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  Chott el Jerid
During these periods, the chott is cut by small creeks, transporting surplus water from the rainy season.
The chott has little economic importance, as its water is salty, and the immediate surrounding land, thereby, prevented from agricultural development.
All settlements along the chott are located at a distance from the shore.
lexicorient.com /e.o/chott_jr.htm   (123 words)

  
 Not Your Average Engineer
There was a raised island of salt in the middle of the Chott where camels and humans could spend the night or the day, depending on the season, before continuing on their way to the other side.
Again, the idea of flooding the Chotts surfaced in the mid 60's when the Plowshares, an atomic energy group in America, decided that creating a trench to the interior of Tunisia was a good idea and the best way to do it was with atom bombs.
Anyway, if they ever did try to fill the Chotts with water, be it fresh or salt, it would do little good for agriculture as the whole area is permeated with salt to such a degree that nothing will grow there, even when there is moisture.
oregonstate.edu /~vanbossd/Ttchotts.php   (885 words)

  
 Bill Chott
Discuss this name with other users on IMDb message board for Bill Chott
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www.imdb.com /name/nm0159273   (406 words)

  
 Not Your Average Engineer
The Chotts of Tunisia are large inland salt flats, once large shallow lakes, now dried up.
The moon was nearly full, the Chott was full of water, and we couldn't see a single light anywhere.
It's a picture of the chott, the moon and the water in the chott.
oregonstate.edu /~vanbossd/TSchott_jerid.php   (296 words)

  
 Comic creator: Chott
While Chott remained a productive illustrator of covers for his publications, he assembled a team of artists around him to do most of the interior art.
Among the co-workers of the Atelier Chott were the artists Bob Roc (Robert Rocca), Bertrand Charlas, Rémy Bordelet, Claude Bordet, André Reyet, Maurice Besseyras, Guy Lebrun, and the scriptwriter J.K. Melwyn-Nash (Marcel Navarro).
The comics that were produced by Chott and his studio were characterized by their extreme realism and violence, which was very unusual at the time.
lambiek.net /artists/c/chott.htm   (398 words)

  
 TrekEarth | Dry salt Lake, Chott El Jerid Photo   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Chott El Jerid is a dry salt lake.
A "Chott" is a large depression where water gathers and evaporates, leaving a deposit of salts.
The surface of the Chott is composed of myriad salt crystals which have formed a sufficiently resistant and thick layer resting on a layer of clay mud or waterlogged sand.
www.trekearth.com /gallery/Africa/Tunisia/photo353426.htm   (829 words)

  
 RELO.com - Press Releases
Chott will oversee scheduling, presenting and coordination of existing and future member and staff training programs.
Chott is a member of the Employee Relocation Council (ERC), The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) and the local Chicago chapter.
Chott was instrumental in developing and executing the highly successful RELO Gold program, RELO’s business development training and certification course, and the recently released RELO Trainer’s Manual for Sales Associates Relocation Training.
www.relo.com /AboutRelo/pressRelease.aspx   (235 words)

  
 Chott Marathon Xtreme
Chott el Jerid is a 5000 sq km salt lake situated in the south-western region of Tunisia.
A part from a short period of the year, during which it still have some water, the lake is completely dry.
Apart from the first and the last kilometres in Nefta plam grove, during the remaining 30 km the route goes across the Chott salty surface.
www.terramia.com /CHOTT/Default.asp?lang=en   (556 words)

  
 Film and TV actor Bill Chott to direct comedy workshops at CMU   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Well-known film and television actor Bill Chott, a 1991 graduate of Central Methodist University, will be on campus Saturday through Tuesday (Oct. 29-31) to direct “improv-comedy” workshops and to take part in a special showcase performance as part of the Campus Halloween Party.
Chott has taught improvisation for The Second City, Improv Olympic, Comedy Sportz, and Colorado State University.
Chott’s comedy has been seen on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” and “VIBE” in countless sketches and appearances.
woodcreekmedia.bluedomino.com /artman/publish/article_2724.shtml   (427 words)

