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Scale of Sectional

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1:500,000

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Scale of Termial Area Chart

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1:250,000

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Scale of World Aeronautical Chart

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1:1,000,000

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How often are charts flight-checked

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Generally every 4 years

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Open Water

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Lighter blue tone that shows the shoreline limitations of all coastal water features at mean high water levels for oceans and seas

Also includes connecting waters (bays, gulfs, sounds, fjords, large estuaries)

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Inland Water

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Darker blue tone that shows all other bodies of water that aren’t oceans, seas or associated waters

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Are large lakes, such as the great lakes, considered “open water”

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Yes

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Oil wells on sectional charts

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Small open circles

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Water, oil, and gas tanks on sectional

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Small black circles (labeled)

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Man-made structures over what height are charted on sectionals?

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200’ AGL, unless they appear in yellow city tint

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When will objects less than 200’ AGL be charted?

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If they are considered hazardous

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Man-made structures at and over what height are charted on World Aeronautical Charts?

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500’ AGL

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How far apart are contour lines spaced

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500’ intervals

250’ in moderately level or gently rolling areas

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Shaded relief shows how terrain may appear from the air. Shadows are shown as if light is coming from what direction?

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The Northwest

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MEF

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Maximum elevation figure

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How is the MEF determined for man made objects?

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Elevation of the obstacle, Add 100’ for possible vertical error, Round up to the next highest hundred foot level

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How is the MEF determined for natural terrain features?

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Elevation of obstacle, Add 100’ for possible vertical error, Add 200’ for obstacles not portrayed due to being below minimum chartable height, Round up to the next highest hundred foot level

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Crosshatch over VOR frequency indicates what?

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Shutdown status

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What do the letters UC next to the height of and obstruction indicate?

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Obstacle is under construction or

Reported but position/elevation is unverified

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Where will the type of navaid be identified on a chart?

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Positioned on and breaking the top line of the navaid box

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“H” in top right corner of Navaid box

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HIWAS available

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“A” in top right corner of Navaid box

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ASOS/AWOS available

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“T” in top right corner of Navaid box

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TWEB available

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Star by Navaid frequency

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Operates less than continuous or on-request

