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West Indies

Introduction West Indies, an archipelago, or group of islands, that extends in an arc from near southern Florida to the coast of Venezuela. The West …

Western Isles (administrative region)

Western Isles Western Isles (administrative region) , island area (administrative region), northwestern Scotland; Stornoway is the administrative c…

Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight Isle of Wight (ancient Vectis), island and county, southern England, in the English Channel, and separated from the English mainland by…

Windward Islands (West Indies)

Windward Islands (West Indies) Windward Islands (West Indies), chain of islands forming part of the West Indies and situated at the southern end …

Wrangel Island

Wrangel Island Wrangel Island Wrangel Island (Russian Ostrov Vrangelya), island, extreme northeastern Russia, in the Arctic Ocean, between the East S…

Zákinthos

Zákinthos or Zante,  Greek island of the Ionian group, in the Ionian Sea. Zákinthos (Zante) lies 19 km (12 mi) west of the Pelopónnisos peninsula. I…

Zanzibar (island)

INTRODUCTION Zanzibar (island), island in the United Republic of Tanzania, located in the Indian Ocean 30 km (20 mi) off the East African coast. Zanz…

Zambia - language, government, economy, cities, history, tourism, people, education, religion

INTRODUCTION OF ZAMBIA Zambia, republic in south central Africa, bounded on the north by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, formerly Zaire) a…

Yemen - language, government, economy, cities, history, tourism, people, education, religion

INTRODUCTION OF YEMEN Yemen, country in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula (Arabia). Tall mountains divide Y…
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