text: Western Australia (abbreviated as WA) is a state occupying the entire western third of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state with a total land area of 2,529,875 square kilometres (976,790 sq mi), and the second-largest country subdivision in the world  however, a significant part of it is sparsely populated. The state has about 2.6 million inhabitants, around 11% of the national total. 92% of the population lives in the south-west corner of the state.

text: Western

text: Australia

text: abbreviated

text: as

text: WA

text: is

text: state

text: occupying

text: the

text: entire

text: western

text: third

text: of

text: Australia

text: It

text: is

text: bounded

text: by

text: the

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: west

text: the

text: Great

text: Australian

text: Bight

text: and

text: Southern

text: Ocean

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: the

text: Northern

text: Territory

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: east

text: and

text: South

text: Australia

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: east

text: Western

text: Australia

text: is

text: Australia

text: 's

text: largest

text: state

text: with

text: total

text: land

text: area

text: of

text: square

text: kilometres

text: sq

text: mi

text: and

text: the

text: second

text: largest

text: country

text: subdivision

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: however

text: significant

text: part

text: of

text: it

text: is

text: sparsely

text: populated

text: The

text: state

text: has

text: about

text: million

text: inhabitants

text: around

text: of

text: the

text: national

text: total

text: of

text: the

text: population

text: lives

text: in

text: the

text: south

text: west

text: corner

text: of

text: the

text: state

text: Vanuatu (or ; Bislama ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (Bislama: "Ripablik blong Vanuatu"), is a Pacific island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, east of New Guinea, southeast of the Solomon Islands, and west of Fiji.

text: Vanuatu

text: or

text: Bislama

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Vanuatu

text: Bislama

text: Ripablik

text: blong

text: Vanuatu

text: is

text: Pacific

text: island

text: nation

text: located

text: in

text: the

text: South

text: Pacific

text: Ocean

text: The

text: archipelago

text: which

text: is

text: of

text: volcanic

text: origin

text: is

text: some

text: east

text: of

text: northern

text: Australia

text: northeast

text: of

text: New

text: Caledonia

text: east

text: of

text: New

text: Guinea

text: southeast

text: of

text: the

text: Solomon

text: Islands

text: and

text: west

text: of

text: Fiji

text: Tasmania (abbreviated as Tas and known colloquially as "Tassie") is an island state of the Commonwealth of Australia. It is located to the south of the Australian mainland, separated by Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the surrounding 334 islands. The state has a population of around 518,500, just over forty percent of which resides in the Greater Hobart precinct, which forms the metropolitan area of the state capital and largest city, Hobart.

text: Tasmania

text: abbreviated

text: as

text: Tas

text: and

text: known

text: colloquially

text: as

text: Tassie

text: is

text: an

text: island

text: state

text: of

text: the

text: Commonwealth

text: of

text: Australia

text: It

text: is

text: located

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: of

text: the

text: Australian

text: mainland

text: separated

text: by

text: Bass

text: Strait

text: The

text: state

text: encompasses

text: the

text: main

text: island

text: of

text: Tasmania

text: the

text: largest

text: island

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: and

text: the

text: surrounding

text: islands

text: The

text: state

text: has

text: population

text: of

text: around

text: just

text: over

text: forty

text: percent

text: of

text: which

text: resides

text: in

text: the

text: Greater

text: Hobart

text: precinct

text: which

text: forms

text: the

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: of

text: the

text: state

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: Hobart

text: East Timor or Timor-Leste (Tetum: "Timór Lorosa'e"), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a sovereign state in Maritime Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor; the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco; and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island surrounded by Indonesian West Timor. The country's size is about 15,410 km (5,400 sq mi).

text: East

text: Timor

text: or

text: Timor

text: Leste

text: Tetum

text: Timór

text: Lorosa'e

text: officially

text: the

text: Democratic

text: Republic

text: of

text: Timor

text: Leste

text: is

text: sovereign

text: state

text: in

text: Maritime

text: Southeast

text: Asia

text: It

text: comprises

text: the

text: eastern

text: half

text: of

text: the

text: island

text: of

text: Timor

text: the

text: nearby

text: islands

text: of

text: Atauro

text: and

text: Jaco

text: and

text: Oecusse

text: an

text: exclave

text: on

text: the

text: northwestern

text: side

text: of

text: the

text: island

text: surrounded

text: by

text: Indonesian

text: West

text: Timor

text: The

text: country

text: 's

text: size

text: is

text: about

text: km

text: sq

text: mi

text: The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south and is bounded by Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east.

text: The

text: Pacific

text: Ocean

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: of

text: the

text: Earth

text: 's

text: oceanic

text: divisions

text: It

text: extends

text: from

text: the

text: Arctic

text: Ocean

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: to

text: the

text: Southern

text: Ocean

text: or

text: depending

text: on

text: definition

text: to

text: Antarctica

text: in

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: is

text: bounded

text: by

text: Asia

text: and

text: Australia

text: in

text: the

text: west

text: and

text: the

text: Americas

text: in

text: the

text: east

text: The continental shelf is an underwater landmass which extends from a continent, resulting in an area of relatively shallow water known as a shelf sea. Much of the shelves were exposed during glacial periods and interglacial periods.

text: The

text: continental

text: shelf

text: is

text: an

text: underwater

text: landmass

text: which

text: extends

text: from

text: continent

text: resulting

text: in

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: relatively

text: shallow

text: water

text: known

text: as

text: shelf

text: sea

text: Much

text: of

text: the

text: shelves

text: were

text: exposed

text: during

text: glacial

text: periods

text: and

text: interglacial

text: periods

text: Natural gas is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, but commonly including varying amounts of other higher alkanes, and sometimes a small percentage of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide, or helium. It is formed when layers of decomposing plant and animal matter are exposed to intense heat and pressure under the surface of the Earth over millions of years. The energy that the plants originally obtained from the sun is stored in the form of chemical bonds in the gas.

text: Natural

text: gas

text: is

text: naturally

text: occurring

text: hydrocarbon

text: gas

text: mixture

text: consisting

text: primarily

text: of

text: methane

text: but

text: commonly

text: including

text: varying

text: amounts

text: of

text: other

text: higher

text: alkanes

text: and

text: sometimes

text: small

text: percentage

text: of

text: carbon

text: dioxide

text: nitrogen

text: hydrogen

text: sulfide

text: or

text: helium

text: It

text: is

text: formed

text: when

text: layers

text: of

text: decomposing

text: plant

text: and

text: animal

text: matter

text: are

text: exposed

text: to

text: intense

text: heat

text: and

text: pressure

text: under

text: the

text: surface

text: of

text: the

text: Earth

text: over

text: millions

text: of

text: years

text: The

text: energy

text: that

text: the

text: plants

text: originally

text: obtained

text: from

text: the

text: sun

text: is

text: stored

text: in

text: the

text: form

text: of

text: chemical

text: bonds

text: in

text: the

text: gas

text: The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean or the Austral Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. As such, it is regarded as the fourth-largest of the five principal oceanic divisions: smaller than the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans but larger than the Arctic Ocean. This ocean zone is where cold, northward flowing waters from the Antarctic mix with warmer subantarctic waters.

