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    Mintaka /ˈmɪntəkə/, designation Delta Orionis (δ Orionis, abbreviated Delta Ori, δ Ori) and 34 Orionis (34 Ori), is a multiple star system some 1,200...
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    The Mintaka Pass or Mingteke Pass or Mintika Pass(Chinese: 明铁盖达坂) is a mountain pass in the Karakorum Mountains, between northern Pakistan and Xinjiang...
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  • Mintaka is a triple star system. Mintaka may also refer to: USS Mintaka (AK-94), a US WWII navy ship Mintaka Pass, a mountain pass between China and Pakistan...
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    center of which lies the three stars of Orion's Belt—Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka. His head is marked by an additional 8th star called Meissa, which is fairly...
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    constellation Orion. It consists of three bright stars – Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka – which are blue supergiant stars with fainter companions. Looking for...
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    USS Mintaka (AK-94) was a Crater-class cargo ship commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. She was named after Mintaka, a star in the Orion...
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    completed in 1982, and it has since supplanted the previously unpaved Mintaka and Kilik passes as the principal route across the formidable Karakoram...
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    (elevation 4,827 m or 15,837 ft; Chinese: 基里克达坂; Urdu: کلوک پاس) to the west of Mintaka Pass is a high mountain pass in the Karakorum Mountains between Gilgit-Baltistan...
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    correlation theory was put forward by Robert Bauval, and mentioned that Mintaka, the dimmest and most westerly of the stars making up Orion's belt, was...
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    system on the other hand, passing through the Kilik Daban (Dawan), the Mintaka Daban (Pass), the Kharchanai Daban (named on the Chinese map only), the...
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    190 m (17,030 ft) Malakand Pass peshawar with chitral 1,362 m (4,468 ft) Mintaka Pass to China 4,709 metres (15,449 ft) Naltar Pass Karakoram Range, 4,600 m...
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    Hyades) of Taurus and the three stars of Orion's Belt (Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka). Another way is to mentally draw a line from the Pleiades star cluster...
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  • Gilgit Baltistan, passes with Xinjiang from northwest to southeast are Mintaka Pass near India-Xinjiang-Afghanistan tri-junction, Parpik Pass, Khunjerab...
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    is one of the three main stars of Orion's Belt along with Alnilam and Mintaka. The primary star, Alnitak Aa, is a hot blue supergiant with an absolute...
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  • Enterprise, under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, arrives at the planet Mintaka III to resupply and repair a Federation outpost being used to monitor the...
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    First 0.18 Rigel γ Orionis Second 1.64 Bellatrix δ Orionis Second 2.23 Mintaka ε Orionis Second 1.69 Alnilam ζ Orionis Second 1.70 Alnitak η Orionis Third...
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    1978. Pakistan initially favored routing through Mintaka Pass. In 1966, China, citing the fact that Mintaka would be more susceptible to air strikes, recommended...
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  • the Lower Kingdom. All of Apepi's children die as well, except Princess Mintaka, whom Apepi betrothed to Nefer Seti to reinforce the peace treaty. The...
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    trade route between Khaplu, Ladakh, Kharmang to Yarqand, China. Kilik Pass Mintaka Pass Khunjerab Pass (the highest paved international border crossing at...
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    have genitive forms which are used in star names, for example the star Mintaka in the constellation Orion (genitive Orionis) is also known as Delta Orionis...
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    1016/B978-0-12-805357-7.00001-0. ISBN 978-0-12-805357-7. "Green Rays". mintaka.sdsu.edu. "Belt of Venus over Cerro Paranal". Picture of the Week. ESO...
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    Silk Road passes: Kilik Pass and Mintaka Pass,, both of which lead to the Tarim Basin in China. T Kilik Pass and Mintaka Pass, located to the north of Misgar...
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  • Orionis Aa Mintaka The right-most star in Orion's belt. The name Mintaka itself is derived from Arabic: منطقة manṭaqa ('belt').: 314–315  /ˈmɪntəkə/ Cetus...
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    (the fourth brightest in Orion) and is a blue supergiant. Together with Mintaka and Alnitak, the three stars make up Orion's Belt, known by many names...
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    Mountains Siachen Muztagh Rimo Muztagh Saser Muztagh Passes Kilik Pass Mintaka Pass Khunjerab Pass Shimshal Pass Mustagh Pass Karakoram Pass Sasser Pass...
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    4 visibly bright O-type stars are Gamma Velorum, Alnitak (Zeta Orionis), Mintaka (Delta Orionis), and Zeta Puppis. The corona present in other spectral...
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  • carrier Zelbinion. His most famed accomplishments were the liberation of Mintaka III and the quelling the Senovion rebellion. Many of his tactics are required...
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    32var) Alphecca α CrB 0075 A0 V, G5 V Northern 67 2.23 (2.23–2.35var) Mintaka δ Ori 0900 O9.5 II, B1 V, B0 IV Southern 68 2.23 Sadr γ Cyg 1,500 F8 Iab...
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    of Orion's Belt: Alnitak (Zeta Orionis), Alnilam (Epsilon Orionis), and Mintaka (Delta Orionis). However, this is no longer believed to be the case, as...
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    75°17′50″E / 36.97374°N 75.2973°E / 36.97374; 75.2973 5314m - 明铁盖达坂 Mintaka Pass 37°00′14″N 74°51′04″E / 37.0039°N 74.8511°E / 37.0039; 74.8511...
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