  
 Chott Boul (Important Birds Areas of Mauritania)
Site description Chott Boul is a coastal wetland formed by an ancient mouth of the Senegal river, now isolated from it and with only temporary connections to the sea (behind a 10-km strip of coastal dunes).
Thus, the southern edge of Chott Boul is contiguous with Diawling while Aftout-Es-Saheli (MR012) lies immediately to the north and is fed by a swamp connecting the Grand Lac at Chott Boul with the southern flood-plain of the Aftout.
Other than for this swamp, Chott Boul is limited to the north by mobile and stable dunes and to the east by a flood-plain and rice-fields.
www.birdlife.org /datazone/sites/?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=6639&m=0   (492 words)

  
 JLBG Chott El Jerid Travel Page - VirtualTourist.com
In the Maghreb, a “Chott” is a large depression where water gathers and evaporates, leaving a deposit of salts.
Chott El-Djérid is the largest and spreads in Southern Tunisia on 120 km from East (Kébili) to West (Hézoua).
The Chott El-Djérid is flanked westwards by the oasis of the Djerid (Nefta, Tozeur; Kriz, etc…) and east and southwards by the oasis of the Nefzaoua (Douz, Kebili, Fatnassa, etc…).
members.virtualtourist.com /m/6ce90/22aabc   (431 words)

  
 Chott el Djerid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chott el Djerid (Arabic: شط الجريد‎) is a large endorheic salt lake in southern Tunisia, at 33.7° N 8.4344444° E.
In summer Chott el Djerid is almost entirely dried up, and numerous fata morgana's occur.
Chott el Djerid was used as a filming location for the Star Wars series, among others.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chott_el_Djerid   (191 words)

  
 Chott el Djerid, Tunisia
To the north is the steppe country of southern Tunisia, which becomes increasingly barren towards the south and beyond the chotts gives place to the desert.
Within Tunisia the string of chotts begins in the west with the Chott el Rharsa and is continued by the Chott el Djerid (110km/68mi long by 70km/43mi wide) and its eastern offshoot the Chott el Fedjadj (90km/56mi long by up to 20km/12.5mi wide), which together form the largest salt lake in the Sahara (7,700sq.km/2,975sq.miles).
In spring the Chott el Rharsa and Chott el Fedjadj are a favored breeding ground for flamingoes, who fly in from northern Tunisia, build their nests, produce and rear their young and then fly off again at the beginning of July.
www.planetware.com /tunisia/chott-el-djerid-tun-to-cd.htm   (528 words)

  
 Tunisia: Images and Sights - Tozeur
After traveling a distance through the totally barren chott, a large pelerine became visible in the distance.
Having read that the Chott El-Jerid can create some stunning optical effects (such as mirages) in the radiant Tunisian heat, it was disappointing to see the overcast sky.
A canoe is marooned on the expanse of the chott
homepage.mac.com /melissaenderle/tunisia/Tozeur.html   (1198 words)

  
 Student Travel Information & Discounts - Events: Chott El Djerid (Chott El Jerid, Tozeur, Tunisia)
The largest salt lake in Tunisia, Chott El Djerid in Tozeur is responsible for legendary desert mirages.
Covering over 5000 square kilometres, the Chott El Jerid is a reminder of the days when the Mediterranean stretched further inland.
These days, a causeway running across the Chott between Tozeur and Kebili ensures that travellers no longer lose their way in these Saharan borderlands.
www.istc.org /sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=43311   (148 words)

  
 MoMA.org | The Collection | Bill Viola. Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat). 1979
Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat).
Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat) almost magically captures the optical and acoustic distortions of nature.
To shoot Chott el-Djerid, the artist used one video camera set on a tripod and meticulously framed his subject from a fixed vantage point.
www.moma.org /collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O:OD:E:89506&page_number=1&template_id=1&sort_order=1   (513 words)

