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Geography: THE COLONY TOVAR, A BIT OF GERMANY IN VENEZUELA
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Hello friends I hope you are very well, our country Venezuela is beautiful, it has so much to offer, I already talk about the angel jump, the biggest water fall in the world, it is a pride for us. Now I want to talk about Colonia Tovar, that little piece of Germany that offers us a wonderful stay.Who has not visited Colonia Tovar, with that wonderful climate, who has not ...
Geology: SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES - PRIMARY STRUCTURES AND INTERNAL ORDINATION.
@theprincWHAT ARE THE SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES ?
It is considered that they are those geometric features or textural or compositional differences that constitute a sediment and are formed through physical and chemical processes before and after sediment deposition. The sedimentary structures are an important part of the sedimentary rocks since through the knowledge of said structures, we can know the deposit conditions, the flow conditions, also it also allows to know the direction of the paleocorrientes, it can also indicate the position of the roof and from the base of the strata, as well as the behavior of the organisms...
Ecology: Exploring the Enchanting Underwater World at Night: Encounter with Nocturnal Creatures
@xaydtripsWe are aliens to the underwater world and without proper training and experience, venturing into that world would seem to be a bizarre and fearsome task. A common fear of the dark has been programmed into most people's mind because we have often been told that nighttime is when monsters and hideous creatures come out so we have to go to bed before they catch us. Put together the unfamiliarity of the underwater world and the pitch black of nighttime and you create a whole new level of peculiarity. Let me take you there. I have been doing night SCUBA dives since two years ago and I have always found it to be in the extremes of the diving spectrum. Being underwater is something I've...
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