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Times Higher Education ranked Delft University of Technology as the Netherlands' leading university in 2015-2016.

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The University of Melbourne consistently ranks as one of the country's top universities.

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South Africa's University of Cape Town consistently ranks as one of the best on the continent, and is globally respected along with the other African institutions of higher learning discussed herein.

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Times Higher Education ranked Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich as Germany's leading university in 2015-2016.

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Times Higher Education ranked the École Normale Supérieure as France's leading university in 2015-2016.

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Times Higher Education ranked California Institute of Technology as the world's leading university in 2015-2016.

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Times Higher Education ranked Oxford as Britain's leading university in 2015-2016.

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With a population of 207,510 as of 2013, Des Moines, located in Iowa's Polk Warren county, is the state's most populous city.

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15 US states are named after one of the major rivers flowing through them, such as Colorado with its namesake Colorado River.

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For almost nine centuries, the Althing assembly met at Thingvellir to govern and administer Iceland.

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Andorra la Vella, the capital and most populous city of Andorra, is situated high in the Eastern Pyrenees between France and Spain.

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Nassau, the capital city and the commercial center of the Bahamas, houses nearly 70% of the country's total population.

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Bujumbura, situated on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika, is Burundi's capital, most populous city, and chief port.

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Originally a Viking fishing village, Copenhagen is today the capital and most populous city of the Scandinavian nation of Denmark.

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German astronomer Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve left behind 1,750 miles of survey points as part of his legacy.

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The atoll's inhabitants were displaced following World War II so that the area could be used for nuclear weapons tests.

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For many years, slaves of both Taino and African ancestry made new lives as free people amidst the rich biodiversity of the Blue and John Crow Mountains.

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Oslo, the capital and most populous city of Norway, is the principle hub of industry, shipping, banking, and trade in the country.

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Stockholm, the political, economic, cultural, and media capital of Sweden, is also the most populous city in the country.

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BaTwa, Chewa, and other peoples left behind more than 100 rock art sites in the Chongoni area spanning thousands of years.

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