All articles from which the 'Natural Environment' crossword puzzle was dervied have not yet
been placed on our web site. For this reason, we have provided the solutions in the tables below.
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Across:
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| ICEAGE |
1. Began two million years ago in NF and Lab. [Ice Age] |
| FLEURDELYS |
3. Prehistoric mining site in NF [F'leur de Lys] |
| CARBONIFEROUS |
5. 360 million years ago (Period) |
| PHYTOPLANKTON |
9. First link in the marine food chain |
| BADGER |
11. Site of coldest recorded NF temperature (-41C) |
| THERMALLAG |
14. Delayed heating and cooling [Thermal Lag] |
| CONIFEROUS |
15. Type of tree which grows in taiga biome |
| VOISEYSBAY |
17. Site of large nickel discovery in 1995 [Voisey's Bay] |
| GROSMORNE |
20. Made an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 [Gros Morne] |
| SOAPSTONE |
21. Stone used by many NF and Lab. aboriginal societies |
| LAURENTIA |
23. Ancient North American continent |
| MANUELS |
24. Site of NF pyrophyllite mine |
| GAULTOIS |
25. Site of mid-19th century whaling factory |
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Down:
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| EARLYDEVONIAN |
2. 410 million years ago (Period) [Early Devonian] |
| EARLYJURASSIC |
4. 200 million years ago (Period) [Early Jurassic] |
| CATCHMENT |
6. Area drained by a stream or river |
| MAGMA |
7. Melted mantle rock |
| PERMAFROST |
8. Subsoil which remains below freezing point |
| NOTREDAME |
10. NF bay rich in copper showings [Notre Dame] |
| BASQUES |
12. First european whale hunters in N.A. |
| DECIDUOUS |
13. A tree that sheds its leaves |
| WATERWHEEL |
16. Uses the energy of flowing water |
| IGNEOUS |
18. Plutonic rock |
| WABUSH |
19. Site of coldest recorded Lab. temperature (-54C) |
| TALC |
22. Similar to pyrophyllite |
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'Natural Environment' hangman game.
