of their icebreaker's names, charting parts of the Laptev Sea coast of what they believed to be a single island. Later the new discovery was named "Emperor Nicholas II Land", (Russian: "Zemlya Imperatora Nikolaya II"), after Emperor Nicholas II of Russia. Cape Berg Cape Berg (, "Mys Berga") is a headland in Severnaya Zemlya, Russia. This cape was named after prominent Soviet geographer and biologist

neg: Russian Mennonite service. They gradually replaced their Dutch and Frisian languages with the Plautdietsch dialect spoken in the area, blending into it elements of their native tongues. Today Plautdietsch is the distinct Mennonite language which developed over a period of 300 years in the Vistula delta region and south Russia. The Mennonites of Dutch origin were joined by Mennonites from other parts of Europe, including the German-speaking parts of what is now Switzerland. Some Poles also became Mennonites and were assimilated into the Vistula delta Mennonites. In 1772, most of the West-Prussian Mennonites' land in the Vistula area became part of the

neg: Armenians in Russia 80 per cent of Russian Armenians were still peasants working the land. According to the Union of Russian Armenians, there are 2.5 million Armenians living in Russia today. According to the same source, about 850,000 are immigrants from Armenia, 350,000 from Azerbaijan and 250,000 from Georgia, including 100,000 from Abkhazia and 180,000 from Central Asia, mostly Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. The Russian government is encouraging Armenians to immigrate and settle in Russia and is providing financial and settlement incentives. Armenians in Russia have one of the highest rates of educational attainment. According to the 2002 census 21.4% of Armenians have higher

neg: Temperate rainforests of the Russian Far East notable for having what has become the last remaining large tract of viable habitat for the critically endangered Amur tiger and Amur leopard. The Russian Federation contains one sixth of the world’s land mass and around half of the country’s territory is what could be considered continuous wilderness, with large expanses of boreal forests providing relatively untouched habitat for an extremely wide diversity of species. The temperate rainforests are located at the intersection of the Pacific tectonic plate and the Eurasian continent’s plate in far southeastern Russia, forming an area with a unique set of characteristics seen no where else

neg: Russia Russia Russia (), officially the Russian Federation (), is a country in Eurasia. At , Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area, and the ninth most populous, with about 144.5 million people , excluding Crimea. About 77% of the population live in the western, European part of the country. Russia's capital, Moscow, is the largest metropolitan area in Europe proper and one of the largest cities in the world; other major cities include Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Novgorod. Extending across the entirety of Northern Asia

neg: Intermittent energy source highest wind production is in the summer and if you combine both, you come quite close to the needs of the people living in the whole area - let's say from northern Russia down to the southern part of the Sahara." A study of the grid in Ireland indicates that it would be feasible to accommodate 42% (of demand) renewables in the electricity mix. This acceptable level of renewable penetration was found in what the study called Scenario 5, provided 47% of electrical capacity (different from demand) with the following mix of renewable energies: The study cautions that various assumptions

neg: Russia include Kamchatka with its volcanoes and geysers, Karelia with its lakes and granite rocks, the snowy Altai Mountains, and the wild steppes of Tuva. Russia Russia (), officially the Russian Federation (), is a country in Eurasia. At , Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area, and the ninth most populous, with about 144.5 million people , excluding Crimea. About 77% of the population live in the western, European part of the country. Russia's capital, Moscow, is the largest metropolitan area in Europe proper and one of

neg: Kaliningrad in Russia, even outstripping the success of its EU neighbours. By early 2015, the BBC reported the region's trade with the countries of the EU was increasing, with improved economic growth and industrial output. In preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 4 new hotels have been built in the city, including a five star apartment hotel, Crystal House. Kaliningrad Oblast used to be the most heavily militarized area of what is now the Russian Federation, and the density of military infrastructure was the highest in Europe. It was the headquarters of the former Soviet Baltic Military District. Kaliningrad also

