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(Encyclopedia) island, relatively small body of land surrounded entirely by water. (As the oceans form a continuous mass of water on the earth's surface, all continents are islands in the strict…Galápagos Islands
(Encyclopedia) Galápagos Islands Galápagos Islands gəlăpˈəgōs [key] [Span.,=tortoises], archipelago and province, 3,…Windward Islands
(Encyclopedia) Windward Islands, southern group of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, curving generally southward for c.300 mi (480 km) from the Leeward Islands toward NE Venezuela. Excluding…Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (also shortened to St. Vincent and the Grenadines) is a beautiful island nation located in the Caribbean Sea on the world atlas. It is a part of the West Indies and…The Infoplease Crossword Puzzle
by Kelly Ann Buchanan Solve our weekly interactive crossword puzzle! Click "Reveal" for the answer to an individual clue Click "Check" to see if you've made any mistakes Click "Solution" to…Queen Elizabeth II's Death...and Telling the Bees
Top of Page Source: iStockAfter the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s late monarch, several processes were put into motion. Once her passing at Scotland’s Balmoral Castle was announced at 6:31 p…sea level
(Encyclopedia) sea level, the level of the sea, which serves as the datum used for measurement of land elevations and ocean depths. Theoretically, one would expect sea level to be a fixed and…ozone layer
(Encyclopedia) ozone layer or ozonosphere, region of the stratosphere containing relatively high concentrations of ozone, located at altitudes of 12–30 mi (19–48 km) above the earth's surface. Ozone…Ordovician period
(Encyclopedia) Ordovician periodOrdovician periodôrdəvĭshˈən [key] [from the Ordovices, ancient tribe of N Wales], second period of the Paleozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale,…fold
(Encyclopedia) fold, in geology, bent or deformed arrangement of stratified rocks. These rocks may be of sedimentary or volcanic origin. Although stratified rocks are normally deposited on the earth'…Trending
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