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A town is a type of a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them...

The Gobi Desert (Mongolian: Говь, ᠭᠣᠪᠢ, /ˈɡoʊbi/; Chinese: 戈壁; pinyin: gēbì) is a large, cold desert and grassland region located in northern China and...

Victoria Falls (Lozi: Mosi-oa-Tunya, "Thundering Smoke"; Tonga: Shungu Namutitima, "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, located on the...

A commuter town is a populated area that is primarily residential rather than commercial or industrial. Routine travel from home to work and back is called...

An incorporated town is a town that is a municipal corporation. Incorporated towns are a form of local government in Canada, which is a responsibility...

The following is a list of English-speaking population by country, including information on both native speakers and second-language speakers The European...

Teide, or Mount Teide, (Spanish: El Teide, Pico del Teide, pronounced [ˈpiko ðel ˈtejðe], "Peak of Teide") is a volcano on Tenerife in the Canary Islands...

The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting...

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) is an intergovernmental scientific program, launched in 1971 by UNESCO, that aims to establish a scientific basis...

Port Vila (/ˈviːlə/; French: Port-Vila), or simply Vila ([viˈla]), is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. It is located on the island of Efate. The...

Telecommunications in Antarctica is provided by the organizations that have established research stations on the continent. Antarctica is not formally...

This article lists extreme locations on Earth that hold geographical records or are otherwise known for their geophysical or meteorological superlatives...

Russia (Russian: Россия) is the largest country in the world, covering over 17,125,191 km2 (6,612,073 sq mi), and encompassing more than one-eighth of...

An independent city or independent town is a city or town that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity (such as a province)...

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR, pronounced as “ANN-warr”) or Arctic Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska, United States...

A resident minister, or resident for short, is a government official required to take up permanent residence in another country. A representative of his...

There are three major mountain ranges in New York: the Adirondack Mountains, the Catskill Mountains, and part of the Appalachian Mountains. The Adirondack...

Titus Mountain or Titus as it is colloquially known, is a popular downhill ski area spread over 3 mountains of northern New York, 7 miles (11 km) south...

The Federated Malay States (FMS, Malay: Negeri-Negeri Melayu Bersekutu, Jawi: نݢري٢ ملايو برسکوتو) was a federation of four protected states in the Malay...

Scarsdale is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The Town of Scarsdale is coextensive with the Village of Scarsdale, but the community...