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12 godz. temu · The shortest scheduled flight in the world is a remarkable journey between two small islands in Scotland's Orkney Islands. This flight, operated by Loganair, connects Westray and Papa Westray. The distance between the two islands is just 2.7 kilometers (1.7 miles). Amazingly, this flight can take as little as 53 seconds, although it is usually ...
12 godz. temu · Etymology. The Old English tigras derives from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris, which was a borrowing from Classical Greek τίγρις 'tigris'. Since ancient times, the word tigris has been suggested to originate from the Armenian or Persian word for 'arrow', which may also be the origin of the name for the river Tigris. However, today, the connection between the animal and the river is ...
12 godz. temu · The earliest high-speed rail line built in Europe was the Italian " Direttissima ", the Florence–Rome high-speed railway 254 km (158 mi) in 1977. The top speed on the line was 250 km/h (160 mph), giving an end-to-end journey time of about 90 minutes with an average speed of 200 km/h (120 mph). This line used a 3 kV DC supply.
12 godz. temu · Harare (/ h ə ˈ r ɑːr eɪ / hə-RAR-ay), formerly known as Salisbury (/ ˈ s ɔː l z b ər i / ⓘ SAWLZ-bər-ee), is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe.The city proper has an area of 982.3 km 2 (379.3 sq mi), a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 census and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metropolitan province. The city is situated in north-eastern Zimbabwe in the country's ...
12 godz. temu · Bay of Pigs Invasion. Part of the Cold War and the. Consolidation of the Cuban Revolution. Counterattack by Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces near Playa Girón on 19 April 1961. Date. 17–20 April 1961. Location. Bay of Pigs, southwestern coast of Cuba. 22°03′42″N 81°01′55″W / .
