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The Island of Hawaii and Its Six Volcanoes

Volcanoes, like their close cousins earthquakes, are responsible for both massive destruction as well as for the creation of many of the beautiful landscapes on our earth. The Earth as we know it today was...

6 comments    travel vacation america
The Nile River, at 6650 kilometres long, is no doubt the longest river in the world. Image credit: Wikipedia98

World’s Longest River – World’s Largest River – and World’s Deepest River

The world’s longest river is the Nile. At 6650 kilometres long, it’s no doubt the longest river in the world. All through the earliest civilisation of man, the NileRiver has been entirely the source of...

18 comments    travel rivers amazon river
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10 of the Largest Lakes in the World

 If you had to name the largest lake in the world, would you be able to do it? If you’ve done your research on the topic then you’ll know that the largest lake in the world is actually the Caspian Sea....

9 comments    travel lakes caspian sea
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Hawaii and Tsunamis

I first encountered the term tsunami as a teenager while reading James A. Michener's epic novel, Hawaii. In one part of that book he describes an off shore earthquake in a remote area of the Pacific which...

10 comments    travel hawaii tsunami
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List of Flower Names

Flowers are used for so many different things. They are wonderful as centre pieces on our table. So Beautiful in our flower gardens. Of course there are beautiful bouquets for weddings and proms. There are so...

14 comments    home nature flowers
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How to reduce pollution (air, water, and land)

Abating pollution is an exceptionally important concern because of pollutions’ harmful effects on the person’s health, on climate and on the environment. Everybody is a stakeholder as we are all...

17 comments    education water environment
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Lisbon Earthquake 1755

The Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 inflicted untold damage upon the city and left thousands injured and dying. The disaster destroyed the once beautiful city, leaving it a shadow of its former glory. Discover how Lisbon was reborn from the ashes of one of the biggest natural disasters on record.

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Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch, the Continent of Garbage

There is a new continent in the Pacific Ocean. Actually it has been forming for years. It was documented in the 1950's. It is larger now, by some reports twice the size of Texas. And growing. The most...

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Species-New Zealand Flightless Kiwi Bird89

kiwi bird

The Flightless Kiwi Bird is only found in New Zealand. Special to New Zealanders ,and also high on the International Endangered List . New Zealand people are affectionately called Kiwis and the nickname has...

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Some Mysterious Places of the World!

In this great world there are many mysterious places still remaining as puzzles to mankind. The stories and facts behind them are really interesting to learn and nobody knows the answers for the questions...

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