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When Does a Glacier Move?

A glacier moves because the huge pressure of the ice and snow lowers the freezing point of its lower layers, causing them to melt.…

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Who Named Martha’s Vineyard?

The island’s namesake is not definitively known, but it is thought that the island was named after Gosnold’s mother-in-law or his daughter, both named…

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Why Does the Sahara Change Shape?

The Sahara, the world’s greatest dry hot desert, stretches right across the north of Africa where there is almost no rainfall and, consequently, little…

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Where Is the World’s Largest Reef?

The largest reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef, located in the Coral Sea off the north east corner of Australia. From…