text: The

text: Southern

text: Ocean

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Antarctic

text: Ocean

text: or

text: the

text: Austral

text: Ocean

text: comprises

text: the

text: southernmost

text: waters

text: of

text: the

text: World

text: Ocean

text: generally

text: taken

text: to

text: be

text: south

text: of

text: latitude

text: and

text: encircling

text: Antarctica

text: As

text: such

text: it

text: is

text: regarded

text: as

text: the

text: fourth

text: largest

text: of

text: the

text: five

text: principal

text: oceanic

text: divisions

text: smaller

text: than

text: the

text: Pacific

text: Atlantic

text: and

text: Indian

text: Oceans

text: but

text: larger

text: than

text: the

text: Arctic

text: Ocean

text: This

text: ocean

text: zone

text: is

text: where

text: cold

text: northward

text: flowing

text: waters

text: from

text: the

text: Antarctic

text: mix

text: with

text: warmer

text: subantarctic

text: waters

text: Sanskrit (English pronunciation:; written in Devanagari script ; : or ', originally ', "refined speech") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism and "Mahyna" Buddhism, a philosophical language in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism. It was also a literary language that was in use as a "lingua franca" in ancient and medieval South Asia. It is a standardised dialect of Old Indo-Aryan, originating as Vedic Sanskrit and tracing its linguistic ancestry back to Proto-Indo-Iranian and Proto-Indo-European. Today it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand. As one of the oldest Indo-European languages for which substantial written documentation exists, Sanskrit holds a prominent position in Indo-European studies.

text: Sanskrit

text: English

text: pronunciation

text: written

text: in

text: Devanagari

text: script

text: or

text: originally

text: refined

text: speech

text: is

text: the

text: primary

text: sacred

text: language

text: of

text: Hinduism

text: and

text: Mahyna

text: Buddhism

text: philosophical

text: language

text: in

text: Hinduism

text: Jainism

text: Buddhism

text: and

text: Sikhism

text: It

text: was

text: also

text: literary

text: language

text: that

text: was

text: in

text: use

text: as

text: lingua

text: franca

text: in

text: ancient

text: and

text: medieval

text: South

text: Asia

text: It

text: is

text: standardised

text: dialect

text: of

text: Old

text: Indo

text: Aryan

text: originating

text: as

text: Vedic

text: Sanskrit

text: and

text: tracing

text: its

text: linguistic

text: ancestry

text: back

text: to

text: Proto

text: Indo

text: Iranian

text: and

text: Proto

text: Indo

text: European

text: Today

text: it

text: is

text: listed

text: as

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: scheduled

text: languages

text: of

text: India

text: and

text: is

text: an

text: official

text: language

text: of

text: the

text: state

text: of

text: Uttarakhand

text: As

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: oldest

text: Indo

text: European

text: languages

text: for

text: which

text: substantial

text: written

text: documentation

text: exists

text: Sanskrit

text: holds

text: prominent

text: position

text: in

text: Indo

text: European

text: studies

text: Indonesia (or ; Indonesian: ), officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast Asia with some territories in Oceania. Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans, it is the world's largest island country, with more than seventeen thousand islands. At , Indonesia is the world's 14th-largest country in terms of land area and world's 7th-largest country in terms of combined sea and land area. It has an estimated population of over 260 million people and is the world's fourth most populous country, the most populous Austronesian nation, as well as the most populous Muslim-majority country. The world's most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country's population.

text: Indonesia

text: or

text: Indonesian

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Indonesia

text: is

text: unitary

text: sovereign

text: state

text: and

text: transcontinental

text: country

text: located

text: mainly

text: in

text: Southeast

text: Asia

text: with

text: some

text: territories

text: in

text: Oceania

text: Situated

text: between

text: the

text: Indian

text: and

text: Pacific

text: oceans

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: largest

text: island

text: country

text: with

text: more

text: than

text: seventeen

text: thousand

text: islands

text: At

text: Indonesia

text: is

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: largest

text: country

text: in

text: terms

text: of

text: land

text: area

text: and

text: world

text: 's

text: largest

text: country

text: in

text: terms

text: of

text: combined

text: sea

text: and

text: land

text: area

text: It

text: has

text: an

text: estimated

text: population

text: of

text: over

text: million

text: people

text: and

text: is

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: fourth

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: Austronesian

text: nation

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: Muslim

text: majority

text: country

text: The

text: world

text: 's

text: most

text: populous

text: island

text: of

text: Java

text: contains

text: more

text: than

text: half

text: of

text: the

text: country

text: 's

text: population

text: Papua New Guinea (PNG  Hiri Motu: "Papua Niu Gini"), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The western half of New Guinea forms the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua.

text: Papua

text: New

text: Guinea

text: PNG

text: Hiri

text: Motu

text: Papua

text: Niu

text: Gini

text: officially

text: the

text: Independent

text: State

text: of

text: Papua

text: New

text: Guinea

text: is

text: an

text: Oceanian

text: country

text: that

text: occupies

text: the

text: eastern

text: half

text: of

text: the

text: island

text: of

text: New

text: Guinea

text: and

text: its

text: offshore

text: islands

text: in

text: Melanesia

text: region

text: of

text: the

text: southwestern

text: Pacific

text: Ocean

text: north

text: of

text: Australia

text: Its

text: capital

text: located

text: along

text: its

text: southeastern

text: coast

text: is

text: Port

text: Moresby

text: The

text: western

text: half

text: of

text: New

text: Guinea

text: forms

text: the

text: Indonesian

text: provinces

text: of

text: Papua

text: and

text: West

text: Papua

text:
Canberra (or )
is the capital city of Australia. With a population of 381,488, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne. A resident of Canberra is known as a "Canberran".

text: Canberra

text: or

text: is

text: the

text: capital

text: city

text: of

text: Australia

text: With

text: population

text: of

text: it

text: is

text: Australia

text: 's

text: largest

text: inland

text: city

text: and

text: the

text: eighth

text: largest

text: city

text: overall

text: The

text: city

text: is

text: located

text: at

text: the

text: northern

text: end

text: of

text: the

text: Australian

text: Capital

text: Territory

text: ACT

text: south

text: west

text: of

text: Sydney

text: and

text: north

text: east

text: of

text: Melbourne

text: resident

text: of

text: Canberra

text: is

text: known

text: as

text: Canberran

text: Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari:  , "Mnak Hind") or simply Hindi (Devanagari: , "Hind"), is an Indian language and a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language. Hindi is one of the official languages of India, and is the "lingua franca" of the Hindi belt languages. Outside India, Hindi is an official language in Fiji, and is a recognised regional language in Mauritius, Suriname, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago.

