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   Continentality
   The distance between a site and open ocean water. Continental interiors (obviously!) and areas surrounded by nearly permanent, continuous sea ice are highly continental.
   Found op http://www.homepage.montana.edu/~geol445/hyperglac/glossary.htm
   
   
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   Continentality
   The tendancy for the middle regions of continents to have a wider temperature range than coastal areas.
   Found op http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weatherwise/glossary/c.shtml
   
   
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   Continentality
   Climatic conditions associated with locations in the middle of large continents.
   Found op http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/Townsend/Glossary/GlossaryC.html
   
   
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   continentality
   (from the article `climate`) Continentality is a measure of the difference between continental and marine climates and is mainly the result of the increased range of temperatures ...
   Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/134
   
   
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   Continentality
   Continentality is the tendency of land to experience more thermal variation than water, due to the land`s lower specific heat capacity. Continental climate also tends to be dryer than oceanic climate as there is less moisture input to the atmosphere from evaporation. Because temperature and moistur...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continentality
   
   

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