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Washington Island, former name of Teraina, Kiribati
(Encyclopedia) Washington Island: see Teraina.Fred J. ECKERT, Congress, NY (1941)
ECKERT Fred J. , a Representative from New York; born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., May 6, 1941; was graduated from North Texas State University, Denton, Tex., in 1964 and took postgraduate…What Countries Are On the Equator?
Life on the center line Thanks to the Earth's axial tilt, we have a northern hemisphere and a southern hemisphere that experience different seasons and different amounts of sunlight. As the year…The Difference Between the UK, Great Britain and England
A lot of people get confused by different terms for the political or geographic body that includes England; some people will use Great Britain and the U.K. interchangeably. There are, however, some…Tuvalu
(Encyclopedia) TuvaluTuvalut&oomacr;välˈ&oomacr; [key], independent Commonwealth nation (2015 est. pop. 11,000), 10 sq mi (26 sq km), composed of nine low coral atolls, formerly known as the…Cyclones
Find data about the most intense and deadliest cyclones from 1864 through present day. 1864 Oct. 5, Calcutta, India: 70,000 killed. 1942 Oct. 16, Bengal, India: about 40,000 lives lost. 1960…Malayo-Polynesian languages
(Encyclopedia) Malayo-Polynesian languagesMalayo-Polynesian languagesməlāˈō-pŏlĭnēˈzhən [key], sometimes also called Austronesian languagesAustronesian languagesôˌstrōnēˈzhən [key], family of…Commonwealth of Nations
(Encyclopedia) Commonwealth of Nations, voluntary association of Great Britain and its dependencies, certain former British dependencies that are now sovereign states and their dependencies, and the…Selected International Organizations
Learn about various international organizations that operate cooperatively throughout the world. Each organization is composed of several or many countries with a joint goal…2012 Competing Countries
205 countries are participating in the London Summer Olympics Photo Credit: London 2012 Related Links 2012 Summer OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia:…Trending
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