Almost half of the area is occupied by the city and its suburbs, and the surrounding 332 square miles consist of agricultural land and wasteland.
And because the last mile consists of millions of short-haul links, rather than a few dozen long-haul ones, it tends to be more expensive and time-consuming to upgrade than backbone infrastructure, says Dr Odlyzko.
The "last mile" consists of copper wires connecting every household via the street cabinet to the main distribution frame (MDF).
The Lawrence service area (mile 209) consists of a 24-hour gas station and convenience store, in addition to a 24-hour fast food restaurant.
The length of the navigation was 11.25 mile of which less than 2 mile consisted of new cuts, with the rest following the existing channel.
The new complex, a sleek, low-slung modern building half-hidden in a hillside in an undulating landscape a few miles from the sea, consists of a well-ordered museum filled with interactive displays, a gift shop, an attractive restaurant, a research center and the Neo Cave.
With a total area of about 1,335,000 square miles, the Congo basin consists of a vast shallow depression that rises by a series of giant steps to an almost circular rim of highlands through which the river has cut a narrow exit into the Atlantic Ocean.
Occupying an area of 17 square miles (44 square km), it consists of a V-shaped, sand-fringed cay about 15 miles (24 km) in length with a maximum width of about 7 miles (11 km); its lagoon is open at the north end.
This house is on a gated road shared with six neighbors about a quarter of a mile from town, which consists of a post office, a school, art galleries and the Tesuque Village Market, a restaurant and general store.
Established in 1950 and located about 200 miles (322 km) west of Lusaka, the park covers an area of 8,650 square miles (22,400 square km) and consists of a vast and gently undulating plateau, situated along the middle reaches of the Kafue River and its two tributaries, the Lufupa and the Lunga.
