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3,587
3587
20
1
0
The island measures 1 sqkm in land area and is uninhabited.
1
3,588
3588
20
3
0
The lagoon is about 0.5 sqkm .
0
3,589
3589
48
1
0
North Keeling Island and the surrounding sea to 1 kilometers from shore form the Pulu Keeling National Park, established on 12 December 1995.
1
3,590
3590
129
2
0
South Keeling Islands is an atoll consisting of 24 individual islets forming an incomplete atoll ring, with a total land area of 13 sqkm .
13
3,593
3593
140
1
0
The islands' garrison initially consisted of a platoon from the British Army's King's African Rifles, located on Horsburgh Island, with two 6 inches guns to cover the anchorage.
6
3,594
3594
218
4
0
Home Island and West Island have medical clinics providing basic health services, but serious medical conditions and injuries cannot be treated on the island and patients are sent to Perth for treatment, a distance of 3000 kilometers .
3,000
3,595
3595
33
2
0
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands have 15 kilometers of highway.
15
3,596
3596
66
4
0
The only airport is Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport with a single 2441 meters paved runway.
2,441
3,597
3597
21
6
0
The territory covers 780000 sqkm , most of which is ocean, extending east and south from the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef and includes Heralds Beacon Island, Osprey Reef, the Willis Group and fifteen other reef/island groups.
780,000
3,598
3598
82
3
0
The two latter reefs are much closer to Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, (about 150 kilometers ) than to the southernmost island of the rest of the territory, Cato Island.
150
3,599
3599
92
3
0
Australia maintains automatic weather stations on many of the isles and reefs, and claims a 200 nautical miles exclusive fishing zone.
200
3,600
3600
151
6
0
http://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/wopapub/house/committee/pwc/willisisland/subs/sub1_pdf.ashx In November 2011, the Australian government announced that a 989842 sqkm protected area was planned in the Coral Sea.
989,842
3,601
3601
24
1
0
They comprise less than 3 sqkm of land.
3
3,603
3603
52
2
0
Flora Reef (small submerged atoll, 5 by 4 km, about 12 sqkm )
12
3,604
3604
83
4
0
Diane Bank (sunken atoll, depths of less than 10 m over an area of 65 by 25 km, or 1300 sqkm , along the northern edge 3 m deep, with Sand Cay in the Northwest, 3 m high)
1,300
3,605
3605
57
1
0
North Moore Reef (small submerged atoll, 4 by 3 km, area 8 sqkm including lagoon that is open on the Northwest side)
8
3,606
3606
67
3
0
Willis Islets (sunken atoll, bank 45 by 19 km, bank area more than 500 sqkm , 3 islets on the Northwestern side: North Cay, Mid Islet almost 8 m high, South Islet or Willis Island 10 m high)
500
3,608
3608
55
4
0
The highest point in the country is Cerro Chirripó, at 3819 meters .
3,819
3,609
3609
58
4
0
The highest volcano in the country is the Irazú Volcano ( 3431 meters ) and the largest lake is Lake Arenal.
3,431
3,611
3611
130
4
0
The location receiving the most rain is the Caribbean slopes of the Cordillera Central mountains, with an annual rainfall of over 5000 mm .
5,000
3,614
3614
0
3
0
730 kilometers , seasonally navigable by small craft
730
3,615
3615
6
3
0
under 914 meters : 16
914
3,616
3616
6
3
0
under 914 meters : 96
914
3,617
3617
25
3
0
Its southern border is a 515 kilometers coastline on the Gulf of Guinea on the north Atlantic Ocean.
515
3,621
3621
123
3
0
Ivory Coast's terrain can generally be described as a large plateau rising gradually from sea level in the south to almost 500 meters elevation in the north.
500
3,622
3622
122
3
0
The southeastern region of Ivory Coast is marked by coastal inland lagoons that starts at the Ghanaian border and stretch 300 kilometers along the eastern half of the coast.
300
3,623
3623
41
4
0
The highest elevation is Mount Nimba, at 1752 meters in the far west of the country along the border with Guinea and Liberia.
1,752
3,624
3624
80
3
0
The Bandama River is the longest river in the Ivory Coast with a length of some 800 kilometers draining the east central part of the country.
