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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...sion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
21: ...tish Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]]
30: ...7]]?), [[Morocco|Moroccan]] [[Berber]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central...
35: *[[Vitus Bering]]
36: *[[Vittorio Bottego]] (1860,1897), Italian explorer of the [[Giuba]] region in north-ea... - China (38909 bytes)
5: ...]]ese invasion. Imperial monarchy in China ended with the establishment of the [[Republic of China]] i...
7: ... extent of ''China'' is the subject of ongoing political disputes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwa...
14: ...e (or centre) land," referring to the historic position of China at the centre of her known world, sur...
16: ...l political influence expanded territorially, and its culture assimilated alien influences.
18: ...gh acceptance or denial of such claims remains politically controversial, especially where Zhongguo me... - Earth (30908 bytes)
4: ...nce in here. It's been done to death. Find a gem with which to improve the article and you'll shine fo...
7: ...d its single [[natural satellite]], the [[Moon]]. Its dominant [[Sentience|sentient species]] is the [...
9: Its symbol consists of a circled cross, representing...
14: ...sea level). Thus the Earth is an oblate spheroid within a [[tolerance (engineering)|tolerance]] of one...
17: ...osphere|magnetic field]] due to the convection of its electrically conductive material. - Mountain (4538 bytes)
1: ...peak with a [[topographic prominence]] over an arbitrary value.
3: ...cs, indicating tectonic plate boundaries and activity. Mountain creation tends to occur in discrete pe...
9: Where rock does not fault it folds, either symmetrically or asymmetrically. The upfolds a...
11: The altitude of mountains means that the tops exist in high...
14: ...[[Hawaii]], whose peak is over 9,000 m above its base on the floor of the [[Pacific Ocean]]. - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ... remains a one-party [[authoritarian]] state from its true communist days.
4: ...independent state]]. See '''[[China]]''' and [[Political status of Taiwan]] for more information.
6: ...'''", especially by its political opponents and critics, in reference to the association between the c...
13: ...China]] and the [[Kuomintang]] ended in [[1949]] with the Communists in control of [[mainland China]] ...
15: ...in jumpstarting China's development and purifying its culture. Supporters may also doubt statistics or... - Nepal (22444 bytes)
1: ...[kingdom]]. It is in South Asia, sharing borders with the [[People's Republic of China]] ([[Tibet Auto...
14: ...mabhumis'hcha Swar'gadapi Gariya'si)<br />[[Sanskrit]]: Mother and the Motherland are Worth More than ...
21: | '''[[Capital]]'''
33: ...y [[2005]])<br /> - [[Population density|Density]]
58: ...epal has a long [http://www.dilliramanregmi.org/writings1.html history] that has extended for millenni... - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
1: ...rcular]], with an [[eccentricity (orbit)|eccentricity]] of less than 1%.
3: ...ing Star]]", and when it is visible in dark skies it is by far the brightest [[star]]-like object in t...
5: ...ion of the goddess Venus's hand mirror: a circle with a small cross underneath ([[Unicode]]: ♀)...
7: ...e of its modern association with [[sexually transmitted disease]]s. Some astronomers use ''[[Cytherea...
14: ... between the night and day sides of Venus despite its extremely slow rotation (less than one rotation ... - Mars (27704 bytes)
1: [[Image:Mars.jpg|thumb|right|Mars, with polar ice caps visible.]]
2: ...A00161 modest.jpg|thumb|right|North Polar region with icecap. (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.)]]
4: ...of "the Red Planet." Mars has two [[Natural satellite|moon]]s ([[Phobos (moon)|Phobos]] and [[Deimos (...
6: ...ircle with a small arrow pointing out from behind it), is a stylized representation of the god [[Mars ...
8: ...[solar day]] on Mars is almost the same length as it is on earth: 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 35.244 sec... - Bird (20345 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:White_owl_illustration.jpg|200px|]]
3: | caption = [[Great Tit]]}}
17: ...on|migrate]] long distances to utilise optimum habitats (e.g., [[Arctic Tern]]) while others spend alm...
19: ...the [[mammal]]s they introduce arrive in their habitat, for example the [[Great Auk]], flightless [[Ra...
37: *[[Accipitriformes]], [[eagles]], [[hawk]]s and allies - Extreme points of the world (6602 bytes)
4: ===Latitude and longitude===
11: ===Altitude===
12: ...he highest point is the summit of [[Mount Everest|Everest]]: 8,850 [[metre|m]] (29,035 feet) above sea leve...
14: ... below sea level. ''See [[List of places on land with elevations below sea level]]''
15: ...ng a perfect sphere), at 6384.4 km (Everest's summit is at 6382.3 km). - Jumping spider (3866 bytes)
1: ...ers (unlike most others) have good vision and use it for hunting and transportation, capable of jumpin...
3: ==Appearance and habitat==
4: ... at the highest elevation, on the slopes of [[Mt. Everest]]). Tropical forests harbor the most species, but...
5: ...it just reels itself back to the point it secured its "climbing rope."
9: ...nose. Unlike almost all other spiders, they can quite easily climb on glass. They also use their silk ... - Himalaya (16334 bytes)
1: ...y]] ''Himalaya'' means "abode of snow" in [[Sanskrit]] ( from ''hima'' "snow", and ''aalaya'' "abode")...
3: ...ublic of China|China]], [[Bhutan]] and [[Nepal]]. It is the source of two of the world's major [[river...
5: ...ht|[[Perspective]] view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from ...
10: ...ghest peaks including the three highest - [[Mount Everest]], [[K2]] and [[Kanchenjunga]].
12: ... and altitude. While the sub-Himalayan range exhibits [[deciduous]] forests, the vegetation graduates ... - Silkworm Moth (4931 bytes)
17: ...rm's diet consists solely of [[mulberry]] leaves. It is native to northern [[China]].
19: ...xtend vertically to the height of [[Mt Everest]]. It is estimated that at least 70 million pounds of r...
21: ..., which means they are going to cover themselves with a silky cocoon.
22: ...makes the cocoons easier to unravel. The silkworm itself is often eaten.
24: ...an of 2 inches and a white hairy body. Because of its long history and economic importance, the silkwo... - Icefall (1371 bytes)
3: ...at the word ''icefall'' is formed by [[analogy]] with the word ''waterfall''.
9: ...ously described as "treacherous" and "dangerous". It is about 5 500 m above [[sea level]]. - List of countries by highest point (12398 bytes)
4: |1=||[[Nepal]]||[[Mount Everest]]||8,850m
6: |1=||[[People's Republic of China]]||[[Mount Everest]]||8,850m
32: |15||[[United States]]||[[Mount McKinley]]||6,194m
54: |26=||[[Uganda]]||Margherita Peak on [[Mount Stanley]]||5,110m
56: ...26=||[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]||Margherita Peak on [[Mount Stanley]]||5,110m - Wonders of the Ancient World (11560 bytes)
3: ...mber seven was chosen because the Greeks believed it to be the representation of perfection and plenty...
8: ...]], made early lists of Seven wonders but their writings have not survived, except as references. The ...
20: ... the [[Middle Ages]]—by which time many of the sites were no longer in existence. Today, the only a...
24: ...have existed during the [[Middle Ages]], although it is unlikely that these lists originated at that t...
26: ...Wonders of the Middle Ages, Medieval Mind and Architectural Wonders of the Middle Ages.
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