cubic mile

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cubic
adjective
uk
/ˈkjuː.bɪk/us
/ˈkjuː.bɪk/
used in units of volume to show when the length of something has been multiplied by its width ...
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mile
noun
uk
/maɪl/us
/maɪl/
a unit of distance equal to 1,760 yards or ...
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(Definition ofcubicandmilefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The cave is also considered a three-dimensional "maze cave", recognized as the densest (most passage volume percubicmile) cave system in the world.
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In total, the volume of lava and tephra emitted during the five-month eruption was estimated to be about 0.25 cubic kilometre (0.06cubicmile).
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I mean tens or hundreds of cubic miles.
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The pelagic zone occupies 1,330 million cubic kilometres (320 million cubic miles) with a mean depth of 3.68 km and maximum depth of 11 km.
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The peak flow of the floods is estimated to be 40 to 60 cubic kilometers per hour (9.5 to 15 cubic miles per hour).
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The overlying rock eventually ruptured, expelling around 100 cubic miles of magma.
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The surface area is about 349,644 km (145,522 sq mi) and the volume is about 20,000 km (5040 cubic miles).
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Recent estimates constrained by direct sampling suggest the global inventory occupies between 1 and 3 m (0.24 to 1.2 million cubic miles).
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It contains a volume of 1,180 cubic miles (4,918 km) of water.
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It is the world's largest active volcano, encompassing 10,000 cubic miles.
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Some estimates put the amount available at between one and 5 million cubic kilometers (0.24 to 1.2 million cubic miles).
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It covers an area of almost 14 million square km (5.4 million sq. miles) and contains 26.5 million cubic km of ice (6.36 million cubic miles).
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The current caldera was created by a cataclysmic eruption that occurred 640,000 years ago, which released more than 1,000 km (240 cubic miles) of ash, rock and pyroclastic materials.
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Its surface area is 233km2 sqmi; however, due to its considerable depth (325 m, 1,066 ft), the lake contains no less than 40 km (9.6 cubic miles) of fresh water.
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Steffans research shows that the glaciers have been melting faster (at a rate of 12 cubic miles per year), creating much more flooding in the area during the warmer months.
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