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Inhabited since prehistory, Algeria has been at the crossroads of numerous cultures and civilisations for millennia, including the Phoenicians, Numidians, Romans, Vandals, and Byzantine Greeks. Its modern identity is rooted in centuries of Arab Muslim migration since the seventh century…
The Izu Islands are a subtropical volcanic archipelago stretching 190 miles (300 km) south of Tokyo. Administratively part of the Tokyo Metropolis, this region is famous for its dramatic black-sand beaches, natural hot springs (onsen), and rich marine life, making…
The term “Mezzogiorno” today mostly refers to the regions that are associated with the people, lands or culture of the historical and cultural region that was once politically under the administration of the former Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily (officially…
“Offshore Valparaíso” describes the ocean zone just outside the Valparaíso coastline, part of a broad Pacific bay used by commercial vessels, the Chilean Navy, and international shipping routes. Valparaíso itself is a major seaport and naval base in central Chile,…
Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa whose diverse landscape encompasses the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains and immense Lake Victoria. Its abundant wildlife includes chimpanzees as well as rare birds. Remote Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a renowned mountain gorilla…
Until 1957, the parliamentary constituencies used in Iceland had been based on its counties and market towns. The reform of constituency borders in 1957 would group these counties and towns together into eight larger areas that form the basis for the modern regional…
Extends roughly from the central Indian Ocean southwestward toward the Southern Ocean, between the Africa-Antarctica and India-Antarctica spreading centers. Lies south of Madagascar and east of the African continent, curving toward Antarctica. It is a divergent boundary, meaning the Indian…
Antofagasta is a port city and regional capital in a mining area in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert. It’s known for its copper production. North of the city on the Pacific coast is the Monumento Natural La Portada. This huge natural…
Mindanao is divided into six administrative regions: the Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, the Caraga region, the Davao region, Soccsksargen, and the autonomous region of Bangsamoro. According to the 2020 census, Davao City is the most populous city on the island,…
The Big Island (officially named Hawaii) is the largest island in the United States’ Hawaiian archipelago in the Central Pacific. Its diverse terrain spans colored-sand beaches at Papakolea (green) and Punalu’u (black) to lush rainforest. Within Volcanoes National Park, there…