text: Modern

text: Standard

text: Hindi

text: Devanagari

text: Mnak

text: Hind

text: or

text: simply

text: Hindi

text: Devanagari

text: Hind

text: is

text: an

text: Indian

text: language

text: and

text: standardised

text: and

text: Sanskritised

text: register

text: of

text: the

text: Hindustani

text: language

text: Hindi

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: official

text: languages

text: of

text: India

text: and

text: is

text: the

text: lingua

text: franca

text: of

text: the

text: Hindi

text: belt

text: languages

text: Outside

text: India

text: Hindi

text: is

text: an

text: official

text: language

text: in

text: Fiji

text: and

text: is

text: recognised

text: regional

text: language

text: in

text: Mauritius

text: Suriname

text: Guyana

text: and

text: Trinidad

text: and

text: Tobago

text: An ocean (the sea of classical antiquity) is a body of saline water that composes much of a planet's hydrosphere. On Earth, an ocean is one of the major conventional divisions of the World Ocean, which covers almost 71% of its surface. These are, in descending order by area, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern (Antarctic), and Arctic Oceans. The word "sea" is often used interchangeably with "ocean" in American English but, strictly speaking, a sea is a body of saline water (generally a division of the world ocean) partly or fully enclosed by land.

text: An

text: ocean

text: the

text: sea

text: of

text: classical

text: antiquity

text: is

text: body

text: of

text: saline

text: water

text: that

text: composes

text: much

text: of

text: planet

text: 's

text: hydrosphere

text: On

text: Earth

text: an

text: ocean

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: major

text: conventional

text: divisions

text: of

text: the

text: World

text: Ocean

text: which

text: covers

text: almost

text: of

text: its

text: surface

text: These

text: are

text: in

text: descending

text: order

text: by

text: area

text: the

text: Pacific

text: Atlantic

text: Indian

text: Southern

text: Antarctic

text: and

text: Arctic

text: Oceans

text: The

text: word

text: sea

text: is

text: often

text: used

text: interchangeably

text: with

text: ocean

text: in

text: American

text: English

text: but

text: strictly

text: speaking

text: sea

text: is

text: body

text: of

text: saline

text: water

text: generally

text: division

text: of

text: the

text: world

text: ocean

text: partly

text: or

text: fully

text: enclosed

text: by

text: land

text: The Timor Sea is a relatively shallow sea bounded to the north by the island of Timor, to the east by the Arafura Sea, to the south by Australia and to the west by the Indian Ocean.

text: The

text: Timor

text: Sea

text: is

text: relatively

text: shallow

text: sea

text: bounded

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: by

text: the

text: island

text: of

text: Timor

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: by

text: the

text: Arafura

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: by

text: Australia

text: and

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: by

text: the

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds the world's largest natural harbour, and sprawls towards the Blue Mountains to the west. Residents of Sydney are known as "Sydneysiders". Sydney is the second official seat and second official residence of the Governor-General of Australia and the Prime Minister of Australia and many federal ministries maintain substantial presences in Sydney.

text: Sydney

text: is

text: the

text: state

text: capital

text: of

text: New

text: South

text: Wales

text: and

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: city

text: in

text: Australia

text: and

text: Oceania

text: Located

text: on

text: Australia

text: 's

text: east

text: coast

text: the

text: metropolis

text: surrounds

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: largest

text: natural

text: harbour

text: and

text: sprawls

text: towards

text: the

text: Blue

text: Mountains

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: Residents

text: of

text: Sydney

text: are

text: known

text: as

text: Sydneysiders

text: Sydney

text: is

text: the

text: second

text: official

text: seat

text: and

text: second

text: official

text: residence

text: of

text: the

text: Governor

text: General

text: of

text: Australia

text: and

text: the

text: Prime

text: Minister

text: of

text: Australia

text: and

text: many

text: federal

text: ministries

text: maintain

text: substantial

text: presences

text: in

text: Sydney

text: Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest urban area is Sydney.

text: Australia

text: officially

text: the

text: Commonwealth

text: of

text: Australia

text: is

text: country

text: comprising

text: the

text: mainland

text: of

text: the

text: Australian

text: continent

text: the

text: island

text: of

text: Tasmania

text: and

text: numerous

text: smaller

text: islands

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: sixth

text: largest

text: country

text: by

text: total

text: area

text: The

text: neighbouring

text: countries

text: are

text: Papua

text: New

text: Guinea

text: Indonesia

text: and

text: East

text: Timor

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: the

text: Solomon

text: Islands

text: and

text: Vanuatu

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: east

text: and

text: New

text: Zealand

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: east

text: Australia

text: 's

text: capital

text: is

text: Canberra

text: and

text: its

text: largest

text: urban

text: area

text: is

text: Sydney

text: A continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven regions are commonly regarded as continents. Ordered from largest in size to smallest, they are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. In geology, areas of continental crust include regions covered with water.

text: continent

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: several

text: very

text: large

text: landmasses

text: on

text: Earth

text: Generally

text: identified

text: by

text: convention

text: rather

text: than

text: any

text: strict

text: criteria

text: up

text: to

text: seven

text: regions

text: are

text: commonly

text: regarded

text: as

text: continents

text: Ordered

text: from

text: largest

text: in

text: size

text: to

text: smallest

text: they

text: are

text: Asia

text: Africa

text: North

text: America

text: South

text: America

text: Antarctica

text: Europe

text: and

text: Australia

text: In

text: geology

text: areas

text: of

text: continental

text: crust

text: include

text: regions

text: covered

text: with

text: water

text: Maritime Southeast Asia is the maritime region of Southeast Asia as opposed to mainland Southeast Asia and comprises Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines, Singapore and Indonesia. Maritime Southeast Asia is sometimes also referred to as "island Southeast Asia" or "insular Southeast Asia". The 19th-century term "Malay Archipelago" refers to a largely similar area.

text: Maritime

text: Southeast

text: Asia

text: is

text: the

text: maritime

text: region

text: of

text: Southeast

text: Asia

text: as

text: opposed

text: to

text: mainland

text: Southeast

text: Asia

text: and

text: comprises

text: Malaysia

text: Brunei

text: the

text: Philippines

text: Singapore

text: and

text: Indonesia

text: Maritime

text: Southeast

text: Asia

text: is

text: sometimes

text: also

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: island

text: Southeast

text: Asia

text: or

text: insular

text: Southeast

text: Asia

text: The

text: century

text: term

text: Malay

text: Archipelago

text: refers

text: to

text: largely

text: similar

text: area

text: North West Cape is a peninsula in the north-west of Western Australia. Cape Range runs down the spine of the peninsula and Ningaloo Reef runs along the western edge. It includes the town of Exmouth.

text: North

text: West

text: Cape

text: is

text: peninsula

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: west

text: of

text: Western

text: Australia

text: Cape

text: Range

text: runs

text: down

text: the

text: spine

text: of

text: the

text: peninsula

text: and

text: Ningaloo

text: Reef

text: runs

text: along

text: the

text: western

text: edge

text: It

text: includes

text: the

text: town

text: of

text: Exmouth

text: East Nusa Tenggara ( NTT) is a province of Indonesia. It is located in the eastern part of the Lesser Sunda Islands and includes West Timor. It has a total area of 48,718.1 km, and the population at the 2010 Census was 4,683,827; the latest official estimate in January 2014 was 5,070,746. The provincial capital is Kupang on West Timor.

