There are four parishes: Barvas (Barabhas), Lochs (Na Lochan), Stornoway (Steòrnabhagh), and Uig (Uig)) on which the original civil registration districts were based. The district of Carloway (Càrlabhagh) (after the village of that name) which hitherto had fallen partly within the parishes of Lochs and Uig, became a separate civil registration district in 1859. The districts of Lewis are Ness (Nis), Carloway (Càrlabhagh), Back (Am Bac), Lochs (Na Lochan), Park (Am Pairc), Point (An Rubha), Stornoway (Steòrnabhagh) itself, and Uig (Uig). ...

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The mean elevation of the continent is 950 m (3,117 ft.), the largest of any in the world. The plateau and mountainous areas broadly sweep SW-NW across Asia, climaxing in the high Tibetan Plateau, rising to the highest peaks in the world in the Himalaya. To the north west lie plains, while to the south lie the geologically distinct areas of the Arabian peninsula, Indian subcontinent and Malay peninsula. Large numbers of islands lie south east of the continent. The following table gives the approximate ...

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Geography of Asia, Geography of Asia - Main Geographical Features, Geography of Asia - National Parks and Game Reserves, Geography of Asia - The Hydrographic Systems, Geography of Asia - Islands, Geography of Asia - Extreme points, Geography of Asia - Climate and Health

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Main articles: Illyria, Illyricum, Dalmatia, History of Albania. The earlier inhabitants were probably part of the pre-Indo-European populace that occupied the coastline of most parts of the Mediterranean. Their physical remains are scarce though, and concentrated on the coastal region. Soon, these first inhabitants were overrun by the Proto-Hellenic tribes that gradually occupied modern-day Greece, southern parts of what is now the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the south of present-day Albania. This process was com ...

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Sweden - Pre-history. Further information: Prehistoric Sweden, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and See also:

Sweden, Sweden - History, Sweden - Pre-history, Sweden - Middle Ages, Sweden - A major power, Sweden - Modern history, Sweden - Recent history, Sweden - Politics, Sweden - Energy politics, Sweden - Economy, Sweden - Welfare state, Sweden - Education, Sweden - Geography, Sweden - Counties, Sweden - Provinces, Sweden - Largest cities, Sweden - Demographics, Sweden - Language, Sweden - Culture, Sweden - Swedish Nobel Prize Winners, Sweden - Music, Sweden - Media, Sweden - Holidays, Sweden - Cuisine, Sweden - Sports, Sweden - Religion, Sweden - Miscellaneous topics, Sweden - International rankings, Sweden - Notes

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The variety of climate is immense, as might be expected. Taking the highlands of the country as a whole, there is no great difference between the mean temperature of Afghanistan and that of the lower Himalaya. Each may be placed at a point between 10 °C and 15 °C (50 °F to 60 °F). But the remarkable feature of Afghan climate is its extreme range of temperature within limited periods. The least daily range in the north is during the cold weather, the greatest in the hot. For seven months of the year (from May to November) this range excee ...

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Geography of Afghanistan, Geography of Afghanistan - Borders, Geography of Afghanistan - Terrain and agriculture, Geography of Afghanistan - Natural resources, Geography of Afghanistan - Mountain systems, Geography of Afghanistan - Climate, Geography of Afghanistan - Vegetation, Geography of Afghanistan - Sources

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At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into the Soviet Union-occupied northern half and the United States-occupied southern half, each forming its own government in 1948. In June 1950, the Korean War broke out. The United Nations-backed South and the Communist-backed North eventually reached a stalemate and an armistice was signed in 1953, splitting the peninsula along the demilitarised zone at about the original demarcation line. After the war, the autocratic government of Syngman Rhee was thrown ou ...

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South Korea, South Korea - History, South Korea - Government and Politics, South Korea - Geography, South Korea - Climate, South Korea - Wildlife, South Korea - Provinces and cities, South Korea - Special City, South Korea - Metropolitan Cities, South Korea - Provinces, South Korea - Economy, South Korea - Chaebol, South Korea - Demographics, South Korea - The Korean people, South Korea - Cities, South Korea - Language, South Korea - Religion, South Korea - Culture, South Korea - Foreign relations, South Korea - Tourism, South Korea - Notes

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Grand Teton National Park - Pre-history. Native American hunting parties from the northern Rocky Mountains camped along the shore of Jackson Lake around 12,000 years ago while following game. For thousands of years Jackson Hole was used as a neutral crossroads for trade and travel routes in the area. One route followed the Snake River to its source in the Yellowstone area where abundant obsidian could be found. Another major route traversed the Teton Pass at the southern end of the range, providing a shortcut to the Pacific Northwest region of what is now the United States. Also, a southern rou ...

