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Posted On History
The Eight Ages of Greece – A Complete History
The oldest civilisation in Europe. Birthplace of Western Philosophy. The first European alphabet. A place where human sculpture was perfected.…
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Posted On Nation States
South Africa: History, Geography, Economy & Culture
South Africa. Perhaps the first word that comes to mind is Apartheid, a system that enshrined in law racial discrimination…
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Posted On Infamous Geography
The Krakatoa Volcanic Eruption of 1883 – The Loudest Sound Ever Heard?
In 1883, possibly the loudest sound ever heard, detonated in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, Indonesia. The source…
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Posted On Nation States
Sweden: History, Geography, Economy & Culture
Sweden’s influence in the world is huge in comparison to its population size. Why is this? What is it in…
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Posted On Infamous Geography
The Northwest Passage – The Quick Northern Sea Route That Never Was
A sea-route that would connect Europe to the riches of Asia. Its there somewhere, over the north of the continent…
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Posted On Nation States
Russia: History, Geography, Economy and Culture
Russia. It is a country that has been at the forefront of global politics for more than two centuries. Russia…
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Posted On Biome
Living Landscapes – The Music of the Biomes Series
The biodiversity of the Tropical Rainforests. The great tree studded grasslands of the African Savannah. The summer-parched Scrublands of the…
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Posted On Oceans
Deep Oceans – Abyssal Plains, Trenches and their Bizarre Life
Oceanography – the nature of the vast oceans and their ecosystems. The largest of the world’s biomes is the one…