neg: Mallee (biogeographic region) The lowest species richness occurs in severe habitats such as alongside salt lakes, but also in the areas of highest soil nutrition, where dominant species suppress associated species. Conversely, the highest species richness occurs in soils with the lowest soil nutrition. Most species are killed by fire and regenerate from seed, suggesting that they have evolved in an environment in which fire is infrequent. Approximately 56% of the Mallee region falls within what the Department of Agriculture and Food calls the "Intensive Land-use Zone" (ILZ), the area of Western Australia that has been largely cleared and developed for intensive agriculture

neg: United States at . Hawaii, occupying an archipelago in the central Pacific, southwest of North America, is in area. The populated territories of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands together cover . Measured by only land area, the United States is third in size behind Russia and China, just ahead of Canada. The United States is the world's third- or fourth-largest nation by total area (land and water), ranking behind Russia and Canada and just above or below China. The ranking varies depending on how two territories disputed by China and India are counted, and how

neg: Crime in Russia system in Russia was "the highest stage of robber capitalism”. He believes that "Russia is not corrupt. Corruption is what happens in all countries when businessmen offer officials large bribes for favors. Today’s Russia is unique. The businessmen, the politicians, and the bureaucrats are the same people. They have privatized the country’s wealth and taken control of its financial flows." Such views are also shared by former CIA director James Woolsey who said in a 1999 Congressional Statement: "I have been particularly concerned for some years, beginning during my tenure, with the interpenetration of Russian organized crime, Russian intelligence and

neg: Russia Township, Polk County, Minnesota Russia Township, Polk County, Minnesota Russia Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the township was 33 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Greenview is located within Russia Township. Russia Township was organized in 1882, and named after the county of Russia. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.6 km²), all of it land. Minnesota Highway 9 serves as a main route in the township. As of the census of 2000,

neg: Zichy Land Zichy Land Zichy Land (; "Zemlya Zichy") is a geographical subgroup of Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It is formed by the central cluster of large islands in the midst of the archipelago. The islands are separated from each other by narrow sounds that are frozen most of the year, forming a compact whole. This island group was named after Hungarian Count Ödön Zichy (1811-1894) who was, beside Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek, the second highest sponsor for the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition to Franz Josef Land. The broad channel to the west of Zichy Land is known as Markham

neg: Alger Island, Russia Alger Island, Russia Alger Island (Russian: "Остров Алджер"; "Ostrov Aldzher") is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. Lat 80° 22′ N, long 56° 03′ E. The length of Alger Island is and its maximum width . Its highest point is the high summit of the Kupol Vostok Pervyy (Купол Восток Первый) ice dome that covers part of the island. There are wide unglaciated areas on the northern and the southwestern shores. Alger Island is located north of McClintock Island, separated from it by a narrow sound. The wintering site of the 1901 failed American Baldwin-Ziegler Expedition was on Alger

neg: Beringia Beringia Beringia is defined today as the land and maritime area bounded on the west by the Lena River in Russia; on the east by the Mackenzie River in Canada; on the north by 72 degrees north latitude in the Chukchi Sea; and on the south by the tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula. It includes the Chukchi Sea, the Bering Sea, the Bering Strait, the Chukchi and Kamchatka Peninsulas in Russia as well as Alaska in the United States. The area includes land lying on the North American Plate and Siberian land east of the Chersky Range. Historically, it formed

neg: Central Agricultural Zone (Russia) of the central agricultural zone being that 'the peasantry's egalitarian customs gave them little incentive to produce anything other than babies'; the birth rate in Russia at the second half of the 1800s were almost twice that of the European average, at about 50 to a 1000, with the highest rates in the lands with communal tenure, where the size of the family determined the size of land. This population boom were due to land shortage: the population density of Central Russia matched Western Europe, with the average peasant allotment similar in size to those in Germany and France (at

