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Tour the Adriatic Coast's tourist paradise in Dubrovnik, Croatia, and learn about its subtropical vegetation
Dubrovnik, Croatia Adriatic Sea Abruzzi, Italy Termoli, Molise regione, Italy Rialto Islands, Adriatic Sea, Italy
How griffon vultures find food
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
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water glass on white background. (drink; clear; clean water; liquid)
Water and its Varying Forms
1:116 Aquanauts: Underwater Treasure, divers searching for treasure underwater
International Waters
wave. ocean. Cresting ocean wave. Large sea waves. storm, hurricane, tropical cyclone
All About Oceans and Seas Quiz
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Sailboat against a beautiful landscape
Which Waters Do You Pass Through When You “Sail the Seven Seas”?
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African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)
Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture
Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
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7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
Adriatic Sea
Abruzzi, Italy
Termoli, Molise regione, Italy
Rialto Islands, Adriatic Sea, Italy
Tour the Adriatic Coast's tourist paradise in Dubrovnik, Croatia, and learn about its subtropical vegetation
How griffon vultures find food
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1:116 Aquanauts: Underwater Treasure, divers searching for treasure underwater
International Waters
water glass on white background. (drink; clear; clean water; liquid)
Water and its Varying Forms
wave. ocean. Cresting ocean wave. Large sea waves. storm, hurricane, tropical cyclone
All About Oceans and Seas Quiz
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Sailboat against a beautiful landscape
Which Waters Do You Pass Through When You “Sail the Seven Seas”?