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How Did Constantinople Get Its Name?
Constantinople, now the Turkish city of Istanbul, was called after the Roman emperor Constantine the Great. The name means city of Constantine. He was…
What Is the Heligoland Bight?
The Heligoland Bight, also known as Helgoland Bight is an arm of the North Sea extending south and east of the red sandstone island…
What Are Artesian Wells?
Artesian wells are those from which water flows freely. These wells are man-made and are created by boring into the rock to a channel…
When Was the Sextant Invented?
The principle of the instrument was first implemented around 1731 by John Hadley (1682–1744) and Thomas Godfrey (1704–1749), but it was also found later…
Where Is the Dust Bowl?
The name Dust Bowl was given to the man-made desert in the Central United States in the 1930’s. There dust storms blew which were…