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21 hours ago · A map of Guatemala Köppen climate types of Guatemala The highlands of Quetzaltenango A town along the Pan-American Highway within a volcanic crater. Guatemala is mountainous with small patches of desert and sand dunes, all hilly valleys, except for the south coast and the vast northern lowlands of Petén department. Two mountain chains enter ...
- Unitary presidential republic
21 hours ago · The holiday's name is a portmanteau of the words "June" and "nineteenth", as it was on June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas at the end of the American Civil War. Early celebrations date back to 1866, at first involving church-centered community gatherings in Texas.
- Festivals, partying, parades, church services
- United States
- June 19
21 hours ago · Quebec City (/ k w ɪ ˈ b ɛ k / ⓘ or / k ə ˈ b ɛ k /; French: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (French pronunciation:), is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec.As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311.
- Canada
- 3 July 1608, by Samuel de Champlain
- 98 m (322 ft)
- Capitale-Nationale
21 hours ago · Etymology There are different stories on the origin of the name Mandaluyong. One tells of how the place was abundant with a kind of tree called luyong, now more commonly known as anahaw (Saribus rotundifolius), from which canes and furniture were made. Another claims that the Spaniards named the place based on the report of a navigator named Acapulco, who saw the rolling hills frequently being ...
- 32 m (105 ft)
- 1550–1556
- 1841
- Philippines
21 hours ago · Race held in 1957 under the track name Los Angeles Speedway; race in 1959 under the name New Ascot Stadium. Closed in 1990. Now the site of a car auction lot. Asheville-Weaverville Speedway: 0.540-mile dirt oval Weaverville, North Carolina: Western North Carolina 500 (1958–1969) Fireball 300 (1966–1969) 1951–1957
21 hours ago · The size of Africa compared to the other continents. Africa is the world's second largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface area.
21 hours ago · Print/export Download as PDF; ... Philippines: 67. 0 ... Name Date Year Location Country Killed Injured W Additional notes Ref.
