Stope
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Stope may refer to:
Stopes may also refer to:
- Stope, SloveniaStope, SloveniaStope is a settlement at the northern end of the Mišja dolina valley to the southwest of Rašica in the Velike Lašče municipality in central Slovenia. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia statistical region.-External...
, a settlement in central Slovenia - Stope, an underground space produced by Stoping (mining method)Stoping (mining method)Stoping is the removal of the wanted ore from an underground mine leaving behind an open space known as a stope. Stoping is used when the country rock is sufficiently strong not to cave into the stope, although in most cases artificial support is also provided...
Stopes may also refer to:
- Marie StopesMarie StopesMarie Carmichael Stopes was a British author, palaeobotanist, campaigner for women's rights and pioneer in the field of birth control...
(1880-1958), Scottish palaeobotanist and pioneer in the field of family planning