The climate of Nijmegen According to COMPUTERGEES, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands and was founded by the Romans. The ancient Roman fortifications can still be found in the city. Once a year, Nijmegen is all about the Four Days Marches. For four days, about 40,000 hikers from more than seventy…
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Climate and Weather of Maré, New Caledonia
The climate of Maré According to COMPUTERANNALS, Maré is the southernmost island of the Province des îles Loyauté of the French overseas territory of New Caledonia. Maré is located in the Pacific Ocean and belongs to the Loyalty Islands. The village of Tadin is the administrative capital of the island. Just over 5,000 people live…
Aland Arts and Literature
Literature Distinctive nature, shifting history and the mobility that characterizes life in an island form the background to the Ålandic literature, which is and has always been rich in abilities. An early writer read on the islands was Hanna Rönnberg, who portrayed both folk and artist life in Åland. Two slightly later authors were Helle…
Mass Media in North America
Mass Media in Mexico In Mexico, almost 300 daily newspapers are published with a total circulation of around 10 million. The largest are released in Ciudad de México. These include the sports newspaper Esto (circulation about 400 000), La Prensa (circulation about 270 000), El Heraldo de México (circulation about 210 000) and Excélsior (circulation…
Mass Media in South America
Mass media in Chile Press Chile has 34 daily newspapers with a total circulation of approx. 900 000. Most are published in Santiago and Valparaíso; but 23 other cities also have their own daily newspapers. The oldest newspaper is El Mercurio in Valparaíso, founded in 1827. Chile’s largest newspaper is La Tercera (founded in 1950,…
Mass Media in Oceania and Australia
Mass Media in Australia Press As the largest country in the continent of Oceania ranked by Countryaah, Australia has over 60 daily newspapers with a total circulation of over 4 million. The daily press is regional; most – and also the largest – newspapers only have circulation within one state. The only newspapers of national…
Asia History
Asia was considered in Greece from around 500 BC. as one of the three continents. The borders with Europe and Africa were usually drawn by the river Don and by the Suez. Knowledge of Asia, however, was limited to the westernmost regions; the more remote areas were unknown and shrouded in myth. The division of…
Music in Central America
Grenada Music life is dominated by calypso and its modern variant soca. It also plays a lot of reggae, dancehall and other electronic dance music. Two internationally renowned musicians from Grenada are the calypso singer Mighty Sparrow (born 1935) and the reggae artist David Emmanuel. The island of Carriacaou has a vibrant old dance and…
Ports in Southern Africa
Botswana Botswana – Southern Africa Botswana is a state in Africa. The capital of the country is Gaborone. Approx. 2.3 million Botswanans and residents of other nationalities live in Botswana, making Botswana one of the most sparsely populated regions in the world. The official language is English. Botswana covers an area of around 582,000 km²…