text: East

text: Nusa

text: Tenggara

text: NTT

text: is

text: province

text: of

text: Indonesia

text: It

text: is

text: located

text: in

text: the

text: eastern

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Lesser

text: Sunda

text: Islands

text: and

text: includes

text: West

text: Timor

text: It

text: has

text: total

text: area

text: of

text: km

text: and

text: the

text: population

text: at

text: the

text: Census

text: was

text: the

text: latest

text: official

text: estimate

text: in

text: January

text: was

text: The

text: provincial

text: capital

text: is

text: Kupang

text: on

text: West

text: Timor

text: The Tanimbar Islands, also called Timur Laut, are a group of about 65 islands in the Maluku province of Indonesia, including Fordata, Larat, Maru, Molu, Nuswotar, Selaru, Selu, Seira, Wotap, Wuliaru and Yamdena. The Indonesian phrase "timur laut" means 'northeast'.

text: The

text: Tanimbar

text: Islands

text: also

text: called

text: Timur

text: Laut

text: are

text: group

text: of

text: about

text: islands

text: in

text: the

text: Maluku

text: province

text: of

text: Indonesia

text: including

text: Fordata

text: Larat

text: Maru

text: Molu

text: Nuswotar

text: Selaru

text: Selu

text: Seira

text: Wotap

text: Wuliaru

text: and

text: Yamdena

text: The

text: Indonesian

text: phrase

text: timur

text: laut

text: means

text: northeast

text: Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, north of the Timor Sea. The island is divided between the sovereign states of East Timor, on the eastern part, and Indonesia, on the western part. The Indonesian part, also known as West Timor, constitutes part of the province of East Nusa Tenggara. Within West Timor lies an exclave of East Timor called Oecusse District. The island covers an area of . The name is a variant of "timur", Malay for "east"; it is so called because it lies at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands.

text: Timor

text: is

text: an

text: island

text: at

text: the

text: southern

text: end

text: of

text: Maritime

text: Southeast

text: Asia

text: north

text: of

text: the

text: Timor

text: Sea

text: The

text: island

text: is

text: divided

text: between

text: the

text: sovereign

text: states

text: of

text: East

text: Timor

text: on

text: the

text: eastern

text: part

text: and

text: Indonesia

text: on

text: the

text: western

text: part

text: The

text: Indonesian

text: part

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: West

text: Timor

text: constitutes

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: province

text: of

text: East

text: Nusa

text: Tenggara

text: Within

text: West

text: Timor

text: lies

text: an

text: exclave

text: of

text: East

text: Timor

text: called

text: Oecusse

text: District

text: The

text: island

text: covers

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: The

text: name

text: is

text: variant

text: of

text: timur

text: Malay

text: for

text: east

text: it

text: is

text: so

text: called

text: because

text: it

text: lies

text: at

text: the

text: eastern

text: end

text: of

text: the

text: Lesser

text: Sunda

text: Islands

text: The Bird's Head Peninsula (Indonesian: "Kepala Burung") or Doberai Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the northwest portion of the island of New Guinea and the Province of West Papua, Indonesia. (See also Bird's Tail Peninsula.)

text: The

text: Bird

text: 's

text: Head

text: Peninsula

text: Indonesian

text: Kepala

text: Burung

text: or

text: Doberai

text: Peninsula

text: is

text: large

text: peninsula

text: that

text: makes

text: up

text: the

text: northwest

text: portion

text: of

text: the

text: island

text: of

text: New

text: Guinea

text: and

text: the

text: Province

text: of

text: West

text: Papua

text: Indonesia

text: See

text: also

text: Bird

text: 's

text: Tail

text: Peninsula

text: Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent. At about 30.3 million km² (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20.4 % of its total land area. With 1.1 billion people as of 2013, it accounts for about 15% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagos. It contains 54 fully recognized sovereign states (countries), nine territories and two "de facto" independent states with limited or no recognition.

text: Africa

text: is

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: second

text: largest

text: and

text: second

text: most

text: populous

text: continent

text: At

text: about

text: million

text: million

text: square

text: miles

text: including

text: adjacent

text: islands

text: it

text: covers

text: of

text: Earth

text: 's

text: total

text: surface

text: area

text: and

text: of

text: its

text: total

text: land

text: area

text: With

text: billion

text: people

text: as

text: of

text: it

text: accounts

text: for

text: about

text: of

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: human

text: population

text: The

text: continent

text: is

text: surrounded

text: by

text: the

text: Mediterranean

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: both

text: the

text: Suez

text: Canal

text: and

text: the

text: Red

text: Sea

text: along

text: the

text: Sinai

text: Peninsula

text: to

text: the

text: northeast

text: the

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: to

text: the

text: southeast

text: and

text: the

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: The

text: continent

text: includes

text: Madagascar

text: and

text: various

text: archipelagos

text: It

text: contains

text: fully

text: recognized

text: sovereign

text: states

text: countries

text: nine

text: territories

text: and

text: two

text: de

text: facto

text: independent

text: states

text: with

text: limited

text: or

text: no

text: recognition

text: The Aru Islands (also Aroe Islands or Kepulauan Aru) are a group of about ninety-five low-lying islands in the Maluku province of eastern Indonesia. They also form a regency of Maluku province, with a land area of 6,269 square kilometres.

text: The

text: Aru

text: Islands

text: also

text: Aroe

text: Islands

text: or

text: Kepulauan

text: Aru

text: are

text: group

text: of

text: about

text: ninety

text: five

text: low

text: lying

text: islands

text: in

text: the

text: Maluku

text: province

text: of

text: eastern

text: Indonesia

text: They

text: also

text: form

text: regency

text: of

text: Maluku

text: province

text: with

text: land

text: area

text: of

text: square

text: kilometres

text: Antarctica (US English , UK English or ) is Earth's southernmost continent. It contains the geographic South Pole and is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At , it is the fifth-largest continent. For comparison, Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia. About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that averages in thickness, which extends to all but the northernmost reaches of the Antarctic Peninsula.

text: Antarctica

text: US

text: English

text: UK

text: English

text: or

text: is

text: Earth

text: 's

text: southernmost

text: continent

text: It

text: contains

text: the

text: geographic

text: South

text: Pole

text: and

text: is

text: situated

text: in

text: the

text: Antarctic

text: region

text: of

text: the

text: Southern

text: Hemisphere

text: almost

text: entirely

text: south

text: of

text: the

text: Antarctic

text: Circle

text: and

text: is

text: surrounded

text: by

text: the

text: Southern

text: Ocean

text: At

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: fifth

text: largest

text: continent

text: For

text: comparison

text: Antarctica

text: is

text: nearly

text: twice

text: the

text: size

text: of

text: Australia

text: About

text: of

text: Antarctica

text: is

text: covered

text: by

text: ice

text: that

text: averages

text: in

text: thickness

text: which

text: extends

text: to

text: all

text: but

text: the

text: northernmost

text: reaches

text: of

text: the

text: Antarctic

text: Peninsula

text: Earth, otherwise known as the world, is the third planet from the Sun and the only object in the Universe known to harbor life. It is the densest planet in the Solar System and the largest of the four terrestrial planets.

