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Brussels – Ancient and Modern

October 6, 2011

Brussels is the federal capital of Belgium. It is also the capital of each of the two communities of Belgium, the French and the Flemish, but this is not the place to attempt a detailed description of the confusing complexities of Belgian government and administration. Brussels also is the administrative centre of the European Union [...]

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History of Australia

September 16, 2011

Australia, the world’s largest island, is not usually thought of as such. It is usually today considered to be a continent, making Greenland the largest “island” on the planet. Whatever its geographical description (and geographers differ considerably on the matter, with a variety of other competing and often confusing continental names such as Australasia and [...]

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Canadian History

September 16, 2011

From ancient times, through the period of the first European arrivals to the present day the rich history of Canada from coast to coast is covered in this collection of books.

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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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Greenland – The World’s Largest Island

September 16, 2011

Flying over Greenland it looks rather like one continuous land mass with North America, but deep under the ice there is water. It is the world’s largest island, if we exclude Australia which is usually categorised as a continent. Politically, Greenland is within the Kingdom of Denmark, although it functions autonomously. Norse seafarers first established [...]

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