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• The Gobi Desert is a vast, arid region in northern China and southern Mongolia.
• Area of the Gobi Desert: 1.295 million km²
• Elevation of the Gobi Desert: 1,580 m
• Length of the Gobi Desert: 1,500 km (930 mi)
• Region of the Gobi Desert: Inner Mongolia

Last verified on 04-10-2026

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• Location: Between England and France
• Connects: Atlantic Ocean (via the North Atlantic) and the North Sea
• Narrowest point: Strait of Dover
• Max. length: 560 km (350 mi)
• Max. width: 240 km (150 mi)

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• Waterloo is located in Belgium, near the capital Brussels.
• The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815.
• It marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.
• Napoleon was defeated by the allied forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington and Prussian forces under Gebhard von Blücher.

Last verified on 08-10-2026

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• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is based on the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, UK.
• The Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) passes through Greenwich.
• The international system of standard time zones was established at the International Meridian Conference in 1884.

Last verified on 08-10-2026