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Sossusvlei (sometimes written Sossus Vlei) is a salt and clay pan [1] surrounded by high red dunes, located in the southern part of the Namib Desert, in the Namib-Naukluft National Park of Namibia. The name "Sossusvlei" is often used in an extended meaning to refer to the surrounding area (including other neighbouring vlei s such as Deadvlei ...
Cairo is located in central Grady County at (30.8774, -84.2013 U.S. Route 84 (38th Boulevard) passes through the northern part of the city, leading east 14 miles (23 km) to Thomasville and west 24 miles (39 km) to Bainbridge.
The European "Georgia" probably stems from the Persian designation of the Georgians – gurğ (گرج), ğurğ – which reached the Western European crusaders and pilgrims in the Holy Land who rendered the name as Georgia (also Jorgania, Giorginia, etc.) and, erroneously, [11] explained its origin by the popularity of St. George (Tetri Giorgi ...
Gascoigne Bluff. Gascoigne Bluff is a bluff next to the Frederica River on the western side of the island of St. Simons, Georgia which was a Native American campground, the site of a Franciscan monastery named San Buenaventura, and the site of the Province of Georgia's first naval base.
Suches is an unincorporated community in Union County, Georgia, United States. [1]The local school is Woody Gap School, the smallest public school in the state of Georgia. The historical marker in front of the school lists it as the homestead of Joseph E. Brown, governor of Georgia during the Civil War and devout believer in slave
Hiawassee is the county seat of Towns County, Georgia, United States. [5] The population was 981 at the 2020 census. [3] Its name is derived from the Cherokee—or perhaps Creek—word Ayuhwasi, which means meadow, [6] (A variant spelling, "Hiwassee," is used for the local river and some other Appalachian place names.)
Skidaway Island is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, and lies on a barrier island of the same name. Located south of Savannah , Skidaway Island is known for its waterfront properties and golf courses within The Landings, one of the largest gated communities in the country.
Edison is a city in Calhoun County, Georgia, United States. Per the 2020 census , the population was 1,230. [ 4 ] The Edison Commercial Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .