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Lake Svyatoye (Kaluga Oblast)
Lake Svyatoye ( rus, Свя́тое о́зеро, p= ˈsvʲɪtəjə ˈozʲɪrə — literally ''Holy lake'') is a glacial lake in Shatursky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia, about 120 km east of Moscow. It is one of the three largest lakes of Moscow Oblast with an area of 11.8 km2. The town of Shatura is located on its southern coast. starts from here. There are two other lakes in Shatursky District on the border with Vladimir and Ryazan regions: and . Name According to local legend, the lake got its name because of a church that stood in the middle of the lake on an island. However, there is no documentary evidence of the existence of this church or the island. However, in this case the locals showed the shards seen on the shoal in the middle of the lake as evidence. Geography and hydrography Lake of glacial origin. The lake is characterized by sloping, low shores. The northern and partly western shores are wooded and heavily swamped. The lake is located among pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shatura Power Station
The Shatura Power Station (, or GRES-5 locally) is one of the oldest power stations in Russia. The facility is located in Shatura, Moscow Oblast, and generates power by utilizing two 210 Megawatt, MW units, three 200 MW units, and one 80 MW unit, for a total capacity of 1.1 GW. Built in 1925, the power station initially used peat as its fuel source. Later on, the power plant was diversified into multifuel. In 2010, a new combined cycle block of 400 MW was installed. The 80 and 400 MW blocks can not work on peat. Balance of fuel In 2005 the fuel use was: * Natural gas: 78% * Peat: 11.5% * Fuel oil: 6.8% * Coal: 3.7% See also * List of fuel oil power stations * List of largest power stations in the world * List of power stations in Russia References Natural gas-fired power stations in Russia Coal-fired power stations in Russia Oil-fired power stations in Russia Peat-fired power stations in Russia Buildings and structures in Moscow Oblast Power stations built in the Sov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceramic
A ceramic is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant, and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing an inorganic, nonmetallic material, such as clay, at a high temperature. Common examples are earthenware, porcelain, and brick. The earliest ceramics made by humans were fired clay bricks used for building house walls and other structures. Other pottery objects such as pots, vessels, vases and figurines were made from clay, either by itself or mixed with other materials like silica, hardened by sintering in fire. Later, ceramics were glazed and fired to create smooth, colored surfaces, decreasing porosity through the use of glassy, amorphous ceramic coatings on top of the crystalline ceramic substrates. Ceramics now include domestic, industrial, and building products, as well as a wide range of materials developed for use in advanced ceramic engineering, such as semiconductors. The word '' ceramic'' comes from the Ancient Greek word (), meaning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakes Of Moscow Oblast
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from the ocean, although they may be connected with the ocean by rivers. Lakes, as with other bodies of water, are part of the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Most lakes are fresh water and account for almost all the world's surface freshwater, but some are salt lakes with salinities even higher than that of seawater. Lakes vary significantly in surface area and volume of water. Lakes are typically larger and deeper than ponds, which are also water-filled basins on land, although there are no official definitions or scientific criteria distinguishing the two. Lakes are also distinct from lagoons, which are generally shallow tidal pools dammed by sandbars or other material at coastal regions of oceans or large la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
