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Iceland, island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean. Lying on the constantly active geologic border between North America and Europe, Iceland is a land of vivid contrasts of climate, geography, and culture. Sparkling glaciers, such as Vatna Glacier (Vatnajökull), Europe’s largest, lie across its ruggedly beautiful mountain ranges; abundant hot geysers provide heat for many of the country’s homes and buildings…

The Cascadia Bioregion. (Aka “The Doug Flag – for the Douglas Fir tree in the middle.) Stretching for more than 2500 miles along the Pacific Rim, the Cascadia bioregion includes British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and parts of South East Alaska and Northern California as defined through the watersheds of the Columbia, Fraser and Snake…

The northeastern state: Vermont. It is the only New England state that does not border the Atlantic Ocean. Vermont is the second least populated state in the union. For 12,000 years host nation people had been in this area of the country. Vermont was fought over by the French and English. Finally at the conclusion…

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China – Hong Kong. Located on the Eastern Pearl River Delta of the South China Sea. It is one of the most densely populated places in the world. It has the second highest number of billionaires of any city in the world, but there…

The Republic of Indonesia. A country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between India and The Pacific Ocean. It contains 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi and parts of Borneo and Paupa New Guinea. Indonesia is the worlds largest island nation. It is the 4th most populous country in the world. It is the most populous…

The Kingdom of Northumbria. Northumbria (/nɔːrˈθʌmbriə/; Old English: Norþanhymbra rīċe[ˈnorˠðɑnˌhymbrɑ ˈriːt͡ʃe]; Latin: Regnum Northanhymbrorum) was an early medieval Anglian kingdom in what is now Northern England and South Scotland. It existed from approximately 651 to 954 – pre invasion by the Norse (Vikings). The Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria was originally two kingdoms divided approximately around the River Tees: Bernicia was to the north of the river and Deira to the south. It is…

While in Honolulu, Oahu Hawaii on November 11th, we decided to visit the Pearl Harbor Memorial. This is a major tourist destination in Hawaii. Two million visitors a year come to pay their respects for the fallen soldiers, sailors and civilians who died on December 7, 1941. One of the memorials that everyone wants to…

The Book of Kells is an illustrated manuscript containing the four Gospels of the New Testament. It is based on the Latin Vulgate, which was an early Latin translation. It was created by monks in Scotland or Ireland in approximately 800 AD. It is regarded as a masterwork of Western Calligraphy. The manuscript takes its…

The Co-Exist Tolerance flag. A specialty flag that contains a little bit of everything. It demonstrates support for religious freedom and human tolerance. “The Coexist Tolerance Flag is a colorful flag that features symbols from various religions and cultures, such as the Christian cross, the Islamic crescent, and the Star of David. The flag is…

The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (Nepal). A country in South Asia that includes mainly the Himalayans. It is landlocked with Tibet to the north and India to the south. Nepal includes 8 of the 10 highest mountains in the world, including Mount Everest. The etymology of the name is not known with theories including…