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United Arab Emirates Google Maps

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United Arab Emirates

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for United Arab Emirates (AE). Explore satellite imagery of Abu Dhabi, the capital city of United Arab Emirates, on the Google Maps of the Middle East below.

United Arab Emirates (GPS: 24 00 N, 54 00 E) located in Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia. The country’s area measurements are total: 83,600 sq km; land: 83,600 sq km, water: 0 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly larger than South Carolina, slightly smaller than Maine. The total irrigated land is 923 sq km (2012).

One of the United Arab Emirates’ important features is a strategic location and southern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil.

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United Kingdom Google Maps

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United Kingdom

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for the United Kingdom (UK). Explore satellite imagery of London, the capital city of the United Kingdom, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

United Kingdom (GPS: 54 00 N, 2 00 W) located in Western Europe, islands – including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland – between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea; northwest of France. The country’s area measurements are total: 243,610 sq km; land: 241,930 sq km, water: 1,680 sq km. This sovereign state is twice the size of Pennsylvania, slightly smaller than Oregon. The total irrigated land is 950 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of the United Kingdom: Lies near vital North Atlantic sea lanes. Only 35 km from France and linked by tunnel under the English Channel (the Channel Tunnel or Chunnel). Because of the heavily indented coastline, no location is more than 125 km from tidal waters.

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United States (USA) Google Maps

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United States (USA)

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for the United States (USA) (US). Explore satellite imagery of Washington DC, the United States (USA), on the Google Maps of North America below.

United States (USA) (GPS: 38 00 N, 97 00 W) is located in North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico. The country’s area measurements are total: 9,833,517 sq km; land: 9,147,593 sq km, water: 685,924 sq km. This sovereign state is about half the size of Russia, about three-tenths the size of Africa, about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil), slightly larger than China, more than twice the size of the European Union. The total irrigated land is 264,000 sq km (2012).

Some of the essential features of the United States (USA): World’s third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India). Denali (Mt. McKinley) is the highest point in North America, and Death Valley, the lowest point globally. The western coast of the United States and southern coast of Alaska lies along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean. Up to 90% of the world’s earthquakes and some 75% of the world’s volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire.

The Aleutian Islands are a chain of volcanic islands that divide the Bering Sea (north) from the central Pacific Ocean (south). They extend about 1,800 km westward from the Alaskan Peninsula. The archipelago consists of 14 larger islands, 55 smaller islands, and hundreds of islets. There are 41 active volcanoes on the islands, which form a large northern section of the Ring of Fire.

Mammoth Cave, in west-central Kentucky, is the world’s most extended known cave system with more than 650 km (405 miles) of surveyed passageways, which is nearly twice as long as the second-longest cave system, the Sac Actun underwater cave in Mexico – the world’s most comprehensive underwater cave system.

Kazuma Cave on the island of Hawaii is the world’s longest and deepest lava tube cave. It surveyed at 66 km (41 mi) long and 1,102 m (3,614 ft) deep.

Bracken Cave, outside of San Antonio, Texas, is the world’s largest bat cave. It is the summer home to the largest colony of bats in the world. An estimated 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats roost in the cave from March to October, making it the world’s largest known mammals concentration.

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Uruguay Google Maps

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Uruguay

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Uruguay (UY). Explore satellite imagery of Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay, on the Google Maps of South America below.

Uruguay (GPS: 33 00 S, 56 00 W) located in Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil. The country’s area measurements are total: 176,215 sq km; land: 175,015 sq km, water: 1,200 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than the state of Washington. The total irrigated land is 2,380 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Uruguay: Second-