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- List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: You can also browse countries [[List of countries|alphabetically]]...
12: *[[Botswana]] - [[Gaborone]]
15: *[[Cameroon]] (also spelled Cameroun) - [[Yaound靝
19: *[[Comoros]] - [[Moroni, Comoros|Moroni]]
22: *[[C?d'Ivoire]] (Ivory Coast) - [[Yamoussoukro]] - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...ngly awkward. Time zones partially rectified the problem by setting the clocks of a region to the same...
6: ...sured time as distinct from time determined by astronomical observation as formerly carried out at Gre...
12: ...5 (e.g. if it is 11:00 UTC, then it is 06:00 in Toronto)
18: ...nes results in a time the other side of midnight from UTC, then the date at the location is one day la...
19: ...23:00 UTC on Monday 15 March, then the time in Cairo is 01:00, Tuesday 16 March) - Henry Hudson (4760 bytes)
3: ... this point the ship was only 577 nautical miles from the pole, but it was clear there is no way to go...
5: ...hern coast of [[Norway]]. Once again all northern routes were blocked by ice and he ended up reaching ...
7: ...]], [[Maine]], and [[Cape Cod]]–the first Europeans to describe these locations (although [[Giov...
9: ... England had enacted to protect its trade routes from the Dutch. He was soon released.
11: ...f Greenland on June 4, and then managing to turn around the southern tip of Greenland and continue wes... - Arctic fox (3697 bytes)
12: ...k | binomial_name = Alopex lagopus | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
18: ...e white in the winter and in the summer are dull brown, remaining whitish underneath. Foxes of the blu...
20: ...to 30 cm tall at the shoulder, and usually weigh from 3 to 6 [[kilogram|kg]]. Thus, they are about the...
22: ...lps reduce heat loss into snow and ice, and it improves [[traction]].
30: ...ia]], [[Canada]], [[Alaska]], [[Greenland]] and [[Svalbard]], as well as in sub-Arctic areas, such as [[Icel... - Reindeer (6508 bytes)
17: ...a]] and [[Alaska]]. In 1952, reindeer were re-introduced to [[Scotland]], as the natural stock had be...
19: ...nd and [[Iceland]]. Its natural occurrence is approximately bounded within the 62° [[longitude]].
22: ... summer. The antlers typically have two separate groups of points (see image), a lower and upper. They...
24: ...eerLoosingVelvet.jpg|thumb|left|Reindeer antlers grow again each year under a layer of fur called velv...
26: ...n unusual feature of the reindeer is that it has front teeth only on its bottom jaw; there are [[molar... - Bowhead Whales (5651 bytes)
14: ...binomial_name = Balaena mysticetus | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linneus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
20: ...[Inuit]] hunters have reported whales surfacing through 2 feet (60 centimeters) of ice. Bowheads may ...
23: ...en whale]]s that spend their entire lives in and around [[Arctic]] waters. The Bowhead Whales found of...
25: ==Reproduction and Lifespan==
26: ... activity occurs between pairs and in boisterous groups of several males and one or two females. - Narwhals (5962 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''M. monoceros'''''}}
12: ... binomial_name = Monodon monoceros | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
15: The '''Narwhal''' (''Monodon monoceros'') is an [[Arctic]] species of [[cetacean]] with...
17: The name "narwhal" is derived from the [[Old Norse]] words for 'corpse' and 'whale'...
21: ...whal_tusk.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Two Narwhal tusks from the same animal. This is unusual]] - White-Beaked Dolphins (2967 bytes)
3: [[image:White_beaked_dolphin.jpg|250px|A group of White-beaked Dolphin surfacing, Snaefellsnes...
13: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''L. albirostris'''''}}
15: ...color = pink | binomial_name = Lagenorhynchus albirostris| author = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]] | date =...
18: ... across in the west from northern [[France]] to [[Svalbard]]. The White-beaked Dolphin is not as well adapte...
20: White-beaked Dolphins are acrobatic and social animals. They will frequently rid... - List of countries (20527 bytes)
1: ...art provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]A '''country''', a '''[[land]]''', o...
26: *[[Akrotiri]] - Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area (''overseas territory of ...
27: *[[Ŭand]] - County of Ŭand (''autonomous province of [[#F|Finland]], recognized by internation...
67: *'''[[Cameroon]]''' - Republic of Cameroon
75: *''China (ROC) see [[#T|Taiwan (ROC)]]'' - List of countries by highest point (12398 bytes)
36: |17||[[Tanzania]]||[[Kilimanjaro]]||5,895m
82: |40||[[Morocco]]||[[Mount Toubkal]]||4,165m
86: |42||[[Cameroon]]||[[Fako]] on [[Mount Cameroon]]||4,095m
92: |45||[[Costa Rica]]||[[Cerro Chirripo]]||3,810m
94: |46||[[Austria]]||[[Grossglockner]]||3,798m - Arctic Ocean (7316 bytes)
2: ...d the shallowest. Even though [[International Hydrographic Organization|IHO]] recognizes it as an oce...
7: ...the [[Bering Strait]] and to the Atlantic Ocean through the Greenland Sea.
12: ... between the Pacific coast of North America and Europe overflies it.
14: ...rch or April about 20 to 50 centimeters over the frozen ocean; snow cover lasts about 10 months.
21: ...haracterized by persistent cold and relatively narrow annual temperature ranges; winters characterized... - North Pole (13759 bytes)
5: ==Defining North Poles in astronomy==
6:
10: ...r shape and [[gravity|gravitational]] influences from nearby planets and moons.
12: The projection of a planet's north geographic pole onto t...
14: ...e divided into north and south hemispheres, into pro- and anti-Jovian hemispheres, and into leading an... - Monarchy (11801 bytes)
1: A '''monarchy''', (from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''monos'', "one," a...
3: ...r to the people and institutions that make up the royal establishment, or to the [[realm]] in which th...
4: ...rical [[dynasty]] or bloodline. In some cases the royal family may claim to hold authority by virtue o...
6: ...of continuity and statehood. Many states have a strong convention against the monarch becoming involve...
9: ...or group of clans: kings of the Franks, Roman emperors. Even where law is simply the monarch's will, t...
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