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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Geography And Climate
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Greater London covers an area of 609 square miles (1,579 km²). London...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Geography And Climate
Greater London covers an area of 609 square miles (1,579 km²). London used to be identified by its port on the Thames, which i...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Geography And Climate
Greater London covers an area of 609 square miles (1,579 km²). London is a port on the Thames, a navigable river. The river ha...
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London: Encyclopedia - London
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. London produces 17% of the UK's GDP, and is one of the world's major bus...
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London Ontario: Encyclopedia Ii - London Ontario - Geography
The area was formed during the retreat of the glaciers during the last ice age, which produced areas of marshland, notably the Sifton Bog...
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London West: Encyclopedia Ii - London West - Geography
The district includes the northwest part of the City of London.
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London—fanshawe: Encyclopedia Ii - London—fanshawe - Geography
It consists of the northeast part of the City of London.
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Geography Of Albania: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Albania - Climate
With its coastline facing the Adriatic and Ionian seas, its highlands backed upon the elevated Balkan landmass, and the entire country ly...
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Geography Of Glasgow: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Glasgow - Climate
Glasgow weather is typical of Scottish weather and often unpredictable.
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East London England: Encyclopedia Ii - East London England - Geography
East London England - Boundaries.
The London boroughs that make up this area are Barking & Dagenham, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Red...
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Geography And Climate Of Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography And Climate Of Singapore - Urban Geography
When Singapore was first colonized by the British, the city of Singapore was situated on the southern coast, around the mouth of the Sing...
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Climate And Geography Of The Halifax Regional Municipality: Encyclopedia Ii - Climate And Geography Of The Halifax Regional Municipality - Climate
The climate of Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) is heavily influenced by water temperatures in the adjacent Atlantic Oce...
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Geography Of Togo: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Togo - Climate
Togo has a tropical climate. The rainy season occurs between April and June as well as between September and October in the southern regi...
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Geography Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of India - Climate
India's climate is strongly influenced by the Himalayas and the Thar Desert. The Himalayas, along with the Hindu Kush mountains in Pakist...
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New London Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - New London Texas - Geography
New London is located at 32°15'22" North, 94°55'54" West (32.256101, -94.931567)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the ...
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Geography Of Bulgaria: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Bulgaria - Climate
Considering its small area, Bulgaria has an unusually variable and complex climate. The country lies between the strongly contrasting con...
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Geography Of Nepal: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Nepal - Climate
Nepal has a great deal of variation in climate. Its latitude is about the same as that of Florida, and a tropical and subtropical climate...
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Geography And Climate Of Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography And Climate Of Singapore - At A Glance
Geographic coordinates: 1°18′N 103°51′E (most of the maps are not very up-to-date, they do not show the 1997 Tuas Second Link; [1] ...
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Geography Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Cyprus - Climate
The Mediterranean climate, warm and rather dry, with rainfall mainly between November and March, favors agriculture. In general, the isla...
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Geography Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Ethiopia - Climate
The climate of Ethiopia and its dependent territories varies greatly. The Somali Region and the Danakil lowlands in the Afar Region have ...
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Geography Of Mongolia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Mongolia - Climate
Mongolia is high, cold, and dry. It has an extreme continental climate with long, cold winters and short summers, during which most preci...
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Geography Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Japan - Climate
Japan belongs to the temperate zone with distinct four seasons, but its climate varies from cool temperate in the north to subtropical in...
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Geography Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Russia - Climate
Russia has a largely continental climate because of its sheer size and compact configuration. Most of its land is more than 400 kilometer...
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Geography Of Latvia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Latvia - Climate
Latvia's northern location matches Labrador's latitude. In the summer, daylight hours are long and in the winter short. In December it is...
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Geography Of Somalia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Somalia - Climate
Climate is the primary factor in much of Somali life. For the large nomadic population, the timing and amount of rainfall are crucial det...
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Geography Of Cambodia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Cambodia - Climate
Cambodia's climate--like that of the rest of Southeast Asia--is dominated by the monsoons, which are known as tropical wet and dry becaus...
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Geography Of Jamaica: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Jamaica - Climate
Two types of climate are found on Jamaica. An upland tropical climate prevails on the windward side of the mountains, whereas a semiarid ...
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Geography Of Sudan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Sudan - Climate
Although Sudan lies within the tropics, the climate ranges from arid in the north to tropical wet-and-dry in the far southwest. Temperatu...
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Geography Of Venezuela: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Venezuela - Climate
Although the country lies wholly within the tropics, its climate varies from tropical humid to alpine, depending on the elevation, topogr...
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Geography Of Poland: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Poland - Climate
Poland's long-term and short-term weather patterns are made transitional and variable by the collision of diverse air masses above the co...
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Geography Of Austria: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Austria - Climate
The Alps serve as a watershed for Europe's three major kinds of weather systems that influence Austrian weather. The Atlantic maritime cl...
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Geography Of Bhutan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Bhutan - Climate
Bhutan's climate is as varied as its altitudes and, like most of Asia, is affected by monsoons. Western Bhutan is particularly affected b...
