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Malpaís De Güímar
Malpaís or Malpais may refer to: *Malpaís (landform) *The Malpais Legate, a.k.a. Joshua Graham, character in '' Fallout: New Vegas'', a video game Place names, real and fictional * Malpaís in ''Brave New World'' * Casa Malpaís * Malpais, Costa Rica * Malpais-Sint Michiel, a wildlife area in Curaçao * A beach on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, which is also the namesake of a short story by S. K. Azoulay Shay K. Azoulay () is an Israeli writer who writes in English language, English and Hebrew language, Hebrew. Plays Azoulay's debut play, "The Platoon", a satire about the Israel Defense Forces, IDF, won first place in the 2012 staged reading fest ... Other * Malpaís (group) * 6370 Malpais, a main-belt asteroid {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malpaís (landform)
Malpaís, in the Southwestern United States, Spain, Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking regions, are rough and barren landscapes that consist of relict and largely uneroded lava fields exhibiting recognizable lava flows, volcanic cones, and other volcanic landforms. This type of volcanic landscape is extremely rough and difficult to traverse. It is characteristic of arid environments because in more humid climates, such rough terrains are smoothed by erosion and vegetation. While the term describes many xeric places, it is strongly associated with Spanish-speaking countries and the Southwestern United States, where Spanish settlers named this landform.Strahler, A. N., 1970, ''Introduction to Physical Geography'', 2nd ed. John Wiley and Sopns. New York, New York. 486 pp. Neuendorf, K.K.E., J.P. Mehl, Jr., and J.A. Jackson, eds. (2005) ''Glossary of Geology'' (5th ed.). Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute. 779 pp. Etymology A loanword from Spanish, malpaís is in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Vegas
''Fallout: New Vegas'' is a 2010 action role-playing game that was developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game, which was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, is set in the Mojave Desert 204 years after a devastating nuclear war. The player controls a courier who survives an assassination attempt, and becomes embroiled in a conflict between different governing factions that are vying for control of the region. ''Fallout: New Vegas'' features a freely explorable open world, and the player can engage in combat with a variety of weapons. The player can also initiate conversations with non-player characters in the form of dialogue trees, and their responses determine their reputation among the different factions. After the release of ''Fallout 3'' in 2008, Bethesda contracted Obsidian to develop a spin-off game in the ''Fallout'' series. The developers chose Las Vegas, Nevada, and the surrounding Mojave Desert as the set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
