Sentences with phrase «in less than a kilometer»

In less than a kilometer you will arrive at the open heathland with the Upper Taggerty River meandering through it.

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Meanwhile, «transportation in the U.S. costs the equivalent of less than one yuan ($) per kilometer, while road tolls [in China] are higher,» he added, pointing out that some mid - and small - sized Chinese enterprises have already started moving to Southeast Asian countries like Vietnam and Cambodia for cheaper wages and materials.

In summary, we would point out that from 1960 to 1980 beef production in Central America increased 160 percent; of the 400,000 square kilometers of rain forest that existed in 1960 in Central America less than one - half remained by 1980 (Myers 1981In summary, we would point out that from 1960 to 1980 beef production in Central America increased 160 percent; of the 400,000 square kilometers of rain forest that existed in 1960 in Central America less than one - half remained by 1980 (Myers 1981in Central America increased 160 percent; of the 400,000 square kilometers of rain forest that existed in 1960 in Central America less than one - half remained by 1980 (Myers 1981in 1960 in Central America less than one - half remained by 1980 (Myers 1981in Central America less than one - half remained by 1980 (Myers 1981).

Cycling races require sometimes 200 - plus kilometers of road closures for racing, and cities and states in the U.S. are much less likely to acquiesce those requests than European counterparts.

She was found in Awo community after she was taken from Ikere, a distance of not less than 50 kilometers.

Provisionally designated A / 2017 U1, the object appears to be less than a half - kilometer in diameter and is traveling at just over 40 kilometers per second — faster than humanity's speediest outbound space probes.

Haumea is an interesting object: it rotates around the Sun in an elliptic orbit which takes it 284 years to complete (it presently lies fifty times further from the Sun than the Earth), and it takes 3.9 hours to rotate around its axis, much less than any other body measuring more than a hundred kilometers long in the entire Solar System.

The Cassini observations reveal that the channels — in particular, a network of them named Vid Flumina — are narrow canyons, generally less than half a mile (a bit less than a kilometer) wide, with slopes steeper than 40 degrees.

They found that infants born within 1 kilometer of a well were 25 % more likely to have low birth weights (less than 2500 grams or 5.5 pounds) than infants more than 3 kilometers away, they report today in Science Advances.

The good news is that Brazil has in recent years begun to restrain such deforestation: annual rates fell from 28,000 square kilometers in 2004 to less than 7,000 in 2011.

Whereas Pluto's putative ocean could in principle support life, it is probably locked beneath perhaps 200 kilometers of ice and very far from Earth, making it a much less appealing target for astrobiological studies than other, closer subsurface oceans known to exist in the solar system, such as those within the icy moons circling Jupiter and Saturn.

But if proposed protections are put in place, the study projects a much smaller area of forest would be lost — 41,650 square kilometers, over 113,000 square kilometers less than under the agricultural development scenario.

After the planet was discovered in 2001, astronomers had speculated that these bizarre characteristics were caused by the gravitational interference of the star's binary partner, located less than 200 billion kilometers away.

Going from a meteoritic sample less than a centimeter in diameter to an asteroid up to a kilometer or more in diameter involves a pretty big leap.

The team's simulations estimate this slowdown effect results in a practical upper limit of 1 megawatt per square kilometer that can be generated — far less than previous estimates not accounting for the effect.

«This means if we look back to the universe when it was less than a quarter of its present age, we'd see that a pair of galaxies separated by a million light years would be drifting apart at a velocity of 68 kilometers a second as the universe expands,» says Font - Ribera, a postdoctoral fellow in Berkeley Lab's Physics Division.

Ten European species, including five on Sardinia in Italy, each live in an area smaller than 5000 square kilometers, and a species named Calotriton arnoldi makes its home in less than 10 square kilometers in a Spanish nature park.

MPL, launched in 1998, was to have landed less than 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) from the planet's south pole to collect soil and ice samples for analysis and to gauge meteorological conditions.

In addition, the larger than expected loss of UV light meant less stratospheric ozone up to 45 kilometers above the surface, but more above that line.

Their sizes range anywhere from 33 feet (10 meters) in diameter to less than 620 miles (1,000 kilometers).

There are approximately less than 150 chimpanzees that live in the 30 square miles (32 square kilometers) Gombe National Park.

On November 4, 2010, NASA's EPOXI mission flew at a close distance of around 435 miles (or 700 kilometers) by Comet Hartley 2, which was then an active short - period comet with jets of gas and dust coming off its sun - lit end and which completes an orbit in less than 6.5 years.

In fact, 95 % of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon occurs on land less than five kilometers from a roaIn fact, 95 % of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon occurs on land less than five kilometers from a roain the Brazilian Amazon occurs on land less than five kilometers from a road.

The company says that over the NEDC standardized European driving cycle, its plug - in diesel hybrid will emit less than 50 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer.

Environmental gains are modest: LaFerrari emits 330 grams of CO2 per kilometer in the European emissions testing cycle, about 10 % less than a current Ferrari V12.