text: Earth

text: otherwise

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: world

text: is

text: the

text: third

text: planet

text: from

text: the

text: Sun

text: and

text: the

text: only

text: object

text: in

text: the

text: Universe

text: known

text: to

text: harbor

text: life

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: densest

text: planet

text: in

text: the

text: Solar

text: System

text: and

text: the

text: largest

text: of

text: the

text: four

text: terrestrial

text: planets

text: The Sahul Shelf / shul / is part of the continental shelf of the Australian continent and lies off the coast of mainland Australia . The Sahul Shelf proper stretches northwest from Australia much of the way under the Timor Sea towards Timor , ending where the seabed begins descending into the Timor Trough . Another part of the Sahul Shelf is known also as the Arafura Shelf and runs all the way from the northern coast of Australia under the Arafura Sea to New Guinea . The Aru Islands rise from the Arafura Shelf . The Sahul Shelf is sometimes taken to also include the Rowley Shelf which runs out under the Indian Ocean from the northwest coast of Australia as far south as North West Cape . When sea levels fell during the Pleistocene ice age , including the last glacial maximum about 18,000 years ago , the Sahul Shelf was exposed as dry land . Evidence of the shoreline of this time has been identified in locations which now lie 100 to 140 metres below sea level . A useful interactive timeline of sea level changes has been developed by Monash University . The Arafura Shelf formed a land bridge between Australia , New Guinea , and the Aru Islands , and these lands share many marsupial mammals , land birds , and freshwater fish as a result . Lydekker 's Line , a biogeographical line , runs along the edge of Sahul Shelf where it drops off into the deep waters of the Wallacea biogeographical area . Wallacea sits in a gap between the Sahul Shelf and the Sunda Shelf , part of the continental shelf of Southeast Asia . The name `` Sahull '' or `` Sahoel '' appeared on 17th century Dutch maps applied to a submerged sandbank between Australia and Timor . On his 1803 map , Matthew Flinders noted the `` Great Sahul Shoal '' where Malays came from Makassar to fish for trepang ( sea cucumber ) . The existence of the much larger Sahul Shelf was suggested in 1845 by G.W. Earl who called it the `` Great Australian Bank '' and noted that macropods ( `` kangaroos '' ) were found on Australia , New Guinea , and the Aru Islands . Earl also suggested the existence of the Sunda Shelf which he called the `` Great Asiatic Bank '' . The Sahul and Sunda shelves were given their present names by G.A.F. Molengraaff and Max Wilhelm Carl Weber in 1919 .

text: The

text: Sahul

text: Shelf

text: shul

text: is

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: continental

text: shelf

text: of

text: the

text: Australian

text: continent

text: and

text: lies

text: off

text: the

text: coast

text: of

text: mainland

text: Australia

text: The

text: Sahul

text: Shelf

text: proper

text: stretches

text: northwest

text: from

text: Australia

text: much

text: of

text: the

text: way

text: under

text: the

text: Timor

text: Sea

text: towards

text: Timor

text: ending

text: where

text: the

text: seabed

text: begins

text: descending

text: into

text: the

text: Timor

text: Trough

text: Another

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Sahul

text: Shelf

text: is

text: known

text: also

text: as

text: the

text: Arafura

text: Shelf

text: and

text: runs

text: all

text: the

text: way

text: from

text: the

text: northern

text: coast

text: of

text: Australia

text: under

text: the

text: Arafura

text: Sea

text: to

text: New

text: Guinea

text: The

text: Aru

text: Islands

text: rise

text: from

text: the

text: Arafura

text: Shelf

text: The

text: Sahul

text: Shelf

text: is

text: sometimes

text: taken

text: to

text: also

text: include

text: the

text: Rowley

text: Shelf

text: which

text: runs

text: out

text: under

text: the

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: from

text: the

text: northwest

text: coast

text: of

text: Australia

text: as

text: far

text: south

text: as

text: North

text: West

text: Cape

text: When

text: sea

text: levels

text: fell

text: during

text: the

text: Pleistocene

text: ice

text: age

text: including

text: the

text: last

text: glacial

text: maximum

text: about

text: years

text: ago

text: the

text: Sahul

text: Shelf

text: was

text: exposed

text: as

text: dry

text: land

text: Evidence

text: of

text: the

text: shoreline

text: of

text: this

text: time

text: has

text: been

text: identified

text: in

text: locations

text: which

text: now

text: lie

text: to

text: metres

text: below

text: sea

text: level

text: useful

text: interactive

text: timeline

text: of

text: sea

text: level

text: changes

text: has

text: been

text: developed

text: by

text: Monash

text: University

text: The

text: Arafura

text: Shelf

text: formed

text: land

text: bridge

text: between

text: Australia

text: New

text: Guinea

text: and

text: the

text: Aru

text: Islands

text: and

text: these

text: lands

text: share

text: many

text: marsupial

text: mammals

text: land

text: birds

text: and

text: freshwater

text: fish

text: as

text: result

text: Lydekker

text: 's

text: Line

text: biogeographical

text: line

text: runs

text: along

text: the

text: edge

text: of

text: Sahul

text: Shelf

text: where

text: it

text: drops

text: off

text: into

text: the

text: deep

text: waters

text: of

text: the

text: Wallacea

text: biogeographical

text: area

text: Wallacea

text: sits

text: in

text: gap

text: between

text: the

text: Sahul

text: Shelf

text: and

text: the

text: Sunda

text: Shelf

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: continental

text: shelf

text: of

text: Southeast

text: Asia

text: The

text: name

text: Sahull

text: or

text: Sahoel

text: appeared

text: on

text: century

text: Dutch

text: maps

text: applied

text: to

text: submerged

text: sandbank

text: between

text: Australia

text: and

text: Timor

text: On

text: his

text: map

text: Matthew

text: Flinders

text: noted

text: the

text: Great

text: Sahul

text: Shoal

text: where

text: Malays

text: came

text: from

text: Makassar

text: to

text: fish

text: for

text: trepang

text: sea

text: cucumber

text: The

text: existence

text: of

text: the

text: much

text: larger

text: Sahul

text: Shelf

text: was

text: suggested

text: in

text: by

text: G.W.

text: Earl

text: who

text: called

text: it

text: the

text: Great

text: Australian

text: Bank

text: and

text: noted

text: that

text: macropods

text: kangaroos

text: were

text: found

text: on

text: Australia

text: New

text: Guinea

text: and

text: the

text: Aru

text: Islands

text: Earl

text: also

text: suggested

text: the

text: existence

text: of

text: the

text: Sunda

text: Shelf

text: which

text: he

text: called

text: the

text: Great

text: Asiatic

text: Bank

text: The

text: Sahul

text: and

text: Sunda

text: shelves

text: were

text: given

text: their

text: present

text: names

text: by

text: G.A.F.

text: Molengraaff

text: and

text: Max

text: Wilhelm

text: Carl

text: Weber

text: in

text: New Zealand is an island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmassesthat of the North Island, or Te Ika-a-Mui, and the South Island, or Te Waipounamuand numerous smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long period of isolation, New Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal, fungal and plant life. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, while its most populous city is Auckland.

