Vulcano (Sicilian: Vurcanu) is a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea about 25 km (16 mi) north of Sicily and the southernmost of the eight Aeolian Islands. It is […]
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Fort Detrick
Fort Detrick /ˈdiːtrɪk/ is a United States Army Medical Command installation located in Frederick Maryland. Historically Fort Detrick was the center of the American biological weapons program from 1943 to […]
Tycho (crater)
Tycho is a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546–1601). To the south is the crater Street; to the […]
Cappadocia
Cappadocia (/kæpəˈdoʊʃə/; also Capadocia; Turkish: Kapadokya from Greek: Καππαδοκία Kappadokía from Ancient Greek: Καππαδοκία from Old Persian:
Pan (crater)
There is also a moon of Saturn called Pan. Pan is the largest crater on Jupiter’s moon Amalthea. It is 100 kilometers across and at least 8 kilometers deep. It […]
Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel (Latin: Sacellum Sixtinum; Italian: Cappella Sistina) is a large and renowned chapel of the Apostolic Palace the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican City. Originally […]
Chartres Cathedral
Chartres Cathedral also known as Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Chartres (French: Basilique Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres) is a medieval Roman Rite Catholic cathedral located in Chartres France about […]
Davis–Monthan Air Force Base
Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DM AFB) (IATA: DMA ICAO: KDMA FAA LID: DMA) is a United States Air Force base located within the city limits and approximately 5 miles (8.0 […]
Ring of Brodgar
The Ring of Brodgar (or Brogar or Ring o’ Brodgar) is a Neolithic henge and stone circle on the Mainland the largest island in Orkney Scotland. It is part of […]
Glamis Castle
Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis /ˈɡlɑːmz/ in Angus Scotland. It is the home of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne and is open to […]