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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...lorations]], [[Sea explorer|sea explorers]], [[astronaut]], [[conquistador]], [[travelogue]], the [[Hi...
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ex...
8: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
15: *[[Diego de Almagro]] - China (38909 bytes)
1: ...g in the [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north from raiders on horseback.]]
5: ... behind, and was too weak militarily to repel [[Europe]]an interference or [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]es...
7: ...formally surrendering its claims, has moved away from its former identity as the ruler of China, and i...
14: ...ion of China at the centre of her known world, surrounded by lesser tributary states.
16: ...y distinct from - and as the [[axis mundi]] of surrounding nations; a concept that continued well into... - Earth (30908 bytes)
4: ...s been done to death. Find a gem with which to improve the article and you'll shine forever. -->
7: ...[[life]]. The planet [[Age of the Earth|formed]] around 4.57 [[billion]] (4.57×10<sup>9</sup>) [...
9: ...ridian]] and the [[equator]]; a variant puts the cross atop the circle ([[Unicode]]: ⊕ or &...
14: ...about 584, or 0.17 %. The mass of the Earth is approximately 6,000 yottagrams (6 x 10<sup>24</sup> kg)...
19: ...aterial constantly finds its way to the surface through volcanoes and cracks in the ocean floors (see ... - Mountain (4538 bytes)
1: ...define a mountain as a peak with a [[topographic prominence]] over an arbitrary value.
3: ...types of mountain are formed depending on how the rock reacts to the tectonic forces – block mou...
5: Some isolated mountains were produced by [[volcano]]es, including many apparently ...
7: ... in East Africa, the Vosges, the Basin and Range province of Western [[North America]] and the [[Rhine...
9: ...he anticlines are actually lower than the tougher rock of the synclines. - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ..., it remains a one-party [[authoritarian]] state from its true communist days.
4: ...ble country. This claim is controversial with the ROC considering itself an [[independent state]]. See...
13: ...f China, establishing a [[communist state]], and proclaiming that "China has stood up."
17: ...ng to credible Western and Eastern [http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat1.htm sources], 20 - 30 mil...
19: ...ment of economic affairs which came under the control of a more moderate leadership under the dominan... - Nepal (22444 bytes)
2: ...cing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-co...
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16: | align=center colspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationNepal.png]]
46: | ''[[Rastriya Gaan]]'' ("May Glory Crown You, Courageous Sovereign")
58: ...n [[Lumbini]], Nepal circa [[563 BC]] and the Emperor [[Ashoka|Aśoka]] ruled over a vast empire i... - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
1: ...the [[Sun]], is named after the [[Roman mythology|Roman goddess]] [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]]. A [[te...
3: ... it always appears in roughly the same direction from Earth as the Sun (the greatest [[elongation]] is...
5: ...ddess Venus's hand mirror: a circle with a small cross underneath ([[Unicode]]: ♀).
7: ...e astronomers use ''[[Cytherean]]'', which comes from [[Cythera]]. Other less common adjectives inclu...
14: ...er Venerean year; at the equator, Venus's surface rotates at a mere 6.5 km/h). Winds in the upper atmo... - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ...l and oddly-shaped, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo-''' refers to Mars.
6: ...x2642; (a circle with a small arrow pointing out from behind it), is a stylized representation of the ...
8: ...tenth the [[mass]] (though its surface area is approximately equal to that of the Earth's dry land bec...
11: ... is 95 percent [[carbon dioxide]], 3 percent [[nitrogen]], 1.6 percent [[argon]], and traces of [[oxyg...
13: ...likely; in the Earth's oceans biological methane production tends to be accompanied by [[ethane]], whi... - Bird (20345 bytes)
15: Birds range in size from the tiny [[hummingbird]]s to the huge [[Ostrich]...
17: ... all their time at sea (e.g. the [[Wandering Albatross]]). Some, such as [[frigatebird]]s, stay aloft ...
19: ...extinction when humans or the [[mammal]]s they introduce arrive in their habitat, for example the [[Gr...
33: *[[Procellariiformes]], [[albatross]]es, [[petrel]]s, and allies
42: *[[Pteroclidiformes]], sandgrouse - Extreme points of the world (6602 bytes)
9: ...e path of the [[International Date Line]], is [[Caroline Island]], [[Kiribati]].
12: ...he highest point is the summit of [[Mount Everest|Everest]]: 8,850 [[metre|m]] (29,035 feet) above sea leve...
13: ...911 [[metre|m]] (35,797 feet) <!--- Using figure from Mariana Trench article --->below sea level [http...
15: ... Earth not being a perfect sphere), at 6384.4 km (Everest's summit is at 6382.3 km).
16: ...rs would be in the north Atlantic or Pacific, or around the base of the Antarctic continental shelf --... - Jumping spider (3866 bytes)
1: ...r hunting and transportation, capable of jumping from place to place, secured by a [[spider silk|silk]...
4: ...st elevation, on the slopes of [[Mt. Everest]]). Tropical forests harbor the most species, but deserts...
5: ...itself back to the point it secured its "climbing rope."
7: ...s of grass stems, bumps on twigs, bark, part of a rock or even part of a sand surface.
9: ...ave small tent-like dwellings, where females can protect their [[Egg (biology)|egg]]s. - Himalaya (16334 bytes)
1: ...malaya'' means "abode of snow" in [[Sanskrit]] ( from ''hima'' "snow", and ''aalaya'' "abode"). The co...
3: The Himalaya stretch across five nations — [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [...
5: ...rest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the [[Tibetan Plateau]]. ([[:Image:himalaya...
9: The Himalayan range runs for about 2400 km, from [[Nanga Parbat]] in the west to Namche Barwa in ...
10: ...ghest peaks including the three highest - [[Mount Everest]], [[K2]] and [[Kanchenjunga]]. - Silkworm Moth (4931 bytes)
2: ...image = [[image:Silkworm.png|240px]] | caption = Prometheus silkworm}}
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Arthropod]]a}}
12: ...pink | binomial_name = Bombyx mori | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = 1758}}
17: ...oth]] that is very important economically as the producer of [[silk]]. A silkworm's diet consists sole...
19: ... miles of silk filament, a distance well over 300 round trips to the sun! - Icefall (1371 bytes)
1: ...ound in some [[glacier]]s. When a valley glacier proceeds over a ledge or a cliff, the resulting forma...
9: ...], variously 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
36: |17||[[Tanzania]]||[[Kilimanjaro]]||5,895m
82: |40||[[Morocco]]||[[Mount Toubkal]]||4,165m
86: |42||[[Cameroon]]||[[Fako]] on [[Mount Cameroon]]||4,095m - Wonders of the Ancient World (11560 bytes)
3: ...ic]] sight-seers and only includes works located around the [[Mediterranean]] rim. The number seven w...
8: The historian [[Herodotus]] (484 BC–ca. 425 BC), and the scholar...
57: |[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
89: ...] from a selection of 200 existing monuments for profit. [[New Seven Wonders of the World#New Seven Wo...
117: | [[Roman Colosseum]]
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