The recently retired oil tanker Knock Nevis, formerly known as the Jahre Viking, was the world’s largest vessel. Weighing in at almost 565,000 tonnes and measuring 458 metres (1,504ft) in length the giant ship had a beam of almost 69m (226ft) and drawing over 24m (80ft) of water it could not enter most of the world’s ports. Given the complexity ... Read More »
Weapon: Sharp horns, Unity and aggression Cape buffalos are resident of Africa and belong to the African bovine family of buffalos. They have unpredictable nature and are highly dangerous for human being. Cape buffalos are very robust and their weight varies from 500 to 900 kilograms. They tend to live in herds. They fight against predators in the form of ... Read More »
where two rivers meet but never get mixed.. the meeting place of two mighty river rio negro nd solimoes river,the ink like dark,black river is rio negro nd the muddy,cream color river is the solimoes river,they meet and flow about 18km without mixing together untill they finally form the amazon river.Different kind of density,velocity and biological chemical reaction cause this ... Read More »
Jeita Grotto is a set of interconnected limestone caves located in Lebanon. A river runs through the two caves referred to as the lower cave and the upper galleries. The Jeita Grotto is the longest cave complex in the Middle East with a height difference of 1,000 feet (305 m). Read More »
GDP per capita: $2,531.15 (66th lowest) Adult mortality rate per 1,000: 291 Population living on < $1 per day: n/a Nearly nine years after the U.S. began combat operations in Iraq, violence continues to strike the capital city of Baghdad. Suicide bombings, random gunfire, roadside bombs and other attacks still occur throughout the city. “In the past two weeks, dozens ... Read More »
GDP per capita: $837.01 (34th lowest) Adult mortality rate per 1,000: 447 Population living on < $1 per day: 58.7 percent 447 out of every 1,000 residents who reach the age of 15 will not make it to the age of 60. That number should tell you something. According to the Department of State, the capital city of N’Djamena is ... Read More »
GDP per capita: $448.48 (14th lowest) Adult mortality rate per 1,000: 331 Population living on < $1 per day: 69.8 percent “Conakry, a peninsula located on the western coast of Guinea, holds roughly a fifth of the entire nation’s population,” Sauter writes. “Over the past two decades, significant growth in the city has led to overwhelming population density and infrastructure problems. ... Read More »
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