neg: Alger Island, Russia Island. They named this island after 19th-century American author Horatio Alger who was a significant figure of American cultural and social ideals at that time. Off Alger Island's southwestern shores lies Ostrov Matil'dy (Остров Матильды), a very small, barely long, island. Alger Island, Russia Alger Island (Russian: "Остров Алджер"; "Ostrov Aldzher") is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. Lat 80° 22′ N, long 56° 03′ E. The length of Alger Island is and its maximum width . Its highest point is the high summit of the Kupol Vostok Pervyy (Купол Восток Первый) ice dome that covers part of the

neg: Rudolf Island large hut here. Owing to the steep terrain in Rudolf Island, the only airfield access is a small snow strip up a glacier. It was constructed in 1936 as a staging area for the world's first drift ice station, North Pole-1. Rudolf Island Prince Rudolf Land, Crown Prince Rudolf Land, Prince Rudolf Island or Rudolf Island () is the northernmost island of the Franz Josef Archipelago, Russia and is home to the northernmost point in Russia. Because of its location, the island has served as a staging area for numerous polar expeditions. Rudolf Island is almost completely glaciated. It is

neg: Baltic Klint to the area south of Lake Ladoga in Russia, where it disappears under younger sedimentary deposits. The cliff reaches 55.6 m above sea level at its highest at Ontika, Kohtla Parish, Ida-Viru County of Estonia. It is cut by numerous rivers (including the Narva, Luga, Izhora and the Tosna), many of which form waterfalls and rapids. The Valaste Waterfall (in Kohtla Parish) with a drop of 25 m is the highest. Baltic Klint The Baltic Klint (Clint, Glint; , ) is an erosional limestone escarpment on several islands of the Baltic Sea, in Estonia, in Leningrad Oblast of Russia and

neg: Agriculture in Russia their highest levels and grains are most vulnerable to heat stress. Grain harvest begins in late August and continues through October. It is not unusual for a significant portion of the Russian grain crop—millions of hectares in some years—to remain unharvested, due chiefly to unfavorable weather during the harvest campaign. In an average year, 10 percent of the area planted to spring wheat is abandoned compared to 97 percent of the country's winter wheat area. In 2016 Russia gained and exceeded Soviet Grain Production levels. While agricultural policy in Russia had been poorly structured and largely unsuccessful, some basic trends

neg: Federal lands Energy. Federal land is concentrated in Alaska and the Western United States. Nationwide, the federal government owns 27.4% of all land area. There are significant variations regionally; the federal government owns 61.3% of the land area in Alaska, 46.4% of the land area in the 11 contiguous Western states; and 4.2% of the land area of other states. The state with the highest percentage of land held by the federal government is Nevada (79.6%); the states with the lowest percentage of land held by the federal government are Connecticut and Iowa (0.3%). From 1990 to 2015, federal acreage declined by

neg: Geography of Latvia , Lithuania , Russia Coastline: Maritime claims: "territorial sea:" "exclusive economic zone:" "continental shelf:" Elevation extremes: "lowest point:" Baltic Sea 0 m "highest point:" Gaizinkalns Latitude and longitude Natural resources: peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, timber, arable land Land use: "arable land:" 17.96% "permanent crops:" 0.11% "other:" 81.93% (2011) Irrigated land: "note:" land in Latvia is often too wet and in need of drainage not irrigation; approximately or 85% of agricultural land has been approved by drainage (2007) Total renewable water resources: 35.45 km (2011) Natural hazards: none Environment - current issues: Latvia's environment has benefited from a shift to

neg: Bloodlands Bloodlands Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin is a book by Yale historian Timothy D. Snyder, first published by Basic Books on October 28, 2010. In the book, Snyder examines the political, cultural and ideological context tied to a specific area of land, under which Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union and Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany committed mass killing of an estimated 14 million non-combatants between the years 1933 and 1945, the majority outside the death camps of the Holocaust. Snyder's thesis is that the "bloodlands", a region which comprised what is modern-day Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and the Baltic states, is

