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Fascinating Facts about - Places

This category is for fascinating facts about Places. The sub-categories include - Asia - Britain - Europe - Miscellaneous Places.

 


Here is a random selection of fascinating facts about Places.

Britain - Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace in London has 602 rooms.

Europe - The Longest River
The Volga River is the longest river in Europe. It is about 2,300 miles (3,700 km) long.

Asia - Rice and Wheat
The main crops grown in Asia are rice and wheat.

Miscellaneous Places - Archipelago
The name Archipelago comes from the Greek word for 'chief sea'. It originally referred to the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey but is now used for any large group of islands.

Miscellaneous Places - Fiji
The islands of the Fiji archipelago were first recorded in detail by Captain Bligh in 1789 (after he was cast adrift from his the, the Bounty). There are around 322 islands.