The flag of the Madeira Islands, an autonomous region of Portugal located in the Atlantic Ocean, consists of a blue field with a diagonal stripe running from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner. The flag’s design is known as a diagonal bicolor, and it features two unequal triangles formed by the diagonal […]
Catherine Morrison is a recent McGill University alumna who earned her degree with a concentration in Gender, Sexuality, Feminism, and Social Justice. She plans to graduate with a Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University’s School of Journalism in the autumn of 2020. Catherine, the Executive Editor of The Why Intersection and the former
Sardinia is a large island located in the Mediterranean Sea, to the west of the Italian mainland. It is an autonomous region of Italy and has its own distinct culture, language (Sardinian), and traditions. Here are some key points about Sardinia Sardinia Geography Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean, after Sicily. It has
Gertrude Stein was an American author and art collector who lived in Paris and was held in high esteem there. Stein was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 3, 1874, even though she spent most of her childhood in Oakland, California. She uprooted her life and relocated to Paris when she was 29 years old,
The tremendous natural light shows known as the Northern Lights are most commonly seen in the skies over the polar regions of the Arctic and Antarctica. The cosmic extravaganza manifests itself as enormous swaths of light in the sky, clouds of light, flowing lights that can take the form of arcs, rippling curtains of light,
The chemical formula for aluminum oxide is Al2O3, and it is known as the amphoteric oxide of aluminum. In materials science, mining, and ceramics, the substance is known as alkoxide and alumina. The Bayer process is utilized in the manufacturing of aluminum oxide from bauxite, as well as in the creation of aluminum metal. This
The frilled shark is a living species belonging to the family Chlamydoselachidae and may be found in the ocean depths of both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Although the frilled shark has been seen at depths greater than 5,000 feet below the surface, sightings of this species are typically rare at depths higher than 4,000
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The French government has designated a total of ten areas as national parks, both within the country’s borders and in adjacent foreign territories. There are seven of them in France, while three of them are situated in other countries. The combined land area of these protected parks is 1,430 square miles, with an additional 3,537
A music competition known as the Eurovision Song Contest has been shown on television continuously since 1956. The show consistently earns some of the most excellent viewing numbers of any non-sporting event broadcast on television anywhere around the globe. This competition is attended by representatives from the vast majority of the nations that make up
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Angkor was the historic capital city of the Khmer empire, which prevailed from the 9th to the 15th centuries and was headquartered there from the 9th to the 15th centuries. It was considered a mega-city, and during the time it existed, it was home to nearly 0.1% of the total population of the whole planet.