neg: History of Alaska History of Alaska The history of Alaska dates back to the Upper Paleolithic period (around 14,000 BC), when wanderer groups crossed the Bering land bridge into what is now western Alaska. At the time of European contact by the Russian explorers, the area was populated by Alaska Native groups. The name "Alaska" derives from the Aleut word "Alaxsxaq" (also spelled "Alyeska"), meaning "mainland" (literally, "the object toward which the action of the sea is directed"). The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867. In the 1890s, gold rushes in Alaska and the nearby Yukon Territory brought thousands of miners and

neg: Queen Louise Land Queen Louise Land Queen Louise Land (; ) is a vast mountainous region located west of Dove Bay, King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. The highest point of Queen Louise Land is Gefiontinde, with a height of , the highest of the Gefiontinder group of peaks located at . Geologically Queen Louise Land is made up of orthogneiss overlain by sedimentary rocks. This remote area was named "Dronning Louises Land" after Queen Louise of Sweden (1851–1926), wife of King Frederick VIII of Denmark, by the ill-fated 1906–08 Denmark Expedition

neg: Reserve Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 16th highest/most expensive out of Allegheny County's 45 school districts [between Cornell SD (15th highest) and Riverview SD (17th highest)]. Reserve Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Reserve Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,333 at the 2010 census. Reserve Township was named for a broader area of land, including the township, which the state had reserved from sale for its own purposes. Reserve Township is located at (40.478369, -79.987872). According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), all of it land. As of

neg: Campello, Switzerland It is now inhabited all year round, making Carì the highest permanent settlement in the Canton of Ticino. Campello has an area, , of . Of this area, or 11.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 28.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 26.5% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, 22.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of

neg: Krasnodar in Krasnodar. Krasnodar is the economic center of southern Russia. For several years, "Forbes" magazine named Krasnodar the best city for business in Russia. The industrial sector of the city has more than 130 large and medium-sized enterprises. The main industries of Krasnodar: Krasnodar is a highly developed commercial area, and has the largest annual turnover in the Southern Federal District of Russia. Retail trade turnover in 2010 reached 290 billion rubles. Per capita, Krasnodar has the highest number of malls in Russia. Note that in the crisis year 2009 turnover of Krasnodar continued to grow, while most of the

neg: Bill Thomas (writer) “wry, witty, eloquent” look at the practice of law. "The Wall Street Journal" called it an “entertaining expose” of the legal profession, from the seamy world of New York personal-injury lawyers to the highest court in the land. "The Los Angeles Times" said "Lawyers and Thieves", “has the quality of hard-boiled mystery fiction, tough, knowing and full of dirty little secrets.” "Red Tape: Adventure Capitalism in the New Russia" (Dutton) details how business is done in Russia. Thomas and co-author Charles Sutherland drew on more than 25 extended trips to Russia and the former Soviet Republics in researching this book.

neg: Turgay Oblast (Russian Empire) Turgay Oblast (Russian Empire) Turgai (also spelled Turgay or Turgaj) was an oblast (province) in Imperial Russia, established on October 21, 1868. It was located in the central part of present-day Kazakhstan. Its land area was . The seat of the oblast was located in Orenburg, outside the borders of the oblast, since there was no town suitable for accommodation of the administration. The highest authority in the Oblast was a military governor. The military governors of Turgay Oblast were As of 1897, 453,416 people populated the oblast. Kazakhs constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities consisted of Russians.

