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Railtrack's biggest single re-railing operation is on more than seven miles of track south of Durham.
BBC: South-west
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He runs his own boutique operation, Mount Bohemia, 450 miles north of Chicago in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
FORBES: Magazine Article
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The Community Baboon Sanctuary (CBS) is a grassroots conservation operation that occupies about 20 square miles, spread over several Creole villages in the Belize River Valley.
BBC: Family fun in Belize
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Kent County Council (KCC) said 60 gritting trucks fitted with snow ploughs were in operation, gritting 5, 000 miles of the county's roads - half of Kent's network.
BBC: Kent snowfall disruption rail and road travel
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Five police forces united to carry out a rural crime operation which covered about 4, 000 sq miles of northern England.
BBC: England
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Following reports of a carjacking in the area, a major police operation then unfolded in Watertown, some six miles (10km) from Boston.
BBC: Major police operation in Boston area after shooting
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At a site 50 miles from Chengdu, the Sichuan capital, a dramatic rescue operation took place when signs of life emerged from a flattened factory.
NPR: Search for Victims Turns Up a Quake Survivor
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The BBC's Marks Doyle reports from Diabaly that French troops spearheaded the operation to retake the town, which is about 400km (250 miles) from the capital, Bamako.
BBC: Mali conflict: French troops 'seize' Diabaly, Douentza
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In the area that is covered by the regulations, about 30 square miles, there are an estimated 1, 000 fast-food restaurants already in operation.
FORBES: No new fast-food restaurants for South L.A.
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Under the plan, BP said that the worst spill from a mobile drilling operation would come from a lease called the Mississippi Canyon 462, about 33 miles off the Louisiana coast.
WSJ: BP's Preparedness for Major Crisis Is Questioned
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As a massive security operation swung into operation, the Federal Aviation Administration barred low-flying aircraft from within 3.5 miles (5.6km) of the site.
BBC: Boston bombs: FBI probes deadly marathon 'terror' blasts
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The operation started in mid-June with an air assault along a canal about 16 kilometers (10 miles) north of the city of Lashkar Gah, the ministry said.
CNN: Britain hails 'success' of anti-Taliban push