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Geography Of Honduras: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Honduras - Climate
Although all of Honduras lies within the tropics, the climatic types of each of the three physiographic regions differ. The Caribbean low...
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Ostrava: Encyclopedia Ii - Ostrava - Geography And Climate
Ostrava is located in the north-eastern tip of Czech Republic, very close to the Polish (15km) and Slovak (55km) borders. It spreads over...
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Geography Of Georgia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Georgia - Climate
Georgia's climate is affected by subtropical influences from the west and Mediterranean influences from the east. The Greater Caucasus ra...
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Geography Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Hungary - Climate
Temperatures in Hungary vary from -28° C to 22° C. Average yearly rainfall is about sixty-four centimeters. Distribution and frequency ...
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Geography Of Uruguay: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Uruguay - Climate
Located entirely within the temperate zone, Uruguay has a climate that is fairly uniform nationwide. Seasonal variations are pronounced, ...
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Geography Of Ghana: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Ghana - Climate
The country's warm, humid climate has an annual mean temperature between 26 and 29 °C. Variations in the principal elements of temperatu...
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Geography Of Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Spain - Climate
Peninsular Spain experiences three climatic types: continental, maritime, and Mediterranean. The locally generated continental climate co...
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Swindon: Encyclopedia Ii - Swindon - Geography And Climate
The town itself has a total area of approximately 39.70 km² (25.33 mi²). The unitary authority (created in 1996 as the 'County of Thame...
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Masouleh: Encyclopedia Ii - Masouleh - Geography And Climate
Masouleh is approximately 60 km southwest of Rasht and 25 km west of Fuman. The village is 1 050 meters above sea level in the Alborz (or...
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Geography Of Ecuador: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Ecuador - Climate
Each region has different factors that affect its climate. The Costa is influenced primarily by proximity to warm or cool ocean currents....
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Geography Of Jordan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Jordan - Climate
The major characteristic of the climate is the contrast between a relatively rainy season from November to April and very dry weather for...
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Geography Of Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Afghanistan - Climate
The variety of climate is immense, as might be expected. Taking the highlands of the country as a whole, there is no great difference bet...
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Geography Of Bolivia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Bolivia - Climate
Although Bolivia lies entirely within tropical latitudes, climatic conditions vary widely from tropical in the lowlands to polar in the h...
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Geography Of Lebanon: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Lebanon - Climate
Lebanon has a Mediterranean climate characterized by a long, hot, and dry summer, and cool, rainy winter. Fall is a transitional season w...
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Geography Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Iran - Climate
Iran has a variable climate. In the northwest, winters are cold with heavy snowfall and subfreezing temperatures during December and Janu...
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Geography Of Bangladesh: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Bangladesh - Climate
Bangladesh has a subtropical monsoon climate characterized by wide seasonal variations in rainfall, moderately warm temperatures, and hig...
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Geography Of Illinois: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Illinois - Climate
Illinois has a continental climate, with large temperature extremes not moderated by either mountains or oceans. Weather is influenced pr...
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Geography Of Belize: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Belize - Climate
Belize has a tropical climate with pronounced wet and dry seasons, although there are significant variations in weather patterns by regio...
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Geography Of Chad: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Chad - Climate
The Lake Chad Basin embraces a great range of tropical climates from north to south, although most of these climates tend to be dry. Apar...
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Geography Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of China - Climate
The climate of China is extremely diverse; tropical in the south to subarctic in the north.
Monsoon winds, caused by differences in the h...
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Geography Of Paraguay: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Paraguay - Climate
Paraguay experiences a subtropical climate in the Paraneña region and a tropical climate in the Chaco. The Paraneña region is humid, wi...
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Geography Of Macau: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Macau - Climate
Subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers.
The climate is subtropical and is hot and humid, with an average year-round temperat...
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Geography Of Guyana: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Guyana - Climate
uyana is a water-rich country. The numerous rivers flow into the Atlantic Ocean, generally in a northward direction. A number of rivers i...
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Geography Of Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Vietnam - Climate
Vietnam has a tropical monsoon climate, with humidity averaging 84 % throughout the year. However, because of differences in latitude and...
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Socotra: Encyclopedia Ii - Socotra - Geography And Climate
The archipelago consists of the mountainous main island of Socotra (3625 km² ) and three smaller islands known collectively as "the Brot...
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Geography Of Qatar: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Qatar - Climate
The long summer (June through September) is characterized by intense heat and alternating dryness and humidity, with temperatures exceedi...
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Geography Of Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Turkey - Climate
Turkey's diverse regions have different climates, with the weather system on the coasts contrasting with that prevailing in the interior....
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Geography Of Syria: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Syria - Climate
The most striking feature of the climate is the contrast of sea and desert. Between the humid Mediterranean coast and the arid desert reg...
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Geography Of Madagascar: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Madagascar - Climate
The climate is tropical along the coast, temperate inland, and arid in the south. The weather is dominated by the southeastern trade wind...