neg: Turgay Oblast (Russian Empire) Total Turkic speaking were 415,829 (91,7%). Turgay Oblast (Russian Empire) Turgai (also spelled Turgay or Turgaj) was an oblast (province) in Imperial Russia, established on October 21, 1868. It was located in the central part of present-day Kazakhstan. Its land area was . The seat of the oblast was located in Orenburg, outside the borders of the oblast, since there was no town suitable for accommodation of the administration. The highest authority in the Oblast was a military governor. The military governors of Turgay Oblast were As of 1897, 453,416 people populated the oblast. Kazakhs constituted the majority of the

neg: Jewish Colonization Association of thousands of Jewish refugees fleeing Russia, and to oversee the development of all JCA settlements in the country. The JCA also established two agricultural colonies in the first two decades of the 20th century in what now is Turkey. In 1891, JCA bought land near Karataş, Izmir, Turkey, and established an agricultural training centre, or Yehudah, on an area totaling 30 km² by 1902. The center was closed in 1926 owing to numerous difficulties. A group of Romanian Jews in Anatolia were assisted by JCA in the early 20th century to establish an immigration bureau in Istanbul in 1910.

neg:
Geography of Brunei sea level and the highest is Bukit Pagon (). Area: Area – comparative: similar to Norfolk, United Kingdom and slightly smaller than Delaware Land boundaries: Coastline: Maritime claims:
"territorial sea:"
"exclusive economic zone:" Terrain: flat coastal plain, rises to mountain in east; hilly lowland in west Elevation extremes:
"lowest point:" South China Sea 0m
"highest point:" Bukit Pagon 1,850 m Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, timber Land use:
"arable land:" 0.76%
"permanent crops:" 1.14%
"other:" 98.10% (2012) Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
"total:" 0.09 km/yr (97%/0%/3%)
"per capital:" 301.6 m/yr (2009) Natural hazards: Typhoons, earthquakes, and

neg: Minocqua, Wisconsin of 168.1 square miles (435.4 km²), of which, 150.8 square miles (390.6 km²) of it is land and 17.3 square miles (44.8 km²) of it is water. The total area is 10.29% water. Termed the "Island City," a portion of the town is situated on what was an actual island, which is accessible by bridge on Highway 51 and "the fill" to the north. Much of Minocqua has sandy soil, although areas of the far northwest and the northeast are clay. The majority of the soil is highly acidic and many areas are covered by forests. The highest point in

neg: Czeslaw Znamierowski Znamierowski was born in the Imperial Russia (which Latvia was part of at that time). He was fluent in Russian language and for several years lived and received his highest art education in St. Petersburg (Russia). He was most influenced and painted in what can be called Russian realism and Russian academic style. In addition Znamierowski was a supporter of communism which was a vivid connection to Russia, where the ideology was the strongest. Because of these factors, to date he is perceived by many as a Soviet Russian artist. Czeslaw Znamierowski Czeslaw Znamierowski (23 May 1890 – 9 August

neg: Farallon Islands by land over two centuries after the 1542 discovery of the islands. In 1769 the bay inlet was finally discovered soon after an overland sighting of the bay was made from what is now the Pacifica area. In the years following the discovery of the islands, during the Maritime Fur Trade era, the islands were exploited by seal hunters, first from New England and later from Russia. The Russians maintained a sealing station in the Farallones from 1812 to 1840, taking 1,200 to 1,500 fur seals annually, though American ships had already exploited the islands. The "Albatross", captained by Nathan

neg: Geography of England – the lowland areas of the south, east, and midlands and the more rugged and upland areas of the north and west. East Anglia is the lowest area of England, having no high hills or mountains and hosting an area of the Fens, the lowest area of England. The highest area of England is the North West, which contains England's highest hills and mountains, including its highest – Scafell Pike. In England, a mountain is officially defined as land over 600 metres, so most fall in Northern England. Some hill and mountain chains in England are: The main English islands

neg: History of Siberia more than three million people officially resettled in Siberia, and 750,000 came as foot-messengers. From 1897 to 1914 Siberian population increased 73%, and the area of land under cultivation doubled. The Tunguska Event, or Tunguska explosion, was a powerful explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya (Lower Stony) Tunguska River in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia, at around 7:14 a.m. (0:14 UT, 7:02 a.m. local solar time) on June 30, 1908 (June 17 in the Julian calendar, in use locally at the time). The cause of the explosion is controversial, and still much disputed to this day. Although the

