#1 It’s a strange world: That’s a loooong name for a place!
🆕 For your intelligent entertainment we’re bringing you some strange and unique Wikipedia articles. These articles are hypertext, meaning that you can easily jump from one article to another. Just follow your interest and explore our strange planet while breathing English! It also helps you get familiar with Wikipedia – a great, handy source of knowledge.
Today’s article is about the small town with the longest place name in Europe: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Wales, UK
⛓https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
There's also a YouTube video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3b2F-bkAdM
Enjoy & join us for more!
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🆕 For your intelligent entertainment we’re bringing you some strange and unique Wikipedia articles. These articles are hypertext, meaning that you can easily jump from one article to another. Just follow your interest and explore our strange planet while breathing English! It also helps you get familiar with Wikipedia – a great, handy source of knowledge.
Today’s article is about the small town with the longest place name in Europe: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Wales, UK
⛓https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
There's also a YouTube video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3b2F-bkAdM
Enjoy & join us for more!
👉@afandi_english👈 #strange_world #culture #geography
#4 It’s a strange world: No visa, no problem!
❗️Did you know there’s a place in this world where totally everyone is welcome and people from every country on Earth have the right to live and work? That place actually exists but in a cold and hostile environment: the islands of Svalbard that belong to Norway, located between Norway and the North Pole.
⛓https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Svalbard
▶️Here’s a YouTube video about Svalbard: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPbZZ1qIozk
👉@afandi_english👈 #strange_world #geography
❗️Did you know there’s a place in this world where totally everyone is welcome and people from every country on Earth have the right to live and work? That place actually exists but in a cold and hostile environment: the islands of Svalbard that belong to Norway, located between Norway and the North Pole.
⛓https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Svalbard
▶️Here’s a YouTube video about Svalbard: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPbZZ1qIozk
👉@afandi_english👈 #strange_world #geography
#7 It’s a strange world: An underground town
❓ A long time ago people used to live in caves. But today?
❗️Coober Pedy is an underground town in the Australian desert. People decided to live underground to escape from the scorching heat above and live in so-called “dugouts”, rooms that they dig out. Take a look and see what it’s like to live there:
⛓https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy
▶️ Here’s a YouTube video about the town (with proper Australian accent): www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1XSKu3pK8A0
👉@afandi_english👈 #strange_world #geography
❓ A long time ago people used to live in caves. But today?
❗️Coober Pedy is an underground town in the Australian desert. People decided to live underground to escape from the scorching heat above and live in so-called “dugouts”, rooms that they dig out. Take a look and see what it’s like to live there:
⛓https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coober_Pedy
▶️ Here’s a YouTube video about the town (with proper Australian accent): www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1XSKu3pK8A0
👉@afandi_english👈 #strange_world #geography
#13 It’s a strange world: Enclaves & Exclaves
❓Have you ever wondered about these strange pieces of land that belong to one country but are surrounded by another country?
❗️There are actually two words: “Enclave” and “exclave”. An enclave is a territory enclosed by another country; an exclave is a territory separated from the main part of the country. One territory can actually be both, depending from where you stand. Sokh, for example, is an exclave of Uzbekistan enclaved by Kyrgyzstan. But it gets even more, fascinatingly complicated than that! Check it out!
⛓https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave
▶️ Here’s a YouTube video about a town in Holland and Belgium that’s full of enclaves and exclaves:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP4OL2i6t-Q
👉@afandi_english👈 #strange_world #geography
❓Have you ever wondered about these strange pieces of land that belong to one country but are surrounded by another country?
❗️There are actually two words: “Enclave” and “exclave”. An enclave is a territory enclosed by another country; an exclave is a territory separated from the main part of the country. One territory can actually be both, depending from where you stand. Sokh, for example, is an exclave of Uzbekistan enclaved by Kyrgyzstan. But it gets even more, fascinatingly complicated than that! Check it out!
⛓https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave
▶️ Here’s a YouTube video about a town in Holland and Belgium that’s full of enclaves and exclaves:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP4OL2i6t-Q
👉@afandi_english👈 #strange_world #geography