What Was The Caledonian Forest?
This massive old growth forest used to cover much of Scotland. Today, it is unfortunately largely fragmented, and threatened with outright destruction.
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The Lena River
The Lena travels 2,736 miles from the Baikal Mountains to the Laptev Sea of the Arctic Ocean. Its drainage basin is one of the largest in the world.
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What And Where Is The Rio de la Plata?
The Rio de la Plata estuary, between the South American countries of Argentina and Uruguay, houses enormous populations of humans alongside diverse wildlife.
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The Shatt Al-Arab River
The 120-mile-long Shatt al-Arab is shared by the Sunni nation of Iraq and Shia-dominated Iran.
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Where Does Mount Shinn Rise?
The third tallest mountain in Antarctica, Mount Shinn rises to 15,292 feet in the Sentinel Mountain Range.
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Where Does Monte Pissis Rise?
The dormant volcano Monte Pissis rises to an elevation of 22,287 feet in the Andes Mountains in Argentina.
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Where Does Mount Twynam Rise?
Mount Twynam rises to an elevation of 7,201 feet in Australia's Snowies Range in New South Wales near Victoria.
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Where Does Mount Townsend Rise?
The second highest mountain in the country, Mount Townsend rises to an elevation of 7,247 feet in Australia's Snowies Range.
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The Ob River
The Ob River courses along a distance of 2,268 miles in the Russian Federation before discharging into Arctic waters.
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The Yenisei River
The Yenisei is a member of a triumvirate of massive Siberian rivers that discharge into the Arctic Ocean.
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Where Does Mount Tyree Rise?
The second tallest mountain in Antarctica, Mount Tyree rises to 15,919 feet in the Sentinel Mountain Range.
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Where Does Mount Logan Rise?
The tallest mountain in Canada rise to an elevation of 19,551 feet in the Saint Elias Range.
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The Tocantins River
The massive Tocantins River flows for 1,292 miles in Brazil, and its name means "beak of a toucan".
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Where Does The Mountain Dykhtau (Dykh-Tau) Rise?
Dykhtau (or Dykh-Tau) rises to 17,077 feet in the Caucasus Mountains in the Russian Federation.
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The Jefferson River
The Jefferson River courses along 83 miles in the US state of Montana. It is one of the state's major rivers.
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Where Does The Mountain Pico De Orizaba Rise?
Orizaba (a.k.a. Citlaltepetl), the highest mountain in Mexico, rises to 18,491 feet in the Cordillera Neovolcanica Range
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The Mamore River
Before flowing into the Madeira after converging with the Beni, the Mamore flows for 1,199 miles in Bolivia and Brazil.
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Where Is The Arctic Desert?
The North Pole is surrounded by a massive "cold desert" area receiving minimal precipitation.
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Where Does The Syrian Desert Lie?
Past volcanic activity has greatly influenced the topography of this relatively flat, and very rocky, desert in the Middle East.
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The Ucayali River
The Ucayali Rivers runs 907 miles through the South American nation of Peru, making it one of the longest in the country.
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