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Hard Surfaced runways greater than 8069' or some multiple runways less than 8069'
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Airport with Hard-surfaced runways 1500'-8069'
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Tick marks around an airport symbol indicate what?
Fuel is available and the airport is tended, Monday-Friday 10am-4pm
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Heliport
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Ultralight Flight Park (Not shown on WAC)
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Unverified airport Landing area available for public use but warranting more than ordinary precaution due to: Lack of current information on field conditions Available information indicates peculiar operating limitations
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Public Use Soft surface runway or Hard surface less than 1500' No Services
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Restricted or Private airport Soft surfaced or Hard surface less than 1500' Use only in emergency or by specific authorization
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Abandoned airport Depicted for landmark value or to prevent confusion with an adjacent usable landing area Normally at least 3000' paved
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The elevation of an airport is the highest point of what?
Highest point on the usable portion of the landing areas
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Rotating or flashing airport beacon operating from sunset to sunrise
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Runway length is shown to the nearest 100'. What is the rounding point?
70' 8070' rounds to 81 while 8069' is charted as 80
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FSS in airport information
Flight Service Station on field
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NO SVFR above airport name
fixed wing special flight rules operations are prohibited
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Box around the name of an airport indicates what?
Special Air Traffic Rules and Airport traffic patterns
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Star next to tower frequency indicates what
operation part time. See tower frequencies tabulation for hours of operation
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Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (not shown on WAC)
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Airport lighting L L\* -
L-Lighting in operation sunset to sunrise \*L-Lighting limitations exist: refer to AFD A dash represents no runway edge lights
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RP 23, 34 RP\*
Runways with right traffic patterns (public use) (not shown on WAC) \*-See chart supplement
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WX CAM in airport information
Weather Camera (AK)
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AOE in airport data
Airport of Entry
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Airports with control towers are depicted in what color?
Blue
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Airports without control towers are depicted in what color?
Magenta
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Ceiling/Floor of Class B Airspace in hundreds of feet Floors extending "upward from above" a certain altitude are preceded by a + Operations at and below these altitudes are outside of Class B airspace
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Ceiling/Floor of Class C airspace in hundreds of feet MSL
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Identifies a sector that extends from the surface to the base of the class B
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Class D operating less than continuous
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Ceiling of Class D airspace
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Class D up to but not including indicated altitude in hundreds of feet
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Class E (SFC) operating less than continuous
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Class E airspace to 700' AGL
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Class E airspace with floor 1200 ft or greater agl that laterally abuts Class G airspace
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Class E airpace with different floors greater than 700' above the surface
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All SUA areas are depicted on VFR charts except for what?
Controlled Firing Areas Not charted because their activities are suspended immediately when spotter aircraft, radar, or ground lookout positions indicate an aircraft might be approaching the area
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Prohibited, Restricted, Warning area Prefix determines which
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Alert Area
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Military Operations Area
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Mode C Vail Surface to 10,000' MSL within 30 nm radius of the primary airport(s) for which a class B is designated
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National Security Area
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Special Flight Rules Area
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TFR-Temporary Flight Restriction Area relating to national security Broken blue line Only TFRs relating to national security are charted
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ADIZ-Air Defense Identification Zone
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Screened black outline
TRSA-Terminal Radar Service Area
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Military Training Route IR- Instrument VR- VFR At and below 1500'AGL (no segment above)-4 digits Above 1500'AGL(some segements may be below)-3 or fewer digits
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How wide are MTRs?
vary from 4-16 miles
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Runway patterns will be depicted at airports with at least one hard surfaced runway that is at least how long?
1500'
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Civil Seaplane ports
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CIvil-Miltary airport Services Available
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Landplane: Military \*Refueling and repair facilities not indicated
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Military/civilian Hard surface runway
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Seaplane emergency No facilities or complete information is not avilable
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VOR frequency underlined
No voice on this frequency
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VOR
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VORTAC
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VOR-DME
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Air Force Station (AFS) Long Range Radar Station (LRRS)
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Off airport ASOS (could also be AWOS)
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Non-directional radio beacon (NDB) On or off field
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NDB-DME On or off field
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Broadcast station (on request by proper authority or when a VFR checkpoint)
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What does the "R" mean
Receive only YOU talk on that frequency and listen on NAVAID frequency
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Remote Communications Outlet
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Stand-Alone weather cam WX Cam collacted with airport (must be within 2 nm to have same name)
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Class B airspace
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Class C airspace
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Class D airspace Altitude in hundreds of feet MSL
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Class D with E sfc extension
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Class E to the surface
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Special Military Activity Routes Ceiling and floors are in hundreds of feet AGL
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Special Air Traffic Rules/Airport Patterns
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Space Operations Area FAR 91.143
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What is it and what are the requirements for it to be charted?
Parachute Jumping Area with Frequency 1) Must have been in operation for at least 1 year 2) Operate year round (at least on weekends) 3) Log 4000 or more jumps each year
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Glider Operating Area
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Ultralight Activity
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Hang Glider Activity
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Unmanned Aircraft Activity
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Special Conservation Areas (National Park, Wildlife Refuge, Primitive and Wilderness Areas, etc.)
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NOAA Regulated National Marine Sanctuary Designated Areas
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High Energy Radiation Area
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VFR transition route Uni-directional Bi-directional ATC clearance required
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Isogonic Line and Value
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Intersection Named intersection used as reporting points, Arrows are directed towared facilities which establish the intersection
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The star represents what?
Airport beacons (Rotating or flashing)
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Rotating light with flashing code identification light
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Rotating light with course lights and site number
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Flashing light
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Marine lights With characteristics of light
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VFR Checkpoint Underline indicates proper name of VFR checkpoint
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Stand alone VFR Waypoint
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VFR Waypoint collocated with VFR Checkpoint
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Obstruction less than 1000' agl
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Obstruction Obstruction Under Construction or Reported position/elevation unverified
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Obstruction 1000' agl or higher
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Wind Turbine
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Group of Obstructions Less than 1000' agl 1 that is 1000' agl or higher At least 2 in group over 1000' agl Wind Turbines
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High-Intensity Obstruction Lights High-intensity lights may operate part-time or by proximity activation Less than 1000' 1000' agl or higher Wind turbine
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High-Intensity Obstruction Lights Group obstructions
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Wind Turbine Farms When Highest wind turbine is unverified, UC will be shown after MSL value
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Single Track Railroad
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Double Track Railroad
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Non-operating or Abandoned or Under Construction Railway
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Railroad Yard
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Rail Station
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Roads Dual-Lane Divided Highway Primary Road Secondary Road
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Roads under construction
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Overpass Underpass
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Causeways
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Tunnels Road and Railroad
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International Boundary State or Province Boundary
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Mines or Quarries
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Power transmission and telecommunication lines
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Dams Dam Carrying road
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Passable locks Small locks
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Outdoor Theater
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Race tracks
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Lookout towers (elevation base of tower)
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Coast Guard Station
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Aerial Cableways, Conveyors, etc.
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Perennial lake Non-Perennial lake
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Sand deposits in and along riverbeds
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Glaciers
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Ice cliffs
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Ice peaks
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Wrecks (exposed)
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Mountain Pass
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Hachuring
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Lava flows
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Sand dunes
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