neg: Price County, Wisconsin what is now Price County was Major Isaac Stone, who located on the Spirit River in 1860 to engage in lumbering. Price County continues today to be a large producer of raw timber. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.9%) is water. The highest natural point in Wisconsin, Timms Hill at 1,951 feet (595 m), is located in Price County. As of the census of 2000, there were 15,822 people, 6,564 households, and 4,417 families residing in the county. The population density was 13 people per square

neg: Santa Fe, New Mexico were seriously injured when violence broke out between the internees and guards in an event known as the Santa Fe Riot. The camp remained open past the end of the war; the last detainees were released in mid 1946. The facility was closed and sold as surplus soon after. The camp was located in what is now the Casa Solana neighborhood. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.21%) is water. Santa Fe is located at above sea level, making it the highest state capital in the

neg: Peak bagging organizations have adopted rules for what to do when a peak is on private land or otherwise inaccessible, whether off-road vehicles may be used, etc. Peak bagging is distinguished from highpointing. In peak bagging, the targets are the peaks of mountains or hills, and the popular lists usually require that the target pass some threshold of elevation or prominence. In highpointing, the goal is only to reach the highest point in some geographic area (e.g. county, state, or country), whether or not it is a peak. In some parts of the world, a summit register or summit log may be

neg: Puʻu Kukui Puʻu Kukui Puu Kukui is a mountain peak in Hawaii. It is the highest peak of Mauna Kahalawai (the West Maui Mountains). The summit rises above the Puu Kukui Watershed Management Area, an private nature preserve maintained by the Maui Land & Pineapple Company. The peak was formed by a volcano whose caldera eroded into what is now Īao Valley. Puu Kukui is one of the wettest spots on Earth and the third wettest in the state after Big Bog, Maui and Mount Waialeale, receiving an average of of rain a year. Rainwater unable to drain away flows into a

neg: Geography of Franz Josef Land and has a shoreline extending over length. Salisbury Island, also known as Solsberi Island, has an area of and the highest point is elevation . The mapped shore length is . Wiener Neustadt Island, also Viner-Noyshtadt or Viner N'Ojstadt, lies at . It has an area of and has a highest point of . Its shores extend over a length of . Luigi Island, also known as "Ostrov Luidzhi", has a surface area of ; the highest point of the island is and it has a shore line of . Champ Island has an area of and is at an

neg: Sussex County, Delaware is land and (21.7%) is water. It is the largest county in Delaware by area. The county's land area comprises 48.0 percent of the state's land area. It is the second-highest percentage of territory of a state of any county in the United States. Sussex County, like all of Delaware's counties, is subdivided into Hundreds. There are several explanations given for how the Hundreds were determined: as an area containing 100 families, an area containing 100 people, or an area that could raise 100 soldiers. Sussex County is apportioned into eleven Hundreds: Cedar Creek, Broadkiln, Georgetown, Nanticoke, Northwest Fork, Broad

neg: Malden Island lagoon is entirely enclosed by land, but only by relatively narrow strips along its north and east sides. It is connected to the sea by underground channels, and is quite salty. Most of the land area of the island lies to the south and west of the lagoon. The total area of the island is about . The island is very low, no more than above sea level at its highest point. The highest elevations are found along a rim that closely follows the coastline. The interior forms a depression that is only a few meters above sea level in

neg: Carpathian Mountains in Europe after Russia, totaling 250,000 hectares (65%), most of them in the Carpathians, with the Southern Carpathians constituting Europe's largest unfragmented forested area. The Carpathians consist of a chain of mountain ranges that stretch in an arc from the Czech Republic (3%) in the northwest through Slovakia (17%), Poland (10%), Hungary (4%) and Ukraine (10%) Serbia (5%) and Romania (50%) in the southeast. The highest range within the Carpathians is the Tatras, on the border of Slovakia and Poland, where the highest peaks exceed . The second-highest range is the Southern Carpathians in Romania, where the highest peaks exceed

