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Pembina Hills (other)
Pembina Hills may refer to: * Pembina Escarpment, a landform in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Manitoba * Pembina Hills Regional Division No. 7 The Pembina Hills School Division, (formerly known as Pembina Hills Regional Division No. 7 and Pembina Hills Public Schools) is a school division headquartered in Barrhead, Alberta. The division, with 16 schools having a total of about 3,700 st ..., a school board in Alberta See also * Pembina (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pembina Escarpment
The Pembina Escarpment is a scarp that runs from South Dakota to Manitoba, and forms the western wall of the Red River Valley. The height of the escarpment above the river valley is . Geology The escarpment was originally formed by the undercutting of Cretaceous sandstones (the Dakota Formation) by the ancestral Red River. The escarpment was later steepened by glacial scouring. The escarpment is preserved due to a layer of erosion-resistant shale (the Pierre Formation) on top of the sandstone. The vista today, of wooded hills with small farms tucked into valleys (such as the Pembina Valley), is reminiscent of pastoral sections of New England. Streams flowing off the escarpment have high gradients and a cobble substrate. The final form of the escarpment we know today was not created until the end of the last ice age around 12,000 years ago. During the ice age, much of North America was covered by the Laurentide Ice Sheet. As the ice sheet began to melt and recede, the meltwater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pembina Hills Regional Division No
Pembina may refer to: Canada Alberta *Pembina (Alberta electoral district), a former federal electoral district * Pembina (Edmonton), a neighbourhood in Edmonton *Pembina Institute, an environmental research group *Pembina oil field, an oil- and gas-producing region in central Alberta * Pembina Pipeline, a pipeline company *Pembina River (Alberta), a river in central Alberta *Pembina River Provincial Park Manitoba * Municipality of Pembina, a municipality in southern Manitoba ** Rural Municipality of Pembina, a former municipality ** Pembina (provincial electoral district), a former provincial electoral district * North Pembina, original name for West Lynne, Manitoba * Pembina Trails School Division, Winnipeg Metro Region * Pembina Valley Region * Pembina Valley Provincial Park * Winnipeg Route 42, commonly known as Pembina Highway United States * Pembina County, Minnesota, a historical county in Minnesota Territory * Pembina, Missouri an unincorporated community in Christian Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