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Geography Of Mexico: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Mexico - Climate
The Tropic of Cancer effectively divides the country into temperate and tropical zones. Land north of the twenty-fourth parallel experien...
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Geography Of Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Ireland - Climate
Ireland's climate is temperate, though significantly warmer than almost all other locations at similar latitude, such as Poland (on the c...
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Geography Of Comoros: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Comoros - Climate
The climate is marine tropical, with two seasons: hot and humid from November to April, the result of the northeastern monsoon, and a coo...
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Geography Of The Maldives: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of The Maldives - Climate
The temperature of Maldives ranges between 24 and 33 °C throughout the year. Although the humidity is relatively high, the constant sea ...
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Geography And Climate Of Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography And Climate Of Singapore - Physical Geography
Singapore's main territory is a diamond-shaped island, although her territory includes surrounding smaller islands. Singapore is slightly...
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Geography Of Finland: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Finland - Climate
Latitude is the principal influence on Finland's climate. Because of Finland's northern location, winter is the longest season. On the av...
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Geography Of Indonesia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Indonesia - Climate
The main variable of Indonesia's climate is not temperature or air pressure, but rainfall. The almost uniformly warm waters that make up ...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Defining London
Today, "London" usually refers to the conurbation known as Greater London, which is divided into thirty-two London Boroughs and the City ...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - London Districts
London - Central London.
Main articles: Central London, and [[]], and [[]],
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Defining London
Today, "London" usually refers to the conurbation known as Greater London, which is divided into thirty-two London Boroughs and the City ...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - London Districts
London - Central London.
Main article: Central London
London - City of London.
Main article: City of London
The City of London is...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Defining London
Today, "London" usually refers to the conurbation known as Greater London, which is divided into thirty-two London Boroughs and the City ...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Modern London
Today Greater London comprises the City of London and the 32 London boroughs (including the City of Westminster). 12 of these boroughs ar...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - London In The Arts
London - Literature featuring London.
Main article: London in fiction
London has been the setting for many works of literature. The t...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Government
Greater London is divided into the 32 London boroughs and the City of London. The boroughs are the most important unit of local governmen...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Sport
London has hosted the Summer Olympics twice, in 1908 and 1948. In July 2005 London was chosen to host the Games in 2012, making it the fi...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Sport
London has hosted the Summer Olympics twice, in 1908 and 1948. In July 2005 London was chosen to host the Games in 2012, making it the fi...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Media
London is a major international communications centre with a virtually unrivaled number of media outlets. The British media is concentrat...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - History
The name London is commonly thought to have come from the Latin name Londinium, as London was founded by the Romans during their reign ov...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - History
The name London is commonly thought to have come from the Latin name Londinium, as London was founded by the Romans during their reign ov...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Education
London is home to a diverse number of universities, colleges and schools, and is a leading centre of research and development. This inclu...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Demographics
London had about 860,000 people in 1801 (in comparison, Paris had about 670,000 in 1802), and the population of Edo (modern-day Tokyo, Ja...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Religion
When Pope Gregory the Great sent St. Augustine to bring England into the Catholic fold in 597, it was intended that the envoy should beco...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - London Districts
London - Central London.
The City of London is the principal financial district of the United Kingdom, and is one of the most importan...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Business And Economy
London serves as an enormous engine for the global economy. As Europe's largest city economy, it generated $365 billion in 2004 (17% of t...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Business And Economy
London serves as an enormous engine for the global economy. As Europe's largest city economy, it generated $365 billion in 2004 (17% of t...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Style And Fashion
London is one of the "big four" fashion capitals (alongside Paris, Milan and New York) and is home to some of the finest haute couture in...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Transport And Infrastructure
Transport is one of the four areas of policy administered by the Mayor of London, but the mayor's financial control is limited. The publi...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Modern London
Today Greater London comprises the City of London and the 32 London boroughs (including the City of Westminster). 12 of these boroughs ar...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - London In The Arts
London - Literature featuring London.
London has been the setting for many works of literature. The two writers who are perhaps most cl...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - London In The Arts
London - Literature featuring London.
Main articles: London in fiction, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Style And Fashion In London
London is one of the "big four" fashion capitals (alongside Paris, Milan and New York) and is home to some of the finest haute couture in...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Government
Greater London is divided into the 32 London boroughs and the City of London. The boroughs are the most important unit of local governmen...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Sport
London hosts one of the world's largest mass-participation marathons, the London Marathon, and has hosted the Olympic Games in 1908 and 1...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Media
London is a major international communications centre with a virtually unrivaled number of media outlets. The British media is concentrat...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - History
The name London is commonly thought to have come from the Latin name Londinium, as London was founded by the Romans during their reign ov...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Education
London is home to a diverse number of universities, colleges and schools, and is a leading centre of research and development. This inclu...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Demographics
London had about 860,000 people in 1801 (in comparison, Paris had about 670,000 in 1802), and the population of Edo (modern-day Tokyo, Ja...
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London: Encyclopedia Ii - London - Religion
When Pope Gregory the Great sent St. Augustine to bring England into the Catholic fold in 597, it was intended that the envoy should beco...
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