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Posted On Infamous GeographyThe 2,000 Year Search for the Source of the Nile River
The Nile River. Possibly the longest river in the world, but certainly the most storied in history. Without the Nile,…
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Posted On Nation StatesScotland – Geography, Culture and Economy
A country on the north-western edge of Europe. A mix of islands, highlands and lowlands. A country of romance and…
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Posted On Nation StatesThe History of Scotland
The wild lands at the north-western edge of Europe. Settled for millenia, for centuries they were beyond the grasp of…
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Posted On Nation StatesGreece – Geography, Economy & Culture
A rocky peninsula and an archipelago at the south-east edge of Europe. Thousands of beaches across hundreds of islands under…
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Posted On Nation StatesChile – History, Geography, Economy and Culture
A land of extreme dimensions and a tremendous variety of climate zones and biomes, from the driest desert in the…
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Posted On Nation StatesThe Eight Ages of Greece – A Complete History
The oldest civilisation in Europe. Birthplace of Western Philosophy. The first European alphabet. A place where human sculpture was perfected.…
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Posted On Nation StatesSouth Africa: History, Geography, Economy & Culture
South Africa. Perhaps the first word that comes to mind is Apartheid, a system that enshrined in law racial discrimination…
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Posted On Infamous GeographyThe Krakatoa Volcanic Eruption of 1883 – The Loudest Sound Ever Heard?
In 1883, possibly the loudest sound ever heard, detonated in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, Indonesia. The source…
