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Grand Canyon Explorer - Take a virtual trip to the Grand Canyon. Take a guided tour to the North and South Rim, find out the history of the canyon, and find information that will help you to plan a real trip to see one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
Great Lakes - Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario—the five Great Lakes—are the world's largest group of freshwater lakes. They contain 18 percent of the world's fresh surface water. The Great Lakes also form the most important inland waterway in North America. Find out more about the Great Lakes here at Discovery School.
Kilimanjaro - EWP Information - Many mountain walkers visiting East Africa are attracted to the highest point in Africa - Uhuru Point on Kibo - which can be reached by several easy walking or scrambling routes. There are two main summits, craggy Mawenzi, 5149m, and 'flat-topped', Kibo, 5896m. The Saddle, a 5km wide, high-altitude, semi-desert separates the two. From the summit glaciers, screes, cliffs, afro-alpine moorland then forests lead down to the cultivated foothills below.
Landforms - The shapes of the land - from rolling hills to jagged mountain peaks and serpentine river valleys - have played a critical role in shaping modern civilization. As humans became aware of their physical environment, surface features determined geographical settlement patterns. Land formations influenced travel and the creation of territorial boundaries and eventually affected agriculture, trade and military manoeuvres. Discover more here!
Wadden Sea, The - What on earth is the Wadden Sea? As you'll learn here, it is a unique wetlands ecosystem that lies along the coast of the Netherlands and Denmark. The influences of the daily tides, river sedimentation, and local animal biology are comprehensively explained in a readable style. Take a journey into a little-known and fascinating natural environment.
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