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/**/ Machu Picchu, located high in the Andes, was voted one of the new Wonders of the WorldSince at least the building of Göbekli Tepe 11,000 years ago, humans everywhere have built structures of…Rogers, Richard George, Baron Rogers of Riverside
(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Richard George, Baron Rogers of Riverside, 1933–2021, British architect, b. Florence, Italy, Architectural Association,…Saint Helena
(Encyclopedia) Saint HelenaSaint Helenahəlēˈnə [key], island, 47 sq mi (122 sq km), in the S Atlantic Ocean, 1,200 mi (1,931 km) W of Africa. Together with the islands of Ascension and Tristan da…Stuttgart, city, Germany
(Encyclopedia) StuttgartStuttgartsht&oobreve;tˈgärt [key], city (1994 pop. 594,406), capital of Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, on the Neckar River. It is a major transportation point, with a…Pretoria
(Encyclopedia) PretoriaPretoriaprĭtôˈrēə [key], city, Gauteng prov., administrative capital of South Africa and formerly capital of Transvaal. Pretoria is now part and seatof the City of Tshwane…Cocos Islands
(Encyclopedia) Cocos Islands Cocos Islands kōˈkōs [key] or Keeling Islands, officially Territory of Cocos…Dakar
(Encyclopedia) DakarDakardəkärˈ, dä– [key], city (1988 pop. 672,991), capital of Senegal, W Senegal, on Cape Verde Peninsula, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. Situated in a market-gardening region,…Dar es Salaam
(Encyclopedia) Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam därˈ-ĕs-sälämˈ [key] [Arab.,=haven of peace], city (2021 est. metro area…Winnipeg, city, Canada
(Encyclopedia) WinnipegWinnipegwĭnˈĭpĕg [key], city (1991 pop. 616,790), provincial capital, SE Man., Canada, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. It is the province's largest city…Addis Ababa
(Encyclopedia) Addis Ababa Addis Ababa ădˈĭs ăbˈəbə [key] [Amharic,=new flower], city (2021 metro. area pop. 5,005,524), capital of Ethiopia. It is situated at c.8,000 ft (…Trending
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