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... kilometres at a depth of 6 kilometres . This massif contains over 1,000 cubic kilometres of salt above 6 kilometres and , depending upon the depth to the base and shape of the bottom of the massif , possibly over 5,000 cubic kilometres ...
... kilometres at a depth of 6 kilometres . This massif contains over 1,000 cubic kilometres of salt above 6 kilometres and , depending upon the depth to the base and shape of the bottom of the massif , possibly over 5,000 cubic kilometres ...
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... kilometres from its centre and is so compressed that it contains 15 to 20 times the mass of the Earth . Surround ... kilometres , the inner diameter 239,600 kilometres ; for Ring B , the outer and inner diameters are 234,200 kilometres ...
... kilometres from its centre and is so compressed that it contains 15 to 20 times the mass of the Earth . Surround ... kilometres , the inner diameter 239,600 kilometres ; for Ring B , the outer and inner diameters are 234,200 kilometres ...
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... kilometres ( six miles ) for dandelion ( Taraxacum officinale ) and 0.5 kilometre ( 0.3 mile ) for European pine ( Pinus sylvestris ) . Storms result in higher values - 30 kilometres ( 20 miles ) for poplar and 200 kilometres ( 125 ...
... kilometres ( six miles ) for dandelion ( Taraxacum officinale ) and 0.5 kilometre ( 0.3 mile ) for European pine ( Pinus sylvestris ) . Storms result in higher values - 30 kilometres ( 20 miles ) for poplar and 200 kilometres ( 125 ...
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