What's in a Name
The naming of geographic features is a matter of great interpretation, evolution, and sometimes controversy. This theme explore some of the names or toponymic roots that are among the most interesting in World's geography.
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Africa in 1914
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Two-Islands Countries
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Europe in 1600
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Charlemagne's Empire
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Austria-Hungary in 1867
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Europe in 1950
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The Papal States
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Northern Europe in 2022
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Europe in 1815
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Turkey's WW1 Territorial Losses
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The Inca Empire
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The Reconquista
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Mexico in 1844
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Central America in 2022
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North and South Vietnam
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Prussia
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Piedmont-Sardinia in 1720
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Anglia
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The Russo-Japanese War
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Moldavia
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The British Conquest of India
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Italy's WW1 Territorial Gains
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The Ottoman Empire
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The French Conquest of Indochina
19 April, 2022 3609 VIEWS -
Romania's WW1 Territorial Gains
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The Middle-East in 1950
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Bulgaria's WW1 Territorial Losses
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Gran Colombia in 1819
7 February, 2022 3456 VIEWS -
The British Empire in 1945
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Italy in 1943
19 May, 2022 3388 VIEWS -
The Imia-Kardak Rocks Dispute
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The Drying of the Aral Sea
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Countries named after a person
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Russia's WW1 Territorial Losses
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The Napoleonic Wars
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Poland-Lithuania
27 June, 2022 3045 VIEWS -
The Olivenza Dispute
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The Byzantine Empire in 600ad
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North and South Yemen
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The Russian Empire
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The Holy Roman Empire in 1648
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Germany in 1945
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The Kingdom of Bavaria
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The Horcon Tract
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North America in 1830
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Luxembourg in 1839
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