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Grand Teton National Park, Grand Teton National Park - Geography, Grand Teton National Park - Human history, Grand Teton National Park - Pre-history, Grand Teton National Park - White exploration and settlement, Grand Teton National Park - Fight for preservation, Grand Teton National Park - Geology, Grand Teton National Park - Biology, Grand Teton National Park - Selected wildlife

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In traditional Scottish geography, the Highlands refers to that part of Scotland north-west of a line drawn from Dumbarton to Stonehaven, including the Inner and Outer Hebrides, parts of Perthshire and the County of Bute, but excluding Orkney and Shetland, Caithness, the flat coastal land of the Counties of Nairnshire, Morayshire and Banffshire, and most of East Aberdeenshire. This Highland area differed from the Lowlands by language and tradition, having preserved Gaelic speech and customs centuries after the anglicization of the lat ...

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Scottish highlands, Scottish highlands - History, Scottish highlands - Culture, Scottish highlands - Historical geography, Scottish highlands - Highland council area, Scottish highlands - Highlands and Islands, Scottish highlands - Highland Park, Scottish highlands - Geology, Scottish highlands - Towns and villages, Scottish highlands - Other places of interest, Scottish highlands - Historic names of areas in the Highlands include:

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For Norse dwarves specifically, see that article. Dwarves are also called little Hill-men (Swiss), Earth-men (Härdmandle, pl. Härdmändlene. - Swiss) and Kröpel (German). Dwarves were described as the height of a 3-year old human child (about 3 feet tall), ugly and big-headed. Nidavellir is the land of the dwarves in Norse mythology. Some dwarves of mythology and fairy tales are: Rumpelstiltskin, the dwarves from Snow White, Snorri, Dvalin, Lit, Fjalar and Galar, Alvis, Eitri, Brokk, Hreidmar, Alfrik, Mimir, Berling, Grer, Fafnir, Otr, Regin, and Alberich (or Andvari). ...

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Dwarf, Dwarf - Mythology and folklore, Dwarf - The creation of dwarfs, Dwarf - Dwarf places, Dwarf - Fairy tales with dwarfs in them, Dwarf - Possible origin, Dwarf - Dwarves in modern fantasy fiction, Dwarf - Tolkien's dwarves, Dwarf - Dwarves in Artemis Fowl, Dwarf - Dwarves in subsequent fantasy fiction, Dwarf - Female dwarves

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Main article: History of Wales Humans first inhabited what is now Wales at the end of the last Ice Age. The first documented history was during the Roman occupation of Britain. At that time the area of modern Wales was divided into many tribes, of which the Silures in the south-east and the Ordovices in the central and north-west areas were the largest and most powerful. The Romans established a string of forts across what is now southern Wales, as far west as Carmarthen (Maridunum), and mined gold at Dolaucothi in Carmarthensh ...

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Wales, Wales - Origin of Name, Wales - History, Wales - Politics, Wales - Law, Wales - Geography, Wales - Subdivisions, Wales - Economy, Wales - Demographics, Wales - Language, Wales - Religion, Wales - Culture, Wales - Food, Wales - Music, Wales - Sport, Wales - Media, Wales - National symbols, Wales - Photos of Wales, Wales - Notable Welsh people

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Sweden - Pre-history. For details, see: Prehistoric Sweden Soon after the recession of the last ice age, Sweden became populated by hunters and gatherers, during the Stone Age (6000 BC – 4000 BC). The region developed rather slowly compared to southern Europe; while the Romans wrote poetry, Scandinavia had just entered the Iron Age. Sweden was first mentioned in the 1st century, by Roman historian Tacitus, who wrote that the Suiones tribe lived out in the sea and were powerful in both arms ...

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Sweden, Sweden - History, Sweden - Pre-history, Sweden - Middle Ages, Sweden - A major power, Sweden - Modern history, Sweden - Recent history, Sweden - Politics, Sweden - Energy politics, Sweden - Economy, Sweden - Welfare state, Sweden - Education, Sweden - Geography, Sweden - Counties, Sweden - Largest cities, Sweden - Demographics, Sweden - Language, Sweden - Culture, Sweden - Music, Sweden - Media, Sweden - Holidays, Sweden - Cuisine, Sweden - Sports, Sweden - Religion, Sweden - Miscellaneous topics, Sweden - International rankings, Sweden - Notes

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Events of 1917 would prove decisive in ending the war, although their effects would not fully be felt until 1918. The Entente's naval blockade of Germany began to have serious impact on morale and productivity on the German home-front. In response, in February 1917, the German General Staff (OHL) were able to convince Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg to declare unrestricted submarine warfare, with the goal of starving Britain out of the war. Tonnage sunk rose above 500,000 tons per month from February until July, peaking at 860,000 t ...

