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New York Metropolitan Area
A description of the New York metropolitan area, based on the official definition of the metropolitan area from your About.com expert Guide to Geography.

Mount Everest
An overview and information about Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. Learn about Mount Everest from your About.com Guide to Geography.

Panama Canal
A brief history and overview of the Panama Canal in Panama, connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, from your About.com expert Guide to Geography.

Beijing
A geographic overview of the city of Beijing, China, host city for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

Northwest Passage
Learn about the Northwest Passage, a water passage north of the Arctic Circle that decreases ship travel time between Europe and Asia. This article on the Northwest Passage is from the About.com expert Guide to Geography.

Chinese New Year
A listing of the names of the twelve Chinese New Year names and the calendar years they correspond with.

Amazon River Top 8
The eight most important things you need to know about the Amazon River in South America, from your About.com Guide to Geography.

Report From Hawaii
Guest columnist Muncel Chang writes of his experiences of living in Hawaii following the major earthquake that struck the islands.

The Map Room
An article about The Map Room of the Cabinet War Rooms in London a historic Second World War site, visited by your About.com Guide to Geography.

Waitangi Day
February 6 has become known throughout New Zealand as Waitangi Day, in honor of the treaty between the Maori and the English.

Ukraine and Russia Gas Situation
Background on the gas situation between Russia and the Ukraine in early 2006.

Tibet
Cries ring out around the world to free Tibet from Chinese control. Learn more about the history and geography of Tibet and life under Chinese rule.

Tristan da Cunha
Discover the world's most remote island, Tristan da Cunha, located in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean.

Dykes of the Netherlands
Learn about the the reclamation of land in the Netherlands with dykes and polders.

Kaliningrad
Learn about the Russian exclave oblast of Kaliningrad, from your About.com Guide to Geography.

Nunavut
Learn about Canada's newest territory, Nunavut, which was carved from Canada's Northwest Territories.

Geography of Puerto Rico
An overview of the history and geography of Puerto Rico, the United States island territory in the Caribbean.

Holland
Information about what constitutes Holland and the Netherlands and learn who and what the Dutch are.

Largest City in Area in the United States
Learn about the country's largest city in area, from your About.com Guide to Geography.

Geography of Brazil
A short geographical overview of Brazil, the powerhouse of South America.

St. Croix to Split from U.S. Virgin Islands?
A petition has been initiated by the largest and most populous of the three U.S. Virgin Islands to ask Congress to create a new territory from St. Croix.

Nile River
Discover fascinating information about the world's longest river - the Nile River - and the Aswan High Dam that controls Egypt's lifeline.

Great Wall of China
Lean about the fascinating history of the Great Wall of China and find out whether or not it can be seen from the moon.

Antarctica
What you need to know about Antarctica - the coldest, windiest, driest, highest, quietest, most remote, and least understood continent on earth.2

Aswan High Dam
Just north of the border between Egypt and Sudan lies the Aswan High Dam, a huge rockfill dam which captures the world's longest river, the Nile, in the world's third largest reservoir, Lake Nasser.

Atacama Desert
The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is the world's second driest region. Although the Tropic of Capricorn passes through the region, the Atacama lies in the rain shadow of Chile's Coast Range, which squeezes out the moisture from the atmosphere

Australia
Sparsely populated Australia is the only country on the planet which occupies an entire continent. Most Australians live near the coast and about 40% of the country live in Sydney and Melbourne alone.

Balkans Geographical Dictionary
Background and information about fifteen key places and terms in the Balkans, from the Adriatic Sea to Yugoslavia.

Beijing - 2008 Summer Olympic Games Host
Beijing was selected as the site of the 2008 Summer Games. Learn more about this historic capital of China.

Bermuda Triangle
Learn the truth behind this mysterious region.

Brazil
Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world; in terms of population as well as land area.

Canadian Superlatives
The residents of Canada enjoy one of the world's most developed economies and best quality of life. These are some of the numerous superlatives associated with this prosperous, large, and beautiful nation.

China Regained Hong Kong
In 1997, China assumed control of their Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong. Learn the history and geography of this vibrant economic enclave in Southeast Asia.

China Regained Macau
Macau reverted from Portuguese to Chinese control on December 20, 1999.

Former Yugoslavia
Understand Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, and Slovenia.

German Capital Moved from Bonn to Berlin
In 1999, nine years after reunification, the German capital moved from Bonn and Berlin became the seat of national power for the first time since World War II.

Great Wall of China
Can the Great Wall of China be seen from the moon? Discover the answer and the fascinating history of this historic World Heritage Site.

India
A brief overview of the physical and cultural geography of the world's second most populous nation.

Kaliningrad Exclave
Learn all about this Russian exclave, a former Prussian capital, wedged between Poland and Lithuania.

Kazakhstan Moved Capital City
Not only did they move it, they also renamed it.

Mecca
Learn all about the holiest city of Islam.

Netherlands' Polders and Dykes
Find out how the Netherlands grows its own land.

New York City Travelogue
See photos and read about your Guide's exciting first trip to the Big Apple.

Nunavut, Canada
Nunavut became Canada's newest territory in 1999.

Oregon Travelogue
Your Guide's adventure in the Pacific Northwest.

Pakistan
Learn the geography and history of this South Asian nation-state.

Pakistan's Name Acronym
The country name Pakistan is actually an acronym.

Panama Canal Became Panama's Canal
The Panama Canal was returned to Panama on December 31, 1999. Learn the fascinating saga of the canal's history.

Puerto Rico
Learn all about this island territory of the United States.

Tibet
Cries ring out worldwide to "free" Tibet from Chinese control; learn about the history of Tibet under Chinese rule.

Timbuktu
The mystique of Timbuktu has captivated the world and was the destination for many tragic explorations of the past few centuries. Learn all about this fascinating city.

Toponyms I
The meaning behind the names for places around the world.

Toponyms II
The meaning behind the names of 15 countries.

Tristan da Cunha
Located halfway between South America and South Africa lies the world's most remote inhabited island - Tristan da Cunha. Learn more about this fascinating place, home to less than 300 people.

Whirlwind Tour of the West Travelogue
Your Guide's travelogue and photgraphs of his nine-day trip around the western U.S., from Reno to Winnemucca to Salt Lake City to Moab to the Navajo Nation to the Grand Canyon to Las Vegas to Death Valley and home.