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Apr 27, 2024 · Landing is extremely difficult on the island. It has an area of 23 square miles (59 square km), rises to 3,068 feet (935 metres), and is uninhabited. Bouvet Island was discovered in 1739 by the French navigator Jean-Baptiste-Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705–86), for whom it is named. It was rediscovered by a German expedition in 1898, and ...
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May 15, 2024 · Bouvet Island is recognized as the most remote island on Earth because it is furthest from any other point of land (1,639 km from Antarctica). The island was named after the French naval officer who discovered it in 1739, although no country laid claim to it until 1825, when the British flag was raised.
2 days ago · Napoleon. Austrian corps. The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign ( French: Campagne de Russie) and in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 ( Russian: Оте́чественная война́ 1812 го́да, romanized : Otéchestvennaya voyná 1812 góda ), was initiated by Napoleon with the aim of compelling the ...
- 24 June – 14 December 1812, (5 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
4 days ago · Vietnamese (Vietnamese: tiếng Việt) is an Austroasiatic language spoken primarily in Vietnam where it is the national and official language. Vietnamese is spoken natively by around 85 million people, [1] several times as many as the rest of the Austroasiatic family combined. [5]
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3 days ago · The city is called Rijeka in Croatian, Reka in Slovene, and Reka or Rika in the local dialects of the Chakavian language. It is called Fiume in Italian and in Fiuman Venetian. All these names mean 'river' in their respective languages. [9] [10] Meanwhile, in German the city has been called Sankt Veit am Flaum / Pflaum ( lit.
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May 15, 2024 · Bouvet Island is an island state in the South Atlantic Ocean and is about 2500 km southwest of the African southern tip. The island is almost completely covered by glaciers. The dwarf state has a total area of only 49 km² (19 mi²) and a total coastline of 30 km (18.6 mi). This land area is about 1.5 times the size of Manhattan.
May 16, 2024 · Halong Bay – Gathering Hidden Islands In Vietnam. 2. Phu Quy Island – The “Little Bali” Of Vietnam. 3. Phu Quoc Island – The Largest Island In Vietnam. 4. Ly Son Island – “The Kingdom Of Garlic”. 5. Cat Ba Island – “The Pearl Of The Gulf Of Tonkin”.
