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Land Rising

Parts of Sweden and Finland are bucking the trend of global sea-level rise. Since the ice that covered them during the last Ice Age melted, their land is bouncing back up and growing larger.

South Korea Revamps Complicated Street Address System

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High Tide for Tidal Power?

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Estuaries Series Part 5: Jersey Shores Up

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Estuary Series Part 4: Where the Tijuana River and the Pacific Ocean Meet

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Along ‘The Tenth Parallel’: tension between the Christian and Muslim worlds

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The 10th parallel is a latitudinal line situated 700 miles North of the equator. Journalist and poet Eliza Griswold has recently returned from a seven year journey. She traveled between the equator and the 10th parallel, and she visits The Takeaway.

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From pole to pole

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Our Geo Quiz asks you to estimate the distance from the North Pole to the South Pole. Here’s a clue: Earth’s circumference, at the equator, is about 25,000 miles. Can you do the math?

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Geo answer

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Anchor Lisa Mullins reveals the answer to our Geo Quiz today. We wanted the name of the continent that extends into all 4 hemispheres of Earth — north, south, east and west. The answer is Africa, which has portions both north and south of the equator, and portions both east and west of the prime meridian.

French landmark and wind power

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The Geo Quiz is making a pilgrimage of sorts. We’re looking for a tiny, tidal island, right off the coast of Normandy in France. A government plan to erect wind turbines nearby is now threatening its status as a World Heritage Site.

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