Iron ore, the main raw material of steel, changed the lakes area and the nation.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

As time passed, the area filled with material left by rivers.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

In a full meltdown, such as the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in the Soviet Union, the rods melt completely and the release of energy causes an explosion that contaminates the surrounding area with radioactive material.

WSJ: Uranium Firms Take Hit After Earthquake

Beach downdrift: area of beach towards which material is being moved by longshore transport.

UNESCO: L O S S A R Y

Remarkably, this is the area in which the least material change has taken place to date.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: US-Soviet Relations