  
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Berthold Streubel, Daniela Huber, Stefan Wöhrer, Andreas Chott, Markus Raderer
Conclusions of the Workshop held by the EAHP and the SH in Thessaloniki, Greece.
We report on the case of a 52-year-old male presenting with an extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of the mucosa-associated tissue (MALT lymphoma) in the lung 11 years after radiotherapy for a MALT lymphoma of the lacrimal gland, which was primarily diagnosed as dacryoadenitis.
lib.bioinfo.pl /auth:Chott,A   (4111 words)

  
 El Chott or Taureg rallye - The HUBB
from what i remember, there were less sand crossing than the chott and doable on 640 which they were riding.
as for the chott dune sections, thats all finding your own track on a bearing / waypoint if you are in the lead or use the tracks as a guidance if you are bit behind (like me..)..
:: forgot to mention earlier that el chott was my introduction to rally riding coming from a africa overland (west side) trip to capetown with not much offroad experience.
www.horizonsunlimited.com /hubb/motorcycle-events-around-the-world/el-chott-or-taureg-rallye-25352#post126570   (768 words)

  
 18th Sahara Rallye El Chott - Off-Road Racing at Off-Road.com
November 1st 2002, the Oktoberfest City of Munich in Germany will see the start event of the 18th Sahara Rallye El Chott on the premises of the Munich Olympic Stadium.
An ultralight aircraft is the transportation of choice for either the film crew or the search and rescue during the El Chott.
Whilst this is the 20st year for the Rallye to take place, it is the first time for the german team ‚Off Road Events' to give it a go and be part of the challenge.
race.off-road.com /race/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=243583   (374 words)

  
 Chott El-Jérid
Le Chott  est humide l'hiver et la mince pellicule d'eau à la surface, fait penser à un grand lac.
En été le chott se dessèche et se recouvre de sel.
Le chott c'est aussi le dépaysement: il n'y a rien, ni animaux, ni moustiques, ni pollen, ni poussière.
www.nachoua.com /Novembre2001/Chott-El-Jerid.htm   (225 words)

  
 Bill Chott News
News about Bill Chott continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Actor Bill Chott, who plays a developmentally handicapped athlete in "The Ringer," caught the acting bug in St. Comment?
A scene from "The Ringer," from left: Jed Rees, John Taylor, Johnny Knoxville, Bill Chott, Edward Barbanell and Geoffrey Arend.
www.topix.net /who/bill-chott   (189 words)

  
 Chott Djerid (Important Birds Areas of Tunisia)
Site description Chott Djerid, situated between the towns of Tozeur and Kebili, is the largest salt depression in North Africa, and gives its name to the whole region.
Also included in the IBA is the steppe surrounding the Chott.
The shores of Chott Djerid are important areas for many species of the steppe—desert ecotone.
www.birdlife.org /datazone/sites/?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=6952&m=0   (183 words)

  
 Roller du Chott at the Defis du Chott in Tunisia - October 18, 2003
The 2003 Roller du Chott Inline Marathon took place on October 18, 2003 in Northern Africa in the town of Tozeur, Tunisia.
The first annual Roller du Chott Inline Marathon was part of the Défis du Chott multi-sport competition in Southern Tunisia, which included an inline skating event for the first time in 2003.
A group in France is organizing a 5-day "Roller du Chott" tour to Tunisia that will begin Thursday, October 16 and end on Monday, October 20, 2003.
www.skatelog.com /countries/tn/defis-du-chott.htm   (248 words)

  
 Chott El Jerid   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Chott El Jerid is a dried-up lake, 250 km long and 20 km wide.
The surface of the Chott is composed of myriad salt crystals which have formed a sufficiently resistant and thick layer resting on a layer of clayey mud or waterlogged sand.
In some places the water covers the salt crust which then becomes less thick, but the intense evaporation and the winds rapidly dry the surface out.
www.sunnyway-tunisia.co.uk /chott.html   (266 words)

