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The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) are the 14 territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, while not forming...

The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean...

There are at least 108 mountains on Earth with elevations of 7,200 m (23,600 ft; 4.5 mi) or greater above sea level. Of these, 14 are more than 8,000 m...

A town is a type of a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them...

New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 4,004,367 as of January 2023, making...

The Near East is a transcontinental region around the East Mediterranean encompassing parts of West Asia, the Balkans, and North Africa, specifically the...

A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater...

A commuter town is a populated area that is primarily residential rather than commercial or industrial. Routine travel from home to work and back is called...

The Kosi or Koshi is a transboundary river which flows through China, Nepal and India. It drains the northern slopes of the Himalayas in Tibet and the...

This article lists extreme locations on Earth that hold geographical records or are otherwise known for their geophysical or meteorological superlatives...

The Province of New York was a British proprietary colony and later a royal colony on the northeast coast of North America from 1664 to 1783. In 1664,...

A national day is a day on which celebrations mark the statehood or nationhood of a state or its people. It may be the date of independence, of becoming...

This is a list of countries with territory that straddles more than one continent, known as transcontinental states or intercontinental states. Contiguous...

The River Ouse (/uːz/ OOZ) is a river in North Yorkshire, England. Hydrologically, the river is a continuation of the River Ure, and the combined length...

An independent city or independent town is a city or town that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity (such as a province)...

Algonquin is a village in McHenry and Kane counties, Illinois, in the United States. It is a suburb of Chicago, located approximately 40 miles (64 km)...

Faial Island (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɐˈjal]), also known as Fayal Island, is a Portuguese island of the Central Group or Grupo Central of the Azores...

After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British Government took over the administration to establish the British Raj. The British Raj was the period of...

Kalymnos (Greek: Κάλυμνος; Modern Greek pronunciation: [ˈkalimnos]) is a Greek island and municipality in the southeastern Aegean Sea. It belongs to the...

Lake Urmia is an endorheic salt lake in Iran. The lake is located between the provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan in Iran, and west of the...