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2. Chain O'Lakes - Wikipedia

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   The Chain O'Lakes, or simply "The Chain", is a waterway system in northeast Illinois composed of 15 lakes connected by the Fox River and man-made channels. Encompassing more than 7,100 acres (29 km 2) of water, 488 miles (785 km) of shoreline and 45 miles (72 km) of river, the Chain is the busiest inland recreational waterway per acre in the ...

3. Prince's Dock, Liverpool - Wikipedia

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   1,613 yd (1,475 m) [3] Prince's Dock [nb 1] [4] is a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is the most southerly of the docks situated in the northern part of the Liverpool dock system, connected to Prince's Half-Tide Dock to the north. The dock is now in the buffer zone to one of Liverpool's World Heritage ...

4. Preston Dock - Wikipedia

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   Preston Dock (also known as Preston Docklands) is a former maritime dock located on the northern bank of the River Ribble approximately 2.5 km (1.6 mi) west of Preston's city centre in Lancashire, England. It is the location of the Albert Edward Basin which opened in 1892 and is connected to the river by a series of locks .

5. Canning Dock - Wikipedia

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   Canning Dock was opened in 1737 as the Dry Dock, a protected tidal basin providing an entrance to Old Dock. Having been subsequently enclosed as a wet dock three years earlier, [4] in 1832 it was officially named after the Liverpool MP George Canning. To the east is the site of Old Dock, built in 1709, which was the world's first enclosed ...

6. Bird control - Wikipedia

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   Bird control. A top of broken glass provides an effective physical deterrent to birds considering resting on this wall. Bird control or bird abatement involves the methods to eliminate or deter pest birds from landing, roosting and nesting. Bird control is important because pest birds can create health-related problems through their feces ...

7. Navy lighterage pontoon - Wikipedia

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   Seabees unloading ships with pontoons at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon in January 1945. The Navy Lighterage pontoon (NLP) was a type of pontoon developed in World War II by Capt. John N. Laycock Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) and used by United States Navy Construction Battalions ( Seabees) [1] on invasion beaches and shallow harbors or harbors where the ...