800
3,625
3625
104
4
0
The only forest left completely untouched in Ivory Coast is Taï National Park (Parc National de Taï), a 3600 sqkm area in the country's far southwest that is home to over 150 endemic species and many other endangered species such as the Pygmy hippopotamus and 11 species of monkeys.
3,600
3,626
3626
23
5
0
Croatia has an area of 56594 sqkm and a population of 4.28 million, most of whom are Roman Catholics.
56,594
3,628
3628
101
4
0
Elevation ranges from the mountains of the Dinaric Alps with the highest point of the Dinara peak at 1831 meters near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the south to the shore of the Adriatic Sea which makes up its entire southwest border.
1,831
3,629
3629
76
3
0
The largest islands are Cres and Krk, each of them having an area of around 405 sqkm .
405
3,631
3631
69
7
0
Forests are also significantly present in the country, as they cover 2490000 hectares representing 44% of Croatian land surface.
2,490,000
3,633
3633
117
4
0
The coldest parts of the country are Lika and Gorski Kotar where snowy forested climate is found at elevations above 1200 meters .
1,200
3,636
3636
51
4
0
By September 2011, Croatia had completed more than 1100 kilometers of motorways, connecting Zagreb to most other regions and following various European routes and four Pan-European corridors.
1,100
3,638
3638
10
3
0
There are 610 kilometers of crude oil pipelines in Croatia, connecting the Port of Rijeka oil terminal with refineries in Rijeka and Sisak, as well as several transhipment terminals.
610
3,639
3639
48
4
0
The natural gas transportation system comprises 2113 kilometers of trunk and regional natural gas pipelines, and more than 300 associated structures, connecting production rigs, the Okoli natural gas storage facility, 27 end-users and 37 distribution systems.
2,113
3,640
3640
27
5
0
Croatia's territory covers 56594 sqkm , making it the 127th largest country in the world.
56,594
3,642
3642
67
3
0
Lowlands make up the bulk of Croatia, with elevations of less than 200 meters above sea level recorded in 53.42% of the country.
200
3,646
3646
27
5
0
Croatia's territory covers 56594 sqkm , making it the 127th largest country in the world.
56,594
3,647
3647
10
3
0
Croatia's 348 kilometers border with Hungary was inherited from Yugoslavia.
348
3,649
3649
112
3
0
The commissions also defined Baranya and Međimurje as Croatian territories, and moreover set up the present-day 314 kilometers border between Serbia and Croatia in Syrmia and along the Danube River between Ilok and the Drava river's mouth and further north to the Hungarian border; the Ilok/Drava section matched the bor...
314
3,650
3650
12
3
0
Most of the 600 kilometers border with Slovenia was also defined by the commissions, matching the northwestern border of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, and establishing a new section of Croatian border north of the Istrian peninsula according to the ethnic composition of the territory previously belonging to the King...
600
3,651
3651
1
4
0
1831 meters above sea level, coord
1,831
3,654
3654
58
3
0
Most of Croatia is lowlands, with elevations of less than 200 meters above sea level recorded in 53.42% of the country.
200
3,656
3656
66
3
0
The distance between the extreme points of Croatia's coastline is 526 kilometers .
526
3,658
3658
199
3
0
Karstification there largely began after the final raising of the Dinarides in the Oligocene and Miocene epochs, when carbonate rock was exposed to atmospheric effects such as rain; this extended to 120 meters below the present sea level, exposed during the Last Glacial Maximum's sea level drop.
120
3,659
3659
57
1
0
Western Istria is gradually subsiding, having sunk about 1 meters in the past 2,000 years.
1
3,663
3663
104
5
0
The longest cave in Croatia, Kita Gaćešina, is at the same time the longest cave in the Dinaric Alps at 20656 meters .
20,656
3,664
3664
18
4
0
Ultimately, up to 3000 meters of sediment was deposited in the basin, and the sea eventually drained through the Iron Gate gorge.
3,000
3,666
3666
159
2
0
Požeška gora, adjacent to Psunj, consists of much more recent Neogene rocks, but there are also Upper Cretaceous sediments and igneous rocks forming the main, 30 kilometers ridge of the hill; these represent the largest igneous landform in Croatia.
