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1 day ago · British dad and two sons injured in fatal head-on crash on Spanish island After moving to a new town I knew no one — so I took matters into my own hands Baby pygmy hippo called 'bouncy pork ...
3 days ago · Overview of the Orkney Islands, group of more than 70 islands and islets—only about 20 of which are inhabited—in Scotland, lying about 20 miles (32 km) north of the Scottish mainland, across the strait known as the Pentland Firth. The Orkney Islands were the Orcades of ancient classical literature.
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3 days ago · The $40 million and 49,000-square-foot exhibit stretches a full city block wide and features 300 miniature scenes from 50 countries — from the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Rome to the Big Ben in ...
3 days ago · The total population of the islands at the 2021 United Kingdom census was 2,100 (rounded to the nearest 100). [7] Scilly forms part of the ceremonial county of Cornwall, and some services are combined with those of Cornwall. However, since 1890, the islands have had a separate local authority.
2 days ago · The islands are the northernmost of the Lakshadweep–Maldives–Chagos group of islands, which are the tops of a vast undersea mountain range, the Chagos-Lakshadweep Ridge. The entire union territory is administered as a single district with Kavaratti as the capital.
4 days ago · Scientists found a “pygmy” sea creature with a “crown-like” bump on its head in Sodwana Bay and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto Off the coast ...
6 days ago · The Isle of Portland is a tied island, 6 kilometres (4 mi) long by 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) wide, in the English Channel. [2] The southern tip, Portland Bill, lies 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of the resort of Weymouth, forming the southernmost point of the county of Dorset, England.
