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Geography of the World

September 16, 2011

For families, schools and cummunity libraries the lavishly illustrated 300+ pages of “Geography Of The World” survey continents, nations, and cultures around the globe. Widely recommended by educators. This book will be helpful to younger students and adults alike, a great resource in the home, but in support of school studies take a look also [...]

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The Nile – River of Mystery

September 16, 2011

The Nile fascinated explorers for centuries. It was well-known in Egypt, but where did it come from? What was its source? Is it the world’s longest river? Geographers differ on that last question. At over four thousand miles in length there may be as little as twenty or thirty miles difference from the Amazon, but [...]

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The Amazon River

September 16, 2011

The world’s greatest river, the Amazon, rises at a height of almost 17,000 feet high in the Andes, flows for more than 4,000 miles into the Atlantic, having started its journey not far from the Pacific. Whether or not it is the world’s longest river is a matter of dispute (versus the Nile, a close-rune [...]

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