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World War I, World War I - Introduction, World War I - Causes, World War I - Reasons and responsibilities, World War I - Participants in World War I, World War I - Opening hostilities, World War I - Early stages: from romanticism to the Western Front trenches, World War I - Hopes and fears, World War I - Trench warfare begins, World War I - Southern theatres, World War I - Ottoman Empire, World War I - Italian participation, World War I - The War in the Balkans, World War I - The Eastern Front, World War I - Initial Actions, World War I - The Russian Revolution, World War I - The Last Half of the War, World War I - Entry of the United States, World War I - German Spring Offensive of 1918, World War I - Entente’s victory, World War I - End of the war, World War I - Economics of war, World War I - Social effects, World War I - Technology, World War I - Aftermath, World War I - Casualties, World War I - Social trauma, World War I - Other names, World War I - Quotations, World War I - Dramatizations, World War I - Main articles, World War I - Media

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Taino/Arawak settlement in the parish was substantiated when in 1792, a surveyor found two carvings, believed to be Amerindian Zemi, in a cave in the Carpenter's Mountains. They are now at the British Museum. Manchester was formed in 1814, by an Act of the House of Assembly, making it one of the newest parishes of Jamaica. It was formed as a result of the amalgamation of the parishes St. Elizabeth, Clarendon and Vere. The amalgamation was done in response to a petition from the inhabitants of Mile Gully, May Pen and Carpenters Mountai ...

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Manchester Parish Jamaica, Manchester Parish Jamaica - Brief history, Manchester Parish Jamaica - Geography, Manchester Parish Jamaica - Commerce, Manchester Parish Jamaica - Special attractions

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Main articles: Illyria, Illyricum, Dalmatia, History of Albania. In the area that is today Albania, human activity has been present since the beginning of human history. The earlier inhabitants were probably part of the pre-Indo-European populace that occupied the coastline of most parts of the Mediterranean. Their physical remains are scarce though, and concentrated on the coastal region. Soon, these first inhabitants were overrun by the Proto-Hellenic tribes that gradually occupied modern-day Greece, southern parts of what is ...

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Albania, Albania - History, Albania - Politics, Albania - Administrative divisions, Albania - Geography, Albania - Economy, Albania - Demographics, Albania - Culture, Albania - Miscellaneous topics

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Main article: History of Vanuatu Many of the islands of Vanuatu have been inhabited for thousands of years, the oldest evidence found dating to 2000 BC. In 1606, the Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernández de Quirós became the first European to reach the islands. Europeans began settling the islands in the late 18th century, after British explorer James Cook visited the islands on his second voyage. In 1906, the French and British agreed to an Anglo-French Condominium on the New Hebrides, as the islands were then known. In ...

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Vanuatu, Vanuatu - History, Vanuatu - Politics, Vanuatu - Provinces, Vanuatu - Geography, Vanuatu - Ecology, Vanuatu - Economy, Vanuatu - Demographics, Vanuatu - Culture, Vanuatu - List of cities, Vanuatu - Miscellaneous topics

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Sporadic E, also called E-skip, is the phenomenon of irregularly scattered patches of relatively dense ionisation that develop seasonally within the E region of the ionosphere and reflect and scatter TV and FM frequencies, generally up to about 150 MHz. When frequencies reflect off multiple patches, it is referred to as multi-hop skip. E-skip allows radio waves to travel many miles beyond their intended area ...

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TV-FM DX, TV-FM DX - History, TV-FM DX - Tropospheric propagation, TV-FM DX - Tropospheric ducting, TV-FM DX - Notable tropospheric DX receptions, TV-FM DX - Sporadic E propagation E-skip, TV-FM DX - Equatorial E-skip, TV-FM DX - Notable Sporadic E DX receptions, TV-FM DX - F2 propagation F2-skip, TV-FM DX - Notable F2 DX receptions, TV-FM DX - Transequatorial propagation TEP, TV-FM DX - Afternoon TEP, TV-FM DX - Evening TEP, TV-FM DX - Earth–Moon–Earth EME propagation Moonbounce, TV-FM DX - Notable Earth-Moon-Earth EME DX receptions, TV-FM DX - Auroral propagation, TV-FM DX - Meteor scatter propagation, TV-FM DX - Satellite TVRO UHF TV DX, TV-FM DX - Notable Satellite TVRO UHF TV DX receptions

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Main articles: Demographics of South Korea, Korean people South Korea - The Korean people. Korea's population is one of the most ethnically and linguistically homogeneous in the world, with the only significant minority being a small Chinese community. Koreans have lived in Manchuria for many centuries, and are now a recognized minority in China. Koreans are significant minority pop ...