text: New

text: Zealand

text: is

text: an

text: island

text: nation

text: in

text: the

text: southwestern

text: Pacific

text: Ocean

text: The

text: country

text: geographically

text: comprises

text: two

text: main

text: landmassesthat

text: of

text: the

text: North

text: Island

text: or

text: Te

text: Ika

text: Mui

text: and

text: the

text: South

text: Island

text: or

text: Te

text: Waipounamuand

text: numerous

text: smaller

text: islands

text: New

text: Zealand

text: is

text: situated

text: some

text: east

text: of

text: Australia

text: across

text: the

text: Tasman

text: Sea

text: and

text: roughly

text: south

text: of

text: the

text: Pacific

text: island

text: areas

text: of

text: New

text: Caledonia

text: Fiji

text: and

text: Tonga

text: Because

text: of

text: its

text: remoteness

text: it

text: was

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: last

text: lands

text: to

text: be

text: settled

text: by

text: humans

text: During

text: its

text: long

text: period

text: of

text: isolation

text: New

text: Zealand

text: developed

text: distinct

text: biodiversity

text: of

text: animal

text: fungal

text: and

text: plant

text: life

text: The

text: country

text: 's

text: varied

text: topography

text: and

text: its

text: sharp

text: mountain

text: peaks

text: such

text: as

text: the

text: Southern

text: Alps

text: owe

text: much

text: to

text: the

text: tectonic

text: uplift

text: of

text: land

text: and

text: volcanic

text: eruptions

text: New

text: Zealand

text: 's

text: capital

text: city

text: is

text: Wellington

text: while

text: its

text: most

text: populous

text: city

text: is

text: Auckland

text: An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, and a small island off the coast may be called a holm. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago, e.g. the Philippines.

text: An

text: island

text: or

text: isle

text: is

text: any

text: piece

text: of

text: sub

text: continental

text: land

text: that

text: is

text: surrounded

text: by

text: water

text: Very

text: small

text: islands

text: such

text: as

text: emergent

text: land

text: features

text: on

text: atolls

text: can

text: be

text: called

text: islets

text: skerries

text: cays

text: or

text: keys

text: An

text: island

text: in

text: river

text: or

text: lake

text: island

text: may

text: be

text: called

text: an

text: eyot

text: or

text: ait

text: and

text: small

text: island

text: off

text: the

text: coast

text: may

text: be

text: called

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text: The Timor Trough is an oceanic trough that is a continuation of the Sunda Trench that marks the boundary between Indo-Australian Plate's continental shelf and the Timor Plate to the north. It is separated from the Java Trench by a sag near Sumba Island at the Scott Plateau and North Australian Basin, and on the other end becomes Tanimbar trough southeast of the Tanimbar Islands continuing on to the Aur trough east of the Kai Islands near Bird's Head Peninsula on New Guinea. Lining the north of the trough are numerous islands, of which Timor is the largest. Further west are the Weber Basin and Banda Trench. Oil and natural gas have been found south of the trough and the region is geologically active with numerous earthquakes.

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text: Timor

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text: north

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text: Java

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text: Sumba

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text: the

text: Scott

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text: North

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text: the

text: other

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text: the

text: Tanimbar

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text: Aur

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text: of

text: the

text: Kai

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text: near

text: Bird

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text: Head

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text: on

text: New

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text: north

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text: trough

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text: Timor

text: is

text: the

text: largest

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text: the

text: Weber

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text: and

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text: natural

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text: found

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text: of

text: the

text: trough

text: and

text: the

text: region

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text: geologically

text: active

text: with

text: numerous

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text: Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of . The country's capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the Solomon Islands archipelago, which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the North Solomon Islands (part of Papua New Guinea), but excludes outlying islands, such as Rennell and Bellona, and the Santa Cruz Islands.

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text: is

text: sovereign

text: country

text: consisting

text: of

text: six

text: major

text: islands

text: and

text: over

text: smaller

text: islands

text: in

text: Oceania

text: lying

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: of

text: Papua

text: New

text: Guinea

text: and

text: northwest

text: of

text: Vanuatu

text: and

text: covering

text: land

text: area

text: of

text: The

text: country

text: 's

text: capital

text: Honiara

text: is

text: located

text: on

text: the

text: island

text: of

text: Guadalcanal

text: The

text: country

text: takes

text: its

text: name

text: from

text: the

text: Solomon

text: Islands

text: archipelago

text: which

text: is

text: collection

text: of

text: Melanesian

text: islands

text: that

text: also

text: includes

text: the

text: North

text: Solomon

text: Islands

text: part

text: of

text: Papua

text: New

text: Guinea

text: but

text: excludes

text: outlying

text: islands

text: such

text: as

text: Rennell

text: and

text: Bellona

text: and

text: the

text: Santa

text: Cruz

text: Islands

text: The Indo-Australian Plate is a major tectonic plate that includes the continent of Australia and surrounding ocean, and extends northwest to include the Indian subcontinent and adjacent waters. It was formed by the fusion of Indian and Australian plates 43 million years ago. Recent studies, and seismic events such as the 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes, suggest that the Indo-Australian Plate may have broken up into two or three separate plates due primarily to stresses induced by the collision of the Indo-Australian Plate with Eurasia along the Himalayas, and that the Indian Plate and Australian Plate have been separate since at least .

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text: major

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text: plate

text: that

text: includes

text: the

text: continent

text: of

text: Australia

text: and

text: surrounding

text: ocean

text: and

text: extends

text: northwest

text: to

text: include

text: the

text: Indian

text: subcontinent

text: and

text: adjacent

text: waters

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text: was

text: formed

text: by

text: the

text: fusion

text: of

text: Indian

text: and

text: Australian

text: plates

text: million

text: years

text: ago

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text: studies

text: and

text: seismic

text: events

text: such

text: as

text: the

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: earthquakes

text: suggest

text: that

text: the

text: Indo

text: Australian

text: Plate

text: may

text: have

text: broken

text: up

text: into

text: two

text: or

text: three

text: separate

text: plates

text: due

text: primarily

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text: stresses

text: induced

text: by

text: the

text: collision

text: of

text: the

text: Indo

text: Australian

text: Plate

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text: Eurasia

text: along

text: the

text: Himalayas

text: and

text: that

text: the

text: Indian

text: Plate

text: and

text: Australian

text: Plate

text: have

text: been

text: separate

text: since

text: at

text: least

text: India, officially the Republic of India ("Bhrat Gaarjya"), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast. It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia. Its capital is New Delhi; other metropolises include Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.

text: India

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: India

text: Bhrat

text: Gaarjya

text: is

text: country

text: in

text: South

text: Asia

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: seventh

text: largest

text: country

text: by

text: area

text: the

text: second

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: with

text: over

text: billion

text: people

text: and

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: democracy

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: It

text: is

text: bounded

text: by

text: the

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: on

text: the

text: south

text: the

text: Arabian

text: Sea

text: on

text: the

text: southwest

text: and

text: the

text: Bay

text: of

text: Bengal

text: on

text: the

text: southeast

text: It

text: shares

text: land

text: borders

text: with

text: Pakistan

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: China

text: Nepal

text: and

text: Bhutan

text: to

text: the

text: northeast

text: and

text: Myanmar

text: Burma

text: and

text: Bangladesh

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: In

text: the

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: India

text: is

text: in

text: the

text: vicinity

text: of

text: Sri

text: Lanka

text: and

text: the

text: Maldives

text: India

text: 's

text: Andaman

text: and

text: Nicobar

text: Islands

text: share

text: maritime

text: border

text: with

text: Thailand

text: and

text: Indonesia

text: Its

text: capital

text: is

text: New

text: Delhi

text: other

text: metropolises

text: include

text: Mumbai

text: Kolkata

text: Chennai

text: Bangalore

text: Hyderabad

text: and

text: Ahmedabad

text: The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering (approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface). It is bounded by Asia on the north, on the west by Africa, on the east by Australia, and on the south by the Southern Ocean or, depending on definition, by Antarctica. It is named after the country of India. The Indian Ocean is known as "Ratnkara", ""the mine of gems"" in ancient Sanskrit literature, and as "Hind Mahsgar", ""the great Indian sea"", in Hindi.