30
3,673
3673
119
4
0
The coldest parts of the country are Lika and Gorski Kotar where a snowy forested climate is found at elevations above 1200 meters .
1,200
3,675
3675
59
5
0
Forests are also significant in the country, as they cover 26487 sqkm representing 46.8% of Croatia's land surface.
26,487
3,676
3676
149
3
0
In the same period, the number of issued waste management licences doubled, while the annual municipal solid waste volume increased by 23%, reaching 403 kilograms per capita.
403
3,679
3679
150
4
0
Artificial surfaces (primarily consisting of urban areas, roads, non-agricultural vegetation, sports areas and other recreational facilities) took up 1774 sqkm or 3.1% of the country's area.
1,774
3,680
3680
41
3
0
As of 2006, suspected minefields covered 954 sqkm .
954
3,681
3681
51
2
0
Average size of a permanently used housing unit is 74 meters square .
74
3,682
3682
51
4
0
By September 2011, Croatia had completed more than 1100 kilometers of motorways, connecting Zagreb to most other regions and following various European routes and four Pan-European corridors.
1,100
3,684
3684
10
3
0
There are 610 kilometers of crude oil pipelines in Croatia, connecting the Port of Rijeka oil terminal with refineries in Rijeka and Sisak, as well as several transhipment terminals.
610
3,685
3685
48
4
0
The natural gas transportation system comprises 2113 kilometers of trunk and regional natural gas pipelines, and more than 300 associated structures, connecting production rigs, the Okoli natural gas storage facility, 27 end-users and 37 distribution systems.
2,113
3,686
3686
0
5
0
10000 feet or more: 2
10,000
3,687
3687
6
4
0
under 3000 feet : 9
3,000
3,688
3688
6
4
0
under 3000 feet : 37
3,000
3,690
3690
45
3
0
The official rail speed record in Croatia is 181 kmph .
181
3,691
3691
44
3
0
Maximum speed reached in regular service is 160 kmph on parts of the Novska–Tovarnik line.
160
3,693
3693
36
5
0
As of 2011 , Croatia has a total of 29410 kilometers of roads.
29,410
3,694
3694
46
4
0
As of 2014 , the Croatian motorway network is 1313 kilometers long.
1,313
3,695
3695
100
4
0
Significant tunnel and bridge construction projects in the south of Dalmatia are planned, such as a 2374 meters long Pelješac bridge, connecting the Pelješac peninsula to the Croatian mainland.
2,374
3,696
3696
10
3
0
There are 610 kilometers of crude oil pipelines in Croatia, connecting the Port of Rijeka oil terminal with refineries in Rijeka and Sisak, as well as several transhipment terminals.
610
3,697
3697
48
4
0
The natural gas transportation system comprises 2113 kilometers of trunk and regional natural gas pipelines, and more than 300 associated structures, connecting production rigs, the Okoli natural gas storage facility, 27 end-users and 37 distribution systems.
2,113
3,698
3698
26
3
0
The two countries share a 932 kilometers border.
932
3,699
3699
19
2
0
Cuba, located just 94 miles from Key West, Florida, was of interest to the doctrine's founders, as they warned European forces to leave "America for the Americans".
94
3,703
3703
48
4
0
The highest point on Cyprus is Mount Olympus at 1952 meters , located in the centre of the Troodos range.
1,952
3,704
3704
148
4
0
The narrow Kyrenia Range, extending along the northern coastline, occupies substantially less area, and elevations are lower, reaching a maximum of 1024 meters .
1,024
3,707
3707
79
2
0
In total 7 months – from May to November – the average sea temperature exceeds 20 °C .
20
3,708
3708
214
9
0
Dams remain the principal source of water both for domestic and agricultural use; Cyprus has a total of 107 dams (plus one currently under construction) and reservoirs, with a total water storage capacity of about 330000000 meters cube . [
330,000,000
3,709
3709
202
3
0
In recent years significant quantities of offshore natural gas have been discovered in the area known as Aphrodite (at the exploratory drilling block 12) in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), about 175 kilometers south of Limassol at 33°5'40″N and 32°59'0″E. However, Turkey's offshore drilling companies have access...
