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    The Nor'west arch is a weather pattern peculiar to the east coast of New Zealand's South Island. For this reason, it is also often referred to as the Canterbury...
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    The prevailing westerlies also create a weather pattern known as the Nor'west arch, in which moist air is pushed up over the mountains, forming an arch...
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    force is the variation in Coriolis effect with latitude. Gravity wave Nor'west arch On 10 March 1933, German glider pilot Hans Deutschmann (1911–1942)...
    19 KB (2,232 words) - 06:18, 3 May 2024
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    a regional term referring to winds in the Alps. Cloud types Föhn wind Nor'west arch Pileus Defant, F., 1951: Compendium of Meteorology, 667–669. American...
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    can also create stunning sunrises and sunsets. A similar phenomenon, the Nor'west arch, also a föhn cloud, is seen in southern New Zealand. The stunning...
    25 KB (2,969 words) - 13:14, 28 April 2024
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    Southern Alps gives rise to a distinctive local weather phenomenon, the Nor'west arch, visible in much of Canterbury and parts of Otago. Each year, there...
    31 KB (3,530 words) - 08:19, 19 May 2024
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    name for such winds is koembang. In New Zealand, they are known as the Nor'west arch, and are accompanied by the cloud formation they are named after that...
    105 KB (11,196 words) - 03:25, 26 May 2024
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    sister cities in the South Island Military of the South Island New Munster Nor'west arch South Island nationalism Staff Reporter (10 October 2013). "Two official...
    105 KB (9,488 words) - 05:51, 27 May 2024
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    telefilm.ca Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. Brook, K., "Grumpy nor'west winds," University of Canterbury, 2 December 2014. Retrieved 22 November...
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    the Gulf of MexicoPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback Nor'west arch – Weather pattern in New ZealandPages displaying wikidata descriptions...
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    and the West Coast region. It is often called "The township under the nor'west arch" in reference to a characteristic weather phenomenon that often creates...
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    cross-country. She started playing soccer at the age of three for the London-based Nor'West Optimist Soccer Club, where she remained until 2016. Fleming attended elementary...
    66 KB (5,402 words) - 03:08, 26 May 2024
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    to 1930, The Nor-West Echo, the successor to the Broome Chronicle and Nor'West Advertiser (1908–1912). Locally, television stations available include...
    35 KB (3,229 words) - 00:10, 26 May 2024
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    less than 760 mm (30 in) and some areas less than 380 mm (15 in). (see Nor'west arch for more on this subject). The Atacama Desert in Chile is the driest...
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    from the northwest. At these times, the weather phenomenon known as the Nor'west arch can be seen across much of the plain. A major earthquake on 4 September...
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    Tasman and Pacific Island flights are unable to take off fully loaded in nor'west wind conditions. A runway end safety area (RESA) will be added to each...
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  • Mt Nor' West 29°57′48″S 137°42′18″E / 29.9632°S 137.7049°E / -29.9632; 137.7049 (Mt Nor' West) Mount Nor' West Station is a pastoral lease in outback...
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  • Group in Nebraska and Colorado, Kavanagh Newspaper Group in Montana, and Nor’West Publications in Kansas, including the daily newspaper Colby Free Press...
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    national and regional prediction centres in Canada. Canterbury arch See Nor'west arch. cap cloud An approximately stationary cloud on or hovering above...
    187 KB (21,500 words) - 07:32, 29 January 2024
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    John D'Wolf, John D'Wolfe, John DeWolfe, John DeWolf II, Norwest John or Nor'west John, was a sea captain, merchant, and businessman known for his role in...
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