A salient , panhandle , or bootheel is an elongated protrusion of a geopolitical entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state .
9-762: Marvin may refer to: Geography [ edit ] In the United States Marvyn, Alabama , also spelled Marvin, an unincorporated community Marvin, Missouri , an unincorporated community Marvin, North Carolina , a village Marvin, South Dakota , a town Robley, Virginia , also known as Marvin Lake Marvin , a lake in Georgia Elsewhere Marvin Islands , Nunavut, Canada People and fictional characters [ edit ] Marvin (given name) , including
18-782: A 2017 French film Marvin (comic) , a newspaper comic strip Other uses [ edit ] Marvin (robot) , developed by the University of Kaiserslautern Robotics Research Lab in Germany See also [ edit ] Marven Gardens , a housing area in Margate City, New Jersey, in the United States, known for its appearance in the board game Monopoly . Marvin the Martian , an extraterrestrial character from Warner Bros.' cartoons Topics referred to by
27-612: A list of people and fictional characters Marvin (surname) , including a list of people and fictional characters Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Marvin the Album , an album by the Australian group Frente! Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! , children's rhyme book by Dr. Suess " Marvin (Patches) ", a song by Titãs "Marvin", song by Marvin the Paranoid Android (1981) Marvin (film) ,
36-468: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Marvyn, Alabama Marvyn , also spelled Marvin , is an unincorporated community located in southern Lee County , Alabama , United States. It sits at the crossroads of Alabama Highway 51 and U.S. Highway 80 , and in the Lee County " panhandle " between Russell County and Macon County . It
45-556: Is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Area . Marvyn was originally located in Russell County , but was granted to Lee County in 1923 in exchange for Phenix City . A soil series is named after Marvyn, as it was first described in the area. The Marvyn soil series is described as a "fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Typic Hapludults . Marvyn is located at the junction of U.S. Route 80 and Alabama State Route 51 in
54-523: The larger geographical body of the administrative unit. In American English , the term panhandle is often used to describe a relatively long and narrow salient, such as the westernmost extensions of Florida and Oklahoma , or the northernmost portion of Idaho . Another term is bootheel , used for the Missouri Bootheel and New Mexico Bootheel areas. The term salient is derived from military salients . The term "panhandle" derives from
63-448: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Marvin . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marvin&oldid=1190660266 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
72-471: The southern part of the county. Via US-80, Phenix City is 22 mi (35 km) east, and Tuskegee is 22 mi (35 km) west. Via AL-51, Opelika , the county seat of Lee County, is 15 mi (24 km) north, and Hurtsboro is 15 mi (24 km) south. Marvyn appeared on the U.S. Census in 1880 with a population of 241 residents. At the time it was located in Russell County. This
81-403: Was the only time it was listed on the census rolls as a separate community. This Lee County , Alabama state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Salient (geography) While similar to a peninsula in shape, a salient is most often not surrounded by water on three sides. Instead, it has a land border on at least two sides and extends from
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