What Is The Circumference Of The Earth?
The circumference of the Earth is 40,075 kilometers, and the Greek geographer Erastosthenes was the first person to come close to accurately estimating it.
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Longest Rivers In Poland
The Vistula, Poland's longest river, flows 651 miles between the Silesian Beskid Mountains and Gdansk Bay along the Black Sea.
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The Ecological Regions Of Honduras
Honduras has a mix of temperate and tropical climate patterns, with marked variations in terrain, temperature, and precipitation throughout.
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Tallest Mountains In Mozambique
Binga, Mozambique's highest point, is situated along the border with Zimbabwe and reaches 7,992 feet above sea level.
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Morne Trois Pitons National Park, Dominica
Morne Trois Pitons is home to tropical rainforests, volcanoes, geothermal hot springs, and varied flora and fauna.
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Rock Islands Southern Lagoon, Palau
Almost 400 species of coral live in the reefs surrounding the turquoise waters and mushroom-shaped islands.
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Indonesia's National Parks
Indonesia has set aside a total of 52 national parks since 1980, with its largest being Teluk Cenderawasih in West Papua.
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Native Reptiles Of Kenya
A large share of Kenya's reptiles are endemic to either Kenya alone or the somewhat broader region of East Africa.
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Endangered Endemic Birds Of Madagascar
The Madagascan Fish Eagle and Madagascan Pochard are the island nation's two most threatened endemic bird species.
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Native Plants Of Malaysia
Malaysian Borneo and Sulawesi are both particularly rich in their collections of unique and endemic species of flora.
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Native Fish In The Philippines
With more than 20,000 miles of marine coastlines and an abundance of freshwater resources, the Philippine archipelago houses many native fish species.
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Endangered Mammals Of South Africa
Having gone regionally extinct in neighboring areas, small populations of South-Central Black Rhinoceroses have managed to hang on to dear life in South Africa.
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Major Rivers Of Uganda
Uganda is one of 11 nations sharing the waters of the Nile, while the Katonga is the longest river wholly within the country.
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Ecological Regions Of Hungary
The majority of Hungary's landmass is covered by Pannonian mixed forests, while the Danube River System dominates its freshwater habitats.
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Highest Mountains In North Korea
Paektu, a volcano along the border with China with great spiritual significance, is the highest point in the country.
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Critically Endangered Frogs Of Madagascar
All of Madagascar's amphibians are frogs, and virtually all of them are endemic. We take a look at some of the most threatened.
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Native Reptiles Of Malaysia
Peninsular and achipelagic Malaysia alike house many species of snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodiles, and other reptiles
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Native Plant Species Of Peru
Many of Peru's native and endemic plants are exceedingly rare, and often threatened by human activity.
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Endangered Mammals Of Venezuela
The Brown Spider Monkeys in the country's northwestern forests are critically endangered.
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Native Reptiles Of Peru
Peru's rainforests are world famous for their populations of large, constricting, and/or venomous snakes.
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