neg: Geography of Russia Russia imports machinery and equipment, vehicles, consumer goods, foodstuff, chemical products, and industrial consumer goods. Major trading partners with Russia are Germany, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, and Finland. Russia's GDP was US$1.578 trillion in (2017) Russia's GDP per capita was US$10,743.10 (2017) was 3.655 trillion PPP dollars (2017) The Russian Ruble is Russia's money. 1 Russian Ruble = 0.015 United States Dollar. In 2015, it was estimated that about 13.3% of the population lives below the poverty line in Russia. Area (excluding Crimea): Area - comparative:<br> Slightly larger than twice size of Brazil Land boundaries: Kaliningrad forms

neg: San Isidro, Northern Samar east, and by Dalupiri Pass and Samar Sea in the west. San Isidro has a total land area of , of which 9088 is commercial forest, 418 is non-commercial forest, 10754 is logged cover area and rest are classified into reproduction brush land, cogon open land, mosey forest, cultivation, plantation and marsh swamp land. The topography of the land is characterized from plains to rolling hills and steep mountain ranges. The lowlands are along the coast but in a few sections of this area, the mountains rise from 30 meters to 61 meters high above sea level. The highest elevation

neg: Koldewey Island Koldewey Island Koldewey Island (, ) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. The island is in length. Its highest point is (temporarily named as Mountain of "Carl-Christian"). On the top there is a double peak stack high. The second-highest point Mountain of "Robert-Johann" in the southwest is named after Carl Koldewey's son Robert Koldewey. The island has no lakes but its single valley has a creek in the summer. The island belongs to the Russkaya Arktika National Park since 15 June 2009. There is the same arctic climate and flora as the "mother" island Salm but Koldewey is

neg: Center for Strategic Research (Russia) to continue to look at what steps or reforms can be taken into account in the future." The Board is the highest collective entity of the Center for Strategic Research. As of 31 July 2018 it comprises: In accordance with an order of the President of Russia a working group on "Structural Reforms Priorities and Sustainable Development" was established under the Presidential Economic Council. Alexei Kudrin, who had earlier been appointed as Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Economic Council, was named the head of the working group. CSR became the platform for the Working Group Center for Strategic Research (Russia)

neg: Siberian agriculture to address it properly. During the nineteen eighties, aerial photographs were taken that displayed that the amount of land reported to authorities was only half of what was actually being cultivated. Statistics show that "agricultural land contracted to 20 to 46 percent between 1959 and 1989", the biggest reduction occurring in the Northern European region of Russia; however, it is estimated that the actual percentage of agricultural land that was abandoned was nearly twice the size than what was recorded. This lack of honesty and communication instigated distrust and an inability of the Soviet Regime to be helpful in solving

neg: Vätsäri Wilderness Area 2003 the national park was expanded and Øvre Pasvik Landscape Protection Area was established, creating a continually protected area spanning three countries. The wilderness area is managed by Metsähallitus a government agency which manages the state-owned land in Finland. The area is not a strictly protected area, instead falling into the Natura 2000 network. Limitations include the mandatory maintenance of forests in their natural state and a ban on logging. The sale and leasing of land is prohibited, as is construction of permanent roads and mining. The area shares a common brown bear population with Norway and Russia. Other predators

neg: Koldewey Island after Captain Carl Koldewey, leader of the second German expedition to Greenland and Spitzbergen in the late 19th century. Very close to Koldewey Island, off its northern point, lies one of the smallest islands: Koldewey Island Koldewey Island (, ) is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. The island is in length. Its highest point is (temporarily named as Mountain of "Carl-Christian"). On the top there is a double peak stack high. The second-highest point Mountain of "Robert-Johann" in the southwest is named after Carl Koldewey's son Robert Koldewey. The island has no lakes but its single valley has

