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What is Vancouver, WA known for?

Trade was centered on the Fort Vancouver trading post on the Columbia River. The town also historically had a heavy military presence as former home to the Vancouver Barracks, and also was once a shipbuilding center for the U.S. Navy.\nToday, Vancouver is often included as part of a shared metropolitan area with Portland due to the cities' close proximity. Collectively the two cities are the 24th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The Interstate Bridge connects the two cities and has a negative reputation for traffic congestion.\nHistorical points of interest in Vancouver inc..

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What are some fun things to do in Dallas, Texas?

Sports enthusiasts can tour the AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, or have a genuine ranch experience at the Southfork Ranch, home for 13 years to the television show "Dallas.” Another fun outdoor activity is visiting the Klyde Warren Park and Pioneer Plaza. The Klyde Warren Park is 5.2 acres of green area where families can go on picnics, walk their dogs, and use pingpong tables and other on-site gaming equipment. Theater, musical and dance troupes also put on shows throughout the year. The Pioneer Plaza, though slightly smaller than the Klyde Warren Park, offers cliffs, a waterfall ..

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What all-inclusive vacations does RIU offer?

RIU's all-inclusive resorts offer guests a choice of rooms and suites with balcony or patio, television, and in-room minibars that staff re-stock regularly. At meal times, guests enjoy a choice of themed, buffet and à la carte restaurants offering national and international cuisine. The resorts also offer a range of snack stations serving food such as sandwiches, cakes, pizza and burgers during the day and, in the case of 24-hour all-inclusive resorts, also throughout the night. Facilities include a choice of bars, such as cocktail bars, and beach and poolside bars with waiter service fo..

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Where can you find an area map of Thunder Bay?

The interactive city maps lets users search specific areas of the city, zoom in or out, and share the map with friends. It also provides detailed driving instructions to help users find their way around the city with ease. The City of Thunder Bay website also features a map of city bike lanes and multi-use trail systems, a transit map and a waste collection map.

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What type of maps are there of Greece and its islands?

The British Museum has an online map of classical Greece that showcases major towns that once dotted the mainland and islands of the surrounding Mediterranean waters, including Thebes, Delphi, Athens, Corinth and Argos. The map also shows the boundaries of ancient states. A drop-down menu on the top right-hand corner of this map provides access to other maps that highlight the region's major religious sites, natural resources, colonial divisions and locations associated with classical myths. The maps have a zoom tool that enables users to see more detail.\nMap Quest shows the towns and ci..

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When does the New London, Connecticut, ferry schedule update?

Block Island Ferry operates a traditional ferry service year-round between New London and Galilee, Rhode Island. The service also offers high-speed ferry routes between New London and Galilee and between New London and Newport, Rhode Island, from May to September.\nCross Sound Ferry operates a route between New London, Connecticut, and Orient Point, New York. Fishers Island operates a regular route between New London and Fishers Island, New York, as well as offering charter services to and from New London. Both these services operate year-round.

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What are some fun things to do in Cleveland?

Going to see the Cavaliers play at Quicken Loans Arena, nicknamed "The Q," can be an exciting experience, highlighted by seeing one of basketball's greatest players, Lebron James, take the floor for the home team. "The Q" is home to the largest HD arena scoreboard in the country, as of 2015. The arena seats 20,500 people, and roughly 1.5 million guests visit on an annual basis.\nThe "A Christmas Story" house is the actual house used for filming the 1983 holiday classic, located at 3159 W. 11th St. In 2006, the house was opened to the public for touring, allowing visitors to re-live some o..

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Is Nigeria considered a developing country?

The statistics surrounding the economic environment in Nigeria are about on par with comparative countries in the developing Sub-Saharan region. The GDP of Nigeria is slightly higher than that of other countries within that area. However, with a low life expectancy (the average life span in Nigeria is 52 years) and a high poverty rate (46 percent), to the outside observer it would definitely appear that Nigeria still lacks a great deal of development.

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How deep is the Indian Ocean?

The Indian Ocean is known for its currents, which produce the monsoon rains experienced every year in many Asian nations. It is also the home of several key canals and straits that connect with smaller bodies of water. Part of the Indian Ocean was reallocated in 2000 when the International Hydropgraphic Association decided to create a fifth ocean. Including all of its sub bodies of water, the Indian Ocean encompasses roughly 68 million square kilometers.

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Is Lake Tahoe manmade?

After the volcanic and faulting period, an Ice Age followed, which caused huge glaciers to move down the canyons, scouring loose rock away and reshaping the V-shaped canyons into U-shaped valleys. As the glaciers melted, they left behind jagged peaks, brilliant bays and crystal-clear lakes.\nLava that flowed from Mt. Pluto formed a dam across the ancestral outlet of the Basin forming the Truckee River. Streams from snowfall flowed into the Basin, which created a lake hundreds of feet higher than the present Lake Tahoe.

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