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text: is

text: the

text: third

text: largest

text: of

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: oceanic

text: divisions

text: covering

text: approximately

text: of

text: the

text: water

text: on

text: the

text: Earth

text: 's

text: surface

text: It

text: is

text: bounded

text: by

text: Asia

text: on

text: the

text: north

text: on

text: the

text: west

text: by

text: Africa

text: on

text: the

text: east

text: by

text: Australia

text: and

text: on

text: the

text: south

text: by

text: the

text: Southern

text: Ocean

text: or

text: depending

text: on

text: definition

text: by

text: Antarctica

text: It

text: is

text: named

text: after

text: the

text: country

text: of

text: India

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text: Ocean

text: is

text: known

text: as

text: Ratnkara

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text: mine

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text: gems

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text: Sanskrit

text: literature

text: and

text: as

text: Hind

text: Mahsgar

text: the

text: great

text: Indian

text: sea

text: in

text: Hindi

text: The Arafura Sea lies west of the Pacific Ocean overlying the continental shelf between Australia and Indonesian New Guinea.

text: The

text: Arafura

text: Sea

text: lies

text: west

text: of

text: the

text: Pacific

text: Ocean

text: overlying

text: the

text: continental

text: shelf

text: between

text: Australia

text: and

text: Indonesian

text: New

text: Guinea

text: New Guinea (or, historically, "") is a large Island in the South West Pacific region.

text: New

text: Guinea

text: or

text: historically

text: is

text: large

text: Island

text: in

text: the

text: South

text: West

text: Pacific

text: region

text: The Kai Islands (also Kei Islands) of Indonesia are a group of islands located in the south-eastern part of the Maluku Islands, in Maluku Province. The Malakus have been known as the Spice Islands due to region specific plants such as nutmeg, mace and cloves that originally intrigued European nations of the 16th century.

text: The

text: Kai

text: Islands

text: also

text: Kei

text: Islands

text: of

text: Indonesia

text: are

text: group

text: of

text: islands

text: located

text: in

text: the

text: south

text: eastern

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Maluku

text: Islands

text: in

text: Maluku

text: Province

text: The

text: Malakus

text: have

text: been

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Spice

text: Islands

text: due

text: to

text: region

text: specific

text: plants

text: such

text: as

text: nutmeg

text: mace

text: and

text: cloves

text: that

text: originally

text: intrigued

text: European

text: nations

text: of

text: the

text: century

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text: Filmfare is an English-language, tabloid-sized magazine about Hindi-language cinema, popularly known as Bollywood. Established in 1952, the magazine is published by Worldwide Media, a subsidiary of The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate. "Filmfare" is one of the most popular entertainment magazine in India. Since 1954, it gives popular film awards the annual Filmfare Awards and Filmfare Awards South.

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text: is

text: an

text: English

text: language

text: tabloid

text: sized

text: magazine

text: about

text: Hindi

text: language

text: cinema

text: popularly

text: known

text: as

text: Bollywood

text: Established

text: in

text: the

text: magazine

text: is

text: published

text: by

text: Worldwide

text: Media

text: subsidiary

text: of

text: The

text: Times

text: Group

text: India

text: 's

text: largest

text: media

text: services

text: conglomerate

text: Filmfare

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: most

text: popular

text: entertainment

text: magazine

text: in

text: India

text: Since

text: it

text: gives

text: popular

text: film

text: awards

text: the

text: annual

text: Filmfare

text: Awards

text: and

text: Filmfare

text: Awards

text: South

text: The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest film events in India. The awards were first introduced in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards. They were initially referred to as the "Clare Awards" or "The Clares" after Clare Mendonca, the editor of "The Times of India". A dual voting system was developed in 1956. Under this system, in contrast to the National Film Awards, which are decided by a panel appointed by Indian Government, the Filmfare Awards are voted on by both the public and a committee of experts.

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text: Filmfare

text: Awards

text: are

text: presented

text: annually

text: by

text: The

text: Times

text: Group

text: to

text: honour

text: both

text: artistic

text: and

text: technical

text: excellence

text: of

text: professionals

text: in

text: the

text: Hindi

text: language

text: film

text: industry

text: of

text: India

text: The

text: Filmfare

text: ceremony

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: oldest

text: film

text: events

text: in

text: India

text: The

text: awards

text: were

text: first

text: introduced

text: in

text: the

text: same

text: year

text: as

text: the

text: National

text: Film

text: Awards

text: They

text: were

text: initially

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: the

text: Clare

text: Awards

text: or

text: The

text: Clares

text: after

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text: Mendonca

text: the

text: editor

text: of

text: The

text: Times

text: of

text: India

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text: voting

text: system

text: was

text: developed

text: in

text: Under

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text: system

text: in

text: contrast

text: to

text: the

text: National

text: Film

text: Awards

text: which

text: are

text: decided

text: by

text: panel

text: appointed

text: by

text: Indian

text: Government

text: the

text: Filmfare

text: Awards

text: are

text: voted

text: on

text: by

text: both

text: the

text: public

text: and

text: committee

text: of

text: experts

text: The Times Group also called Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (BCCL) is Indias largest media conglomerate, according to "Financial Times" as of March 2015. The Audit Bureau of Circulations reported in May 2014 that the "Times of India" had the largest circulation of any English-language newspaper in the world, with 3,321,702 average qualifying sales. The company remains a family-owned business as the descendants of Sahu Jain own a majority stake in The Times Group. The Times Group has over 11,000 employees and revenue exceeding $1.5 billion.

