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  BOLIVIA - Online Information article about BOLIVIA
area vary widely and have been considerably confused by repeated losses of territory in boundary disputes with neighbouring states, and no figures can be given which may not be changed to some extent by further revisions.
These negotiations proved fruitless, and in 1904 Bolivia accepted a pecuniary indemnity in lieu of territory.
The mean temperature is officially estimated as 54 F. The puna brava extends from 12,500 ft. up to the snow limit (about 17,500 ft.), and covers a bleak, inhospitable territory, inhabited only by shepherds and miners.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /BLA_BOS/BOLIVIA.html   (6779 words)

  
 Real Estate in Brazil - São Paulo, Brazil
The theme of the 26th Bienal de São Paulo was chosen to enable a wide range of artistic positions to feel comfortable.
The concept of “Território Livre” (Free territory) involves various dimensions: it has a physical-geographical, a socio-political as well as an aesthetic dimension – the latter, of course, being of greatest interest to us in the context of this exhibition.
This is due to the fact that the city grew in so unorganized a way that the ground where the city lies was made impermeable.
realestateinbrazil.com /sao-paulo   (2974 words)

  
 The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Dependency status
territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo
territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage
territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice, through a governor (sysselmann) residing in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen; by treaty (9 February 1920) sovereignty was awarded to Norway
www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2006.html   (925 words)

  
 History of American Samoa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
At the turn of the 20th century, the Samoan islands were split into two sections.
The eastern islands became territories of the United States in 1904 and today are known as American Samoa.
American Samoa is currently an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior.
www.historyofnations.net /oceania/americansamoa.html   (684 words)

  
 Slavery in America
The fact that half of the states in North America abolished slavery by 1850 while half held tight to it as the very basis of a southern economy and way of life is also a lesson in geography.
And the fact that the slave states and non-slave states of the United States fought a bloody Civil War principally over the issue of slavery's spread to the unorganized territories west of the Mississippi River is most certainly a lesson in geography.
We suggest that you begin your exploration of this geography resource by reading the themed essay in the history section, Slavery in America: An Overview, for a holistic look at slavery from many angles.
www.slaveryinamerica.org /geography/overview.htm   (335 words)

  
 The Common Denominator   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The first major encounter was at Pilot Knob where Price lost a bunch of men and the Union Army escaped in the night.
Maybe this was considered the code of the west, but Blue Lick was certainly not Indian territory in the 1860's.
The soldiers were massacred during the night, all but one, so the story goes, who survived by crawling into a hollow log.
members.aol.com /rgbabcock/index4.html   (20707 words)

  
 US Postal Markings, Services & Covers
American Stampless Cover Catalog The general listing of stampless markings by State including Colonial, Territorial, US Possessions and Unorganized Territories from the early 1700's to about 1870.
It is also applicable to early stamped covers, a fine information and pricing guide.
A Postal History, Cancellation Study of the U.S. Pacific Islands (including the Trust Territories) by Robert T. Murphy A detailed study of the markings with good historical background.
www.pbbooks.com /markings.htm   (4535 words)

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