Island on top of the world

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Greenland sports magnificent arctic scenery, icebergs and abundant wildlife that currently attract around 14,000 tourists annually. Greenland Tourism (GT) projects an increase to 61,000 tourists per year by 2000. GT is especially promoting the Disko Bay area for its icebergs, southern Greenland for its outdoor recreational activities, the eastern coast because of its proximity to Iceland, and the capital Nuuk, which contains about 25% of the national population of 55,000. Europeans have exerted a strong influence in Greenland for hundreds of years. Greenland is part of the kingdom of Denmark.

Travel industry, Description and travel, Greenland

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War damage helps planners

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Aerial photographs found in archives in the UK can be used to aid pre-construction planning, particularly in assessing bomb damage and determining the position of unexploded bombs. Trenches abound in most of northern France and Belgium, many of which have been unintentionally built on or over since the end of the war. For instance, the derailment of a high speed train in northern France could have been averted had aerial photographs taken by British pilots during the First World War been examined by the French railway authority.

Usage, Equipment and supplies, Remote sensing, Aerial photographs

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Antarctica loses ice shelves

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The disintegration of several Antarctic ice shelves predicted by American geologist John Mercer in 1978 has happened, but his prediction that sea level would then rise five meters was inaccurate. Ice melting from the ice shelves forms Antarctic Bottom Water, from which oxygen flows to the deep oceans. The disintegrating ice shelves of Antarctica dam relatively little grounded ice, so their loss will not have much effect.

Environmental aspects, Natural history, Antarctic regions, Ice sheets

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