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6 hours ago · The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, [1] [2] with several later modifications by Köppen, notably in 1918 and 1936. [3] [4] Later, German climatologist Rudolf Geiger (1894–1981) introduced ...
6 hours ago · Originally a liner, the Borinquen (1931), renamed Puerto Rico in 1949, Arosa Star in 1954, Bahama Star in 1959, La Jenelle in 1969, grounded 13 April 1970 in California. Scrapped. Originally a liner, the Félix Roussel (1929), renamed Arosa Sun in 1955. Sold in 1960 and used as a hotel ship. Scrapped in 1974.
6 hours ago · List of islands of the Philippines. A map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippine Archipelago comprises about 7,641 islands [1] [2] clustered into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited, [3] and more than 5,000 are yet to be ...
1 day ago · Portugal, [e] officially the Portuguese Republic, [f] is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, its mainland west and south border with the North Atlantic Ocean and in ...