In the NEDC, the entry - level RS model consumes just 8.1 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (29.0 mph), ten percent less than its predecessor.

That means it's capable of sprinting to 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in less than three seconds, and the quarter mile in under 10 seconds with drag radials at the rear.

Peugeots traditionally have been a little, well, different from other cars; but the Oxia, unveiled at the recent Paris Automobile Salon, is different and then some.A two - seat coupe powered by a 680 - horsepower, twin - turbocharged engine, Oxia is said to be capable of going 210 mph flat - out and booming through a kilometer -LRB-.62 mile) in less than 20 seconds — from a standing start.Rumored to be a racing prototype, Oxia uses a heavily breathed - on version of the familiar Peugeot - Renault - Volvo V - 6 engine.

In the «efficiency» mode, for example, with a fully charged battery and a distance of less than 50 kilometers (31.07 miles) the vehicle is operated in principle on purely electrical poweIn the «efficiency» mode, for example, with a fully charged battery and a distance of less than 50 kilometers (31.07 miles) the vehicle is operated in principle on purely electrical powein principle on purely electrical power.

Yes one, of these photos or better said the second photo is from the Geneva Auto Show with this Tata Nano EV but this is not the most important thing I have to tell you, we also know that this Tata Nano EV can reach 60 km / h in less than 10 seconds and also having a range of 160 kilometers.

The premium manufacturer boasts not only great driving pleasure in this segment but great efficiency as well seeing how five of the engines come with an emissions rating of less than 120 grams of CO2 per kilometer.

Porsche claims that's enough to propel the wagon to 100 kilometers per hour (62 mph) in under 3.5 seconds and to 200 km / h (124 mph) in less than 12 seconds.

Equipped with quattro all - wheel drive, the SUV consumes in the NEDC just 1.7 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (138.4 US mpg)-- for a CO2 equivalent of less than 50 grams per kilometer (80.5 g / mi).

In fact, the Tesla's four engine choices offer an extended driving range of up to 507 kilometers on a single charge and blistering acceleration that can take you from zero to 100 km / h in less than three secondIn fact, the Tesla's four engine choices offer an extended driving range of up to 507 kilometers on a single charge and blistering acceleration that can take you from zero to 100 km / h in less than three secondin less than three seconds.

It may measure less than 50 square miles / 130 square kilometers, but San Francisco justly ranks as one of the greatest cities in the world.

Conservation Status The most recent edition of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species listed the Channel Islands slender salamander as of Least Concern since, although its Extent of Occurrence is much less than 5,000 per square kilometer, it is common and occurs in an area of extensive, suitable habitat which appears not to be under threat, it has a presumed large population, and it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

SunBreeze Hotel and SunBreeze Suites located on the largest island of Belize, «Ambergris Caye» Both properties are less than one kilometer from the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere a UNESCO World Heritage site offering world class diving, fishing, snorkelling and much more.

It's only 13 km long and less than a kilometer across, so can easily be explored in a single day, making it a popular day trip from Cancun or Playa del Carmen.

This spacious four - bedroom villa is securely set down a quiet cul - de-sac in a private community of villas in Petitenget, less than a kilometer from the beach, within walking distance of some of Bali's best restaurants and bars, and a short taxi - ride from Seminyak.

You can also add City of Arts & Sciences in your itinerary, which is less than 3 kilometers away from your hotel.

If you're keen to beat the crowds entirely, just hop in the car and head 10 minutes down the road to Anglet, a little area renowned for having more than 10 surfable spots in less than 5 kilometers.

Situated in the heart of Sydney, Travelodge Hotel Sydney Wynyard is less than 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) from the Rocks, Circular Quay, Museum of Contemporary Art, and Museum of Sydney.

Less than 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) from the Imperial Palace that commissioned its creation in 1890, this renowned hotel is set just opposite Hibiya Park near the Kabuki - za Theatre, 656 yards (600 meters) from Ginza shopping and Sony building.

The Scene Condo is located in Kathu, less than one kilometer from PSU campus.

This boat / yacht rental and charter service is located in the heart of San Pedro, and is a half mile (less than a kilometer) east - northeast of San Pedro Fitness Club and Gym.

This marina is located in the marina, and is about 100 yards (less than a quarter kilometer) from Royal Marina (For Guests Of Royal Resorts).

This bicycle, moped, motorcycle and atv rental service is in Cancun Beach Hotel Zone, next to (less than a quarter kilometer) Del Rey Marina.

But in Star Citizen, you need to be able to see your hands on the controls less than a meter in front of you and a gas giant that could be a million kilometers away.

Maps range in size from less than 1 square kilometer for urban maps up to 25 square kilometers for battles that took place in more open places such as the desert of North Africa.

Results showed the storm caused the sea ice to pass the previous record 10 days earlier in August than it would have otherwise, but only reduced the final September ice extent by 150,000 square kilometers (almost 60,000 square miles), less than a 5 percent difference.