Polar Bear Facts: Animals of North America
The largest carnivore on the North American continent, these bears have nonetheless become vulnerable by climate change.
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What Is The Great American Continental Divide?
The Great Divide separates the Pacific and Atlantic watersheds of the Americas, from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.
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Sangha Trinational Forest Reserve
Sangha's 750,000 hectares of largely intact Congo ecosystems are commonly shared and administered by three African countries.
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Native Birds Of The Philippines
Each of the major Philippine islands house their own unique collections of avian fauna.
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What Is A Continental Shelf?
The shallower areas of coastal waters extending offshore sit atop continental shelves.
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Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park, Central African Republic
Manovo-Gounda St. Floris's floodplains, savannas, and wildlife face great danger from poor management and poaching.
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Native Plants Of Sudan
Most of Sudan's native species of flora are well suited to the country's mostly arid conditions.
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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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Where Is The Island of Cyprus?
The Eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus covers 3,600 square miles offshore from Syria and Turkey.
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Venezuela's National Parks And Protected Areas
Parima Tapirapeco is Venezuela's largest National Park at 15,058 square miles, while Henri Pittier is its oldest.
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Highest Mountains In Venezuela
Pico Bolívar in the state of Merida is the highest mountain in Venezuela, its peak reaching 16,342 feet above sea level.
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Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania
Situated along the Atlantic Coast, the park's dunes and swamps provide nesting habitats for many migratory birds.
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The Apurimac River
The Apurimac River is one of the major rivers of the South American nation of Peru.
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What And Where Is The Dardanelles?
Sometimes referred to as the Hellespont and sight of Gallipoli, this Turkish strait connects the Sea of Marmara with the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas.
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Native Amphibians Of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea's amphibian biodiversity is largely dominated by endemic tree frogs and big-eyed frogs.
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Native Reptiles Of Argentina
Argentina's mountains, forests, coasts, and plateaus are teeming with snakes, lizards, turtles, and caimans.
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Aeolian Landforms: What Is A Yardang?
Yardang is a streamlined protuberance carved from bedrock by wind abrasion by dust and sand, and the deflation process.
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What Are Droughts, And How Can They Be Mitigated?
Perhaps nothing is more crippling to human civilizations than a lack of water in times of drought.
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Native Reptiles Of Russia
Russia's vast size houses many European, Asian, and unique endemic reptiles alike.
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Native Plant Species Of Brazil
Brazil's native flora species are used for food, medicine, fuel, construction materials, and decoration.
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