neg: Rural Municipality of Hanover government set aside the East Reserve of which was slightly smaller than what is now the RM of Hanover. The East Reserve was set aside for the new Plautdietsch-speaking Mennonites immigrants from Russia coming to the province. In 1873, these Mennonites signed an agreement with the Canadian government known as the Privilegium guaranteeing land, freedom of religion, private schools, and military exemption. In 1880 the province created the RM of Hespeler in honour of William Hespeler, who had brought many of the Mennonite immigrants to the area. The RM of Hanover was created on May 25, 1881 during the same

neg: Anti-personnel mine sought to ban mines culminating in the 1997 Ottawa Treaty, although this treaty has not yet been accepted by a number of countries including the United States, Israel, Russia, the People's Republic of China, Pakistan and India. Anti-personnel mines are used in a similar manner to anti-tank mines, in static "mine fields" along national borders or in defense of strategic positions as described in greater detail in the land mine article. What makes them different from most anti-tank mines, however, is their smaller size, which enables large numbers to be simultaneously deployed over a large area. This process can be

neg: Somers, Connecticut Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.49%) is water. The town center CDP has a total area of , all land. The town's highest point, Bald Mountain, at is the highest point along the Connecticut River Valley in Connecticut. The rounded hill summit was recently purchased by the town and can be seen for many miles around. As of the census of 2000, there were 10,417 people, 2,925 households, and 2,337 families residing in the town. The population density was 367.6 people per square mile (141.9/km²). There were 3,012 housing units at

neg: Miller Peak (Arizona) cross paths with Border Patrol agents as they also hike the area on patrol. Miller Peak (Arizona) Miller Peak, at , is the second-highest mountain in Cochise County, Arizona (after Chiricahua Peak). Located approximately 10 miles south of Sierra Vista, Arizona, it is the highest mountain in the Huachuca mountain range and a popular local hiking destination. The peak is the highest point in the Miller Peak Wilderness on the Coronado National Forest. This is also the most southerly peak and land area to rise above 9,000 feet in the continental United States. The area was affected by the 2011

neg: Russian Arctic National Park Russian Arctic National Park Russian Arctic National Park () is a national park of Russia, which was established in June 2009. It was expanded in 2016, and it covers a large and remote area of the Arctic Ocean, the northern part of Novaya Zemlya (Severny Island), and Franz Josef Land. After expansion in 2016, approximately 74,000 km, 16,000 km in land area and 58,000 km in sea area were added to the National Park. In 2009 the total area of the national park was 14,260 km, including 6,320 km on the land and 7,940 km of the Arctic Ocean. The

neg: History of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States 1602, the Spaniard Sebastián Vizcaíno explored California's coastline as far north as Monterey Bay, where he put ashore. He ventured inland south along the coast, and recorded a visit to what is likely Carmel Bay. His major contributions to the state's history were the glowing reports of the Monterey area as an anchorage and as land suitable for settlement, as well as the detailed charts he made of the coastal waters (which were used for nearly 200 years). During the last quarter of the 18th century, the first European settlements were established in California. Reacting to interest by Russia and

neg: Moscow within the city's limits. The elevation of Moscow at the All-Russia Exhibition Center (VVC), where the leading Moscow weather station is situated, is . Teplostanskaya highland is the city's highest point at . The width of Moscow city (not limiting MKAD) from west to east is , and the length from north to south is . Moscow serves as the reference point for the timezone used in most of European Russia, Belarus and the Republic of Crimea. The areas operate in what is referred to in international standards as "Moscow Standard Time (MSK, мск)", which is 3 hours ahead of

neg: Geography of New York City hilliness, especially in Upper Manhattan, while the East Side has been considerably flattened. Duffy's Hill in East Harlem is one notable exception to the East Side's relatively level grade. The city's land area is estimated to be . However, a more recent estimate calculates a total land area of 304.8 square miles (789.4 square kilometres). The highest natural point in the city is Todt Hill on Staten Island, which at 409.8 ft (124.9 m) above sea level is the highest hill on the Eastern Seaboard south of Maine. The summit of the ridge is largely covered in woodlands as part