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text: Times

text: Group

text: also

text: called

text: Bennett

text: Coleman

text: Co.

text: Ltd

text: BCCL

text: is

text: Indias

text: largest

text: media

text: conglomerate

text: according

text: to

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text: Times

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text: of

text: March

text: The

text: Audit

text: Bureau

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text: Circulations

text: reported

text: in

text: May

text: that

text: the

text: Times

text: of

text: India

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text: the

text: largest

text: circulation

text: of

text: any

text: English

text: language

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text: world

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text: business

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text: the

text: descendants

text: of

text: Sahu

text: Jain

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text: majority

text: stake

text: in

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text: Times

text: Group

text: The

text: Times

text: Group

text: has

text: over

text: employees

text: and

text: revenue

text: exceeding

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text: Asin Thottumkal ( born 26 October 1985 ) , known mononymously as Asin , is an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer . She has received three Filmfare Awards . She began her acting career in the South Indian film industry , but now appears predominantly in Bollywood films . She speaks eight languages , and dubs her own films . She is the only Malayali actress , other than Padmini , to have dubbed in her own voice for all her films , irrespective of language . Asin has been referred to as the `` Queen of Kollywood '' by online portals in 2007 . She is a member of the Bollywood 100 Crore Club . Making her acting debut in Sathyan Anthikkad 's Malayalam film Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka ( 2001 ) , Asin had her first commercial success with the Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi in 2003 , and won a Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award for the film . M. Kumaran S / O Mahalakshmi ( 2004 ) was her debut in Tamil and a huge success . She received her Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for her most noted critically acclaimed performance in her third Tamil film , Ghajini ( 2005 ) . She then played the lead female roles in many successful films , most notable being the dramatic thriller Varalaru ( 2006 ) , the action thriller Pokkiri ( 2007 ) , romantic drama Vel ( 2008 ) and Dasavathaaram ( 2008 ) opposite Kamal Haasan and hence established herself as the leading actress of Tamil cinema and was also honoured by the Tamil Nadu government with the Kalaimamani award for her excellence in the field of art and literature . In 2013 , Asin was conferred with Pride of South Indian Cinema award at SIIMA for her contribution to Tamil cinema . In late 2008 , Asin made her debut in the Bollywood film Ghajini ( 2008 ) opposite Aamir Khan which was the first Bollywood film to have collected more than  1 billion in the domestic box office , subsequently collecting  1.9 billion ( US $ 28 million ) worldwide . Asin won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and many accolades for Ghajini . 2011 marked the most successful phase of Asin 's Bollywood career , as she starred in Anees Bazmee 's romantic comedy , Ready , in which she co-starred alongside Salman Khan . The film was a major hit at the box office , collecting  1.84 billion ( US $ 27 million ) worldwide . In 2012 , Asin first starred in Sajid Khan 's multistarrer Housefull 2 which collected more than  1 billion . She then featured in Bol Bachchan and Khiladi 786 , which were also commercially successful with both grossing over  1 billion .

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text: Thottumkal

text: born

text: October

text: known

text: mononymously

text: as

text: Asin

text: is

text: an

text: Indian

text: actress

text: and

text: trained

text: Bharathanatyam

text: dancer

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text: has

text: received

text: three

text: Filmfare

text: Awards

text: She

text: began

text: her

text: acting

text: career

text: in

text: the

text: South

text: Indian

text: film

text: industry

text: but

text: now

text: appears

text: predominantly

text: in

text: Bollywood

text: films

text: She

text: speaks

text: eight

text: languages

text: and

text: dubs

text: her

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text: films

text: She

text: is

text: the

text: only

text: Malayali

text: actress

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text: to

text: have

text: dubbed

text: in

text: her

text: own

text: voice

text: for

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text: her

text: films

text: irrespective

text: of

text: language

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text: has

text: been

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: the

text: Queen

text: of

text: Kollywood

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text: online

text: portals

text: in

text: She

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text: the

text: Bollywood

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text: acting

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text: Malayalam

text: film

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text: Makan

text: Jayakanthan

text: Vaka

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text: first

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text: success

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text: the

text: Telugu

text: film

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text: Nanna

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text: Ammayi

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text: won

text: Filmfare

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text: Actress

text: Award

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text: film

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text: debut

text: in

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text: Filmfare

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text: lead

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text: thriller

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text: action

text: thriller

text: Pokkiri

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text: drama

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text: Kamal

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text: herself

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text: the

text: leading

text: actress

text: of

text: Tamil

text: cinema

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text: was

text: also

text: honoured

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text: Tamil

text: Nadu

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text: Kalaimamani

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text: excellence

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text: the

text: field

text: of

text: art

text: and

text: literature

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text: Indian

text: Cinema

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text: contribution

text: to

text: Tamil

text: cinema

text: In

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text: her

text: debut

text: in

text: the

text: Bollywood

text: film

text: Ghajini

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text: Aamir

text: Khan

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text: was

text: the

text: first

text: Bollywood

text: film

text: to

text: have

text: collected

text: more

text: than

text: billion

text: in

text: the

text: domestic

text: box

text: office

text: subsequently

text: collecting

text: billion

text: US

text: million

text: worldwide

text: Asin

text: won

text: the

text: Filmfare

text: Best

text: Female

text: Debut

text: Award

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text: accolades

text: for

text: Ghajini

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text: the

text: most

text: successful

text: phase

text: of

text: Asin

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text: Bollywood

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text: in

text: Anees

text: Bazmee

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text: romantic

text: comedy

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text: she

text: co

text: starred

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text: The First Matabele War was fought between 1893 and 1894 in the country today called Zimbabwe. It pitted the British South Africa Company against the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom. Lobengula, king of the Ndebele, had tried to avoid outright war with the company's pioneers because he and his advisors were mindful of the destructive power of European-produced weapons on traditional Matabele impis (units of Zulu warriors) attacking in massed ranks. Lobengula had 80,000 spearmen and 20,000 riflemen, armed with nine-pound Martini-Henrys, which were modern arms at that time. However, poor training meant that these were not used effectively. The British South Africa Company had no more than 750 troops in the British South Africa Company's Police, with an undetermined number of possible colonial volunteers and an additional 700 Tswana (Bechuana) allies. Cecil Rhodes, who was Prime Minister of the Cape Colony and Leander Starr Jameson, the Administrator of Mashonaland also tried to avoid war to prevent loss of confidence in the future of the territory. Matters came to a head when Lobengula approved a raid to forcibly extract tribute from a Mashona chief in the district of the town of Fort Victoria, which inevitably led to a clash with the Company.

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text: Richard Clive Cooper ( December 31 , 1881 -- March 10 , 1940 ) was an Irish - Canadian soldier and Unionist politician . Cooper served in the First Matabele War and the Boer War . In 1914 he was assigned to serve overseas as a Major in the 7th Battalion , 1st Division , Canadian Expeditionary Force . Cooper represented Vancouver South in the House of Commons from 1917 to 1921 .

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text: The Canadian Corps was a World War I corps formed from the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France. The corps was expanded by the addition of the 3rd Canadian Division in December 1915 and the 4th Canadian Division in August 1916. The organization of a 5th Canadian Division began in February 1917 but it was still not fully formed when it was broken up in February 1918 and its men used to reinforce the other four divisions.

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text: The Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) was the designation of the field force created by Canada for service overseas in the First World War. The force fielded several combat formations on the Western Front in France and Belgium, the largest of which was the Canadian Corps, consisting of four divisions. The Canadian Cavalry Brigade and the Canadian Independent Force, which were independent of the Canadian Corps, also fought on the Western Front. The CEF also had a large reserve and training organization in England, and a recruiting organization in Canada. In the later stages of the European war, particularly after their success at Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele, the Canadian Corps was regarded by friend and foe alike as the most effective Allied military formation on the Western Front. The Germans went so far as to call them "storm troopers" for their great combat efficiency. In August 1918, the CEF's Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force travelled to revolution-rift Russia. It reinforced an anti-Bolshevik garrison in Vladivostok during the winter of 191819. At this time, another force of Canadian soldiers were placed in Archangel, where they fought against Bolsheviks.

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answer: world war i

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