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Yowie is one of several names for an Australian folklore entity that is reputed to live in the Outback.The creature has its roots in Aboriginal oral history. In parts of Queensland, they are known as quinkin (or as a type of quinkin), and as joogabinna, [1] in parts of New South Wales, they are called Ghindaring, jurrawarra, myngawin, puttikan, doolaga, gulaga and thoolagal. [1]
The fourth series was released in late 1999 and featured "Yowie World" collectables, with animals from beyond Australia and New Zealand, as well as six limited edition crystal Yowies, six "Yowie playmates" and a Lord Balthizzar figurine. It extended until 2005.
Papahānaumokuākea, the world's largest marine protected area, is located west of the main Hawaiian Islands. It stretches over some 1,200 mi (1,930 km) and covers a number of small islands, atolls, and seamounts, together with the surrounding ocean. They illustrate the progression of the Hawaii hotspot. The terrestrial and marine habitats are ...
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories.
Below is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in upper North America. Greenland has been included here as part of North America despite its cultural and political associations with Europe. The separate List of World Heritage Sites in Central America covers the continental areas further south. Mexico leads North America hosting 35 ...
Fossils may be found either associated with a geological formation or at a single geographic site. Geological formations consist of rock that was deposited during a specific period of time. They usually extend for large areas, and sometimes there are different important sites in which the same formation is exposed.
This is a list of all three-country tripoints on land or internal waters.Many of the coordinates listed below are only approximate. As of 2020, there are 175 international tripoints.
Ecoregions of North America, featuring the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and the five inhabited territories. The following is a list of ecoregions in the United States as identified by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The United States is a megadiverse country with a high level of endemism across a wide variety of ecosystems.