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The Mercator projection shrinks Africa. In reality the United States, China, India and most of Europe would fit inside it.
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Africa · Africa
External reference (site language): Africa–China relations ↗
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Some rift lakes are so alkaline they can burn skin, yet flamingos thrive on the algae that grow there.
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Kenya and Tanzania · Africa
External reference (site language): Great Rift Valley, Kenya ↗
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Sankore in Timbuktu was a centre of learning in the 15th century with thousands of students in residence.
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Timbuktu, Mali · Africa
External reference (site language): University of Timbuktu ↗
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Salt slabs are still cut in the desert and carried by camel caravan, though trucks now do most of the work.
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Taoudenni, Mali · Africa
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Researchers found wild dog packs decide when to hunt by sneezing, with more sneezes meaning stronger consensus.
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Southern Africa · Africa
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Meerkat sentries rotate duty and give different alarm calls for aerial and ground predators.
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Kalahari · Africa
External reference (site language): Kalahari Desert ↗
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Sociable weavers build communal nests weighing a tonne that house over a hundred birds for generations.
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Namibia · Africa
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North Africa has ski resorts. Oukaimeden near Marrakech sits above 2,600 metres and opens most winters.
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Atlas Mountains, Morocco · Africa
External reference (site language): Morocco ↗
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Balogun and its surrounding markets sprawl for blocks, and navigating them without a guide is close to impossible.
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Lagos, Nigeria · Africa
External reference (site language): University of Lagos ↗
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Ostriches sprint at 70 km/h and their kick can be lethal, which is why farm handlers keep to their side.
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Africa · Africa
External reference (site language): .africa ↗
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Hippos are responsible for far more human deaths in Africa than big cats, especially near riverside paths at night.
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Africa · Africa
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Canada's coastline runs over 200,000 kilometres, longer than the next ten countries combined thanks to its Arctic islands.
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Canada · The Americas
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Canada contains more lake area than the rest of the world put together, with over two million lakes.
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Canada · The Americas
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Newfoundland runs half an hour ahead of Atlantic time, a 30-minute offset kept since 1935.
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Newfoundland, Canada · The Americas
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Bears gather near Churchill each autumn waiting for Hudson Bay to freeze, and the town leaves cars unlocked as bear shelters.
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Churchill, Canada · The Americas
External reference (site language): Churchill, Manitoba ↗
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Quebec's language laws protect French in commerce and signage, and it is the only province where French is the sole official language.
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Quebec, Canada · The Americas
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Two figure-eight tunnels were bored into the mountains in 1909 to reduce a dangerously steep railway grade.
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Kicking Horse Pass, Canada · The Americas
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Wood Buffalo National Park covers about 44,800 square kilometres, larger than Switzerland.
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Wood Buffalo, Canada · The Americas
External reference (site language): Wood Buffalo National Park ↗
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Alaska crosses the 180th meridian, making it both the westernmost and easternmost state in the United States.
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Alaska, USA · The Americas
External reference (site language): Miss Alaska USA ↗
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Measured from its own base, Denali rises higher than Everest does above the Tibetan plateau.
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Denali, USA · The Americas
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Yellowstone's caldera is roughly 55 by 72 kilometres, and its heat drives more than half the world's geysers.
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Yellowstone, USA · The Americas
External reference (site language): Yellowstone Caldera ↗
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Established in 1872, Yellowstone is generally recognised as the first national park anywhere in the world.
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Yellowstone, USA · The Americas
External reference (site language): Yellowstone National Park ↗
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Rock at the canyon floor is nearly two billion years old, roughly half the age of the Earth.
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Grand Canyon, USA · The Americas
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A reading of 56.7 degrees Celsius in 1913 remains the highest reliably recorded air temperature on Earth.
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Death Valley, USA · The Americas
External reference (site language): Death Valley pupfish ↗
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