  
 Slavik Genealogy - Other Families
Inquiries as to the name and more info came into my possession so her tree is represented here.
CHOTT, Jan (John) (1812-1876) emigrated and bought land in Jeff.
CHOTT, Frantisek (Frank) (1825-1913) emigrated and bought land in Jeff.
webpages.charter.net /tevya74/genealogy/otherfam.html   (578 words)

  
 Chott Marathon Xtreme
Nel sud ovest della Tunisia, il Chott el Jerid é un immenso lago salato di quasi 5000 km quadrati che rimane asciutto per la maggior parte dell’anno: con l’alta temperatura l’acqua evapora e il sale si solidifica rendendo la superficie del lago bianca e luccicante.
Il paesaggio del Chott é unico ed emozionante, immerso in una atmosfera di irrealtà quasi lunare.
I primi e gli ultimi chilometri si corrono nel palmeto di Nefta, i restanti 30 km sulla superficie salata del Chott.
www.terramia.com /CHOTT   (468 words)

  
 SEBKHA CHOTT discography, MP3 and reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sebkha Chott was unleashed upon the world in 2000, when two aspiring students wanted to take a step outside ‘normal’ music confines.
With the closing of 2005 is looming its head; Sebkha Chott hit the studios to record their acclaimed 2006 album, ‘Nagah Mahdi — Opuscrits en 48 Rouleaux’.
Switching from Metal to disco to Jazz to Soul all within the blink of an eye, Sebkha Chott is bound to appease the darkest dreams of a Fantomas/Mr Bungle fan.
www.progarchives.com /artist.asp?id=2939   (478 words)

  
 Chott, Vaclav (Wencl) 1875-1967, Papers
Vaclav Chott was director of the First Lutheran Church choir in Owatonna, MN.
The Chott, Vaclav (Wencl) 1875-1967 collection is available for public research.
The Chott, Vaclav (Wencl) 1875-1967 collection is the physical property of the Immigration History Reseach Center, University of Minnesota.
www.ihrc.umn.edu /research/vitrage/all/ca/ihrc441.html   (128 words)

  
 Photo essay: Algerian wetlands
The peripheral zone of chott, characterized by wadis and oases, surrounds the central zone of the sebkha, with a complete absence of vegetation.
02/02/01; El Oued; 337,700 ha; 33º55’N 006º10’E. The chott is characterized by saline ponds and lakes that are permanent by virtue of the flow of the Wadi Khrouf, containing continuous runoff of excess irrigation for cultivation of palms and waste water from neighboring communes.
Located in a region of arid steppe, the site is internationally important for passing migratory birds, some of which are classed by IUCN as vulnerable, as well as for several indigenous fish species.
www.ramsar.org /photo/photo_essay_algeria.htm   (1450 words)

  
 chott el djerid pictures and videos on Webshots
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia, tourist attractions, information, pictures, maps...
lakes (chotts), the largest of which is the Chott el Djerid.
The term Chott (the spelling is French, it is pronounced, and sometimes spelled, shott; from Arabic šaṭṭ شط...
webshots.com /search?query=chott+el+djerid&new=1&...   (164 words)

  
 18th Sahara Rallye El Chott - Off-Road Racing at Off-Road.com
Running in its 20th-consecutive year, the JSO Motorsport Organisation of Unterhaching in Germany, one of the most scenic areas near the October Fest town of Munich, the El Chott is open not only for professional race drivers but also for amateur and weekend racers.
The map shows the route the El Chott follows ending each day in different oasis's carrying names like Chott el Dscherid or the dunes of Grand Erg Oriental, beautiful places tourists won't ever see.
The award ceremony is held on board of the "Carthage" on the way home after the two weeks of adventure.
www.off-road.com /race/2002jso/2002_10   (641 words)

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