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  2. Road signs in Australia - Wikipedia

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    The year of 1974 saw important changes in Australia's road sign design practices. A major change expressed Australia's preference for a transition to adoption of symbols on signs in lieu of words, inspired by the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals , and transition to adoption of kilometres and metres in lieu of miles and yards.

  3. Visa policy of mainland China - Wikipedia

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    The 72-hour transit restricts travelers to specific areas with departure from the entry port. The 144-hour transit allows entry and departure from different ports within the same authorized region. [71] [72] Valid Chinese visa holders can also use this scheme if their itineraries comply with TWOV rules. [73]

  4. The Bronx - Wikipedia

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    The Bronx (/ b r ɒ ŋ k s /) is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York.It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New York City borough of Queens, across the East River.

  5. Interstate Highway System - Wikipedia

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    Locating a sign on the ground to the side of the highway, mostly the right, and is used to denote exits, as well as rest areas, motorist services such as gas and lodging, recreational sites, and freeway names; Attaching the sign to an overpass; Mounting on full gantries that bridge the entire width of the highway and often show two or more signs

  6. Global Positioning System - Wikipedia

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    Updates from the Navy TRANSIT system were too slow for the high speeds of Air Force operation. The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) continued making advances with their Timation (Time Navigation) satellites, first launched in 1967, second launched in 1969, with the third in 1974 carrying the first atomic clock into orbit and the fourth launched ...

  7. British Columbia - Wikipedia

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    The province's name was chosen by Queen Victoria, when the Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866), i.e., "the Mainland", became a British colony in 1858. [27] It refers to the Columbia District, the British name for the territory drained by the Columbia River, in southeastern British Columbia, which was the namesake of the pre-Oregon Treaty Columbia Department of the Hudson's Bay Company.

  8. Hollywood Walk of Fame - Wikipedia

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    The Walk of Fame runs 1.3 miles (2.1 km) from east to west on Hollywood Boulevard, from Gower Street to the Hollywood and La Brea Gateway at La Brea Avenue in addition to a short segment on Marshfield Way that runs diagonally between Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea; and 0.4 miles (0.64 km) north to south on Vine Street between Yucca Street and Sunset Boulevard.