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The Peenemünde Army Research Center (German: Heeresversuchsanstalt Peenemünde HVP) was founded in 1937 as one of five military proving grounds under the German Army Weapons Office (Heeres Waffenamt). It is […]

The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is a 77.1-kilometre (48 mi) ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean (via the Caribbean Sea) to the Pacific Ocean. The […]

The Pyrenees (/ˈpɪrɨniːz/; Spanish: Pirineos or Pirineo French: Pyrénées Aragonese: Perinés Catalan: Pirineus Occitan: Pirenèus Basque: Pirinioak or Auñamendiak) also spelled Pyrénées is a range of mountains in southwest Europe […]

Oceania (UK /ˌoʊʃɪˈɑːniə ˌoʊsɪ-/ or US /ˌoʊʃiːˈæniə/) also known as Oceanica is a region centred on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Opinions of what constitutes Oceania range from […]

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

Mount Baker (Lummi: Qwú’mə Kwəlshéːn; Nooksack: Kw’eq Smaenit or Kwelshán) also known as Koma Kulshan or simply Kulshan is an active glaciated andesitic stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and […]

Maeshowe (or Maes Howe; Norse: Orkhaugr) is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney Scotland. It was probably built in around 2800 BC. It gives its […]

The Maginot Line (French: Ligne Maginot IPA: [liɲ maʒino]) named after the French Minister of War André Maginot was a line of concrete fortifications obstacles and weapons installations that France […]

Latin America is a subregion of the Americas which comprises those countries in which Romance languages are spoken by the majority of the population (thus not considering Canada). Latin America […]

The Post Office Railway also known as Mail Rail was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge driverless underground railway in London built by the Post Office with assistance from […]