175
3,712
3712
167
4
0
In the central and western part of the island is the Troodos Massif, a mountain range whose surface layer is mostly basaltic lava rock, and whose maximum elevation is 1952 meters .
1,952
3,713
3713
138
4
0
Even the highest peaks of the Kyrenia Range are hardly more than half the height of the great dome of the Troodos massif, Mount Olympus ( 1952 meters ), but their seemingly inaccessible, jagged slopes make them considerably more spectacular.
1,952
3,716
3716
33
3
0
A mule can carry an eighth-ton [ 250 pounds ] maximum load over a journey measured in days and weeks, though much more for shorter distances and periods with appropriate rest.
250
3,717
3717
6
4
0
It is 1794 kilometers long and was built to carry the Emperor Yang Guang between Zhuodu (Beijing) and Yuhang (Hangzhou).
1,794
3,718
3718
60
2
0
Even in its narrowest urban sections it is rarely less than 30 meters wide.
30
3,719
3719
261
1
0
In Britain, the Glastonbury Canal is believed to be the first post-Roman canal and was built in the middle of the 10th century to link the River Brue at Northover specifically from (Coord), Start point at River Brue with Glastonbury Abbey, a distance of about 1 kilometers .
1
3,720
3720
51
3
0
This included a staircase of 8 locks at Béziers, a 157 meters tunnel, and three major aqueducts.
157
3,721
3721
26
3
0
The Erie canal runs about 363 miles from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie.
363
3,722
3722
109
1
0
For example, Lowell, Massachusetts, considered to be "The Cradle of the American Industrial Revolution," has 6 miles of canals, built from around 1790 to 1850, that provided water power and a means of transportation for the city.
6
3,723
3723
66
3
0
During the 19th century in the US, the length of canals grew from 100 miles to over 4,000, with a complex network making the Great Lakes navigable, in conjunction with Canada, although some canals were later drained and used as railroad rights-of-way.
100
3,724
3724
24
3
0
By 1825 the Erie Canal, 363 miles long with 36 locks, opened up a connection from the populated Northeast to the Great Lakes.
363
3,725
3725
38
2
0
A U.S. military zone, the Canal Zone, 10 miles wide, with U.S. military stationed there (bases, 2 TV stations, channels 8 and 10, Pxs, a U.S.-style high school), split Panama in half.
10
3,728
3728
106
2
0
For the lockless Suez Canal the limiting factor for Suezmax ships is generally draft, which is limited to 16 meters .
16
3,729
3729
49
5
0
Cosmos''; the mean circumference of the Earth is 40041 kilometers .
40,041
3,730
3730
192
2
0
From Pierre d'Ailly's Imago Mundi Columbus learned of Alfraganus's estimate that a degree of latitude (or a degree of longitude along the equator) spanned 562 Arabic miles (which works out to 66 nautical miles ), but did not realize that this was expressed in the Arabic mile rather than the shorter Roman mile with whic...
66
3,733
3733
56
5
0
The true figure is now known to be vastly larger: about 20000 kilometers .
20,000
3,734
3734
83
4
0
It was their considered opinion that Columbus's estimation of a travel distance of 2400 miles was, in fact, far too low.
2,400
3,735
3735
31
3
0
Columbus then sailed more than 100 kilometers eastwards along the northern coast of Hispaniola, establishing a new settlement, which he called La Isabela, in the present-day Dominican Republic. "[
100
3,736
3736
85
1
0
Accounts consistently describe Columbus as a large and physically strong man of some 6 feet or more in height, easily taller than the average European of his day.
6
3,737
3737
54
4
0
NOx species appear in significant amounts above about 2800 Farad , and more is produced at higher temperatures.
2,800
3,739
3739
195
1
0
Later, in the 5th century, the Praetorian prefect Anthemius under the child emperor Theodosius II undertook the construction of the Theodosian Walls, which consisted of a double wall lying about 2 kilometers to the west of the first wall and a moat with palisades in front.
2
3,740
3740
147
3
0
Justinian was also concerned with other aspects of the city's built environment, legislating against the abuse of laws prohibiting building within 100 feet of the sea front, in order to protect the view.
100
3,741
3741
57
4
0
Cornwall has a population of POP=Cornwall and an area of 3563 sqkm .
3,563