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South Korea, South Korea - History, South Korea - Government and Politics, South Korea - Geography, South Korea - Climate, South Korea - Wildlife, South Korea - Provinces and cities, South Korea - Special City, South Korea - Metropolitan Cities, South Korea - Provinces, South Korea - Economy, South Korea - Chaebol, South Korea - Demographics, South Korea - The Korean people, South Korea - Cities, South Korea - Language, South Korea - Religion, South Korea - Culture, South Korea - Foreign relations, South Korea - Tourism, South Korea - Notes

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The original Armenian name for the country was Hayq, later Hayastan, translated as the land of Haik, and consisting of the name Haik and the Persian suffix '-stan' (land). According to legend, Haik was a great-great-grandson of Noah (son of Togarmah, who was a son of Gomer, a son of Noah's son, Japheth), and according to Christian tradition, a forefather of all Armenians. He is said to have settled below Mount Ararat, travelled to assist in building the Tower of Babel, and, after his return, defeated the Assyrian ki ...

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The Giant Panda lives in mountainous regions, such as Sichuan and Tibet. The Giant Panda is the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), a conservation organization (http://www.wwf.org). Since the latter half of the 20th century, the panda has become an informal national emblem for China, and its image is found on many Chinese gold coins. Despite being taxonomically a carnivore, their diet is overwhelmingly herbivorous. The Giant Panda eats shoots and leaves, living almost entirely on bamboo. Pandas are also known to eat eggs, the occasional fish, and some insects along with their b ...

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Giant Panda, Giant Panda - General information, Giant Panda - Natural history, Giant Panda - Uses and conservation history, Giant Panda - Reproduction, Giant Panda - Name, Giant Panda - Subspecies, Giant Panda - Pandas in popular culture, Giant Panda - Pandas in zoos

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Moogles are little creatures that appear throughout the Final Fantasy series, Kingdom Hearts, and Seiken Densetsu (Holy Sword Legend) series. They first appeared in Final Fantasy III although their appearance is based on a Final Fantasy II creature called the Beaver. They usually provide save points, shops, or, in some games, may join the team as in Final Fantasy VI and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance or join as a Summon in Final Fantasy VII as part of the Choco/Mog Summon or in a ...

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Races of Final Fantasy, Races of Final Fantasy - Al Bhed, Races of Final Fantasy - Bangaa, Races of Final Fantasy - Burmecian, Races of Final Fantasy - Cetra, Races of Final Fantasy - Clavat, Races of Final Fantasy - Dwarf, Races of Final Fantasy - Elvaan, Races of Final Fantasy - Galka, Races of Final Fantasy - Genome, Races of Final Fantasy - Guado, Races of Final Fantasy - Gurgan, Races of Final Fantasy - Hume, Races of Final Fantasy - Hypello, Races of Final Fantasy - Kuluu, Races of Final Fantasy - Lilty, Races of Final Fantasy - Lucavi, Races of Final Fantasy - Lufenian/Lefeinish, Races of Final Fantasy - Lunarian, Races of Final Fantasy - Mithra, Races of Final Fantasy - Moogle, Races of Final Fantasy - Moomba, Races of Final Fantasy - Nu Mou, Races of Final Fantasy - Qu, Races of Final Fantasy - Ronso, Races of Final Fantasy - Seeq, Races of Final Fantasy - Selkie, Races of Final Fantasy - Shumi, Races of Final Fantasy - Tarutaru, Races of Final Fantasy - Tonberry, Races of Final Fantasy - Viera, Races of Final Fantasy - Yuke, Races of Final Fantasy - Zilart

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The original Armenian name for the country was Hayq, later Hayastan, translated as the land of Haik, and consisting of the name Haik and the Persian suffix '-stan' (land). According to legend, Haik was a great-great-grandson of Noah (son of Togarmah, who was a son of Gomer, a son of Noah's son, Japheth), and according to an ancient Armenian tradition, a forefather of all Armenians. He is said to have settled below Mount Ararat, travelled to assist in building the Tower of Babel, and, after his return, defeated the Babylo ...

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Armenia, Armenia - Origin of the name, Armenia - History, Armenia - Politics, Armenia - Administrative Provinces, Armenia - Geography, Armenia - Economy, Armenia - Demographics, Armenia - Culture, Armenia - Miscellaneous topics

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Human remains have been found on New Guinea which have been dated to ca. 50,000 years ago. These ancient inhabitants probably had their origins in Southeast Asia. Agriculture was independently developed in the New Guinean highlands around 9,000 years ago, making it one of the few areas of original plant domestication in the world. A major migration of Austronesian speaking peoples came to coastal regions roughly 2,500 years ago, and this is correlated with the introduction of pottery, pigs and certain fishing techniques. Little was known in ...

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Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea - History, Papua New Guinea - Law, Papua New Guinea - Politics, Papua New Guinea - Provinces, Papua New Guinea - Geography, Papua New Guinea - Ecology, Papua New Guinea - Economy, Papua New Guinea - Land tenure, Papua New Guinea - Demographics, Papua New Guinea - Culture, Papua New Guinea - Religion, Papua New Guinea - Miscellaneous topics, Papua New Guinea - Notes

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