The Humber suspension bridge over the Humber River near Hull, England is the longest bridge in the world.
Completed in 1981, it is 4,626 feet long.
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York City, the world’s second-largest bridge, is 4,260 feet long.
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is third, at 4,200 feet.
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia are all located wholly or in part on the Balkan peninsula. The peninsula lies between the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea. The Balkan Peninsula is one of the three great peninsulas of southern Europe, the others being the Iberian and the Italian.
The smallest country on earth is Vatican City, the seat of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome. At 0.16 square mile, it is less than half the size of the next smallest country, Monaco (0.4 square mile). Vatican City became an independent country in 1929. Its 750 inhabitants are ruled by the pope and a…
The international date line is the 180th meridian of longitude, marking the point where one civil day ends and another begins. It runs north and south across the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In some places it veers a little to avoid lopping off parts of geographical locations such as Siberia. Which way do you…
Connecticut. Which state is known as the Blue Hen State? Delaware. Which state is known as the Gopher State? Minnesota. Which state is known as the Beaver State? Oregon.
There are eight geographic locations that have been named after Queen Victoria: Victoria, Australia. The smallest, most densely populated state in Australia. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The largest city on Vancouver Island. Victoria Falls. On the Zambezi River at the borders of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Victoria Island. A large island in the Arctic Ocean off…
Luxembourg is a tiny country, also known as a Grand Duchy since 1815. It covers 998 square miles, an area slightly smaller than Rhode Island. Its 1980 population was about 350,000. Luxembourg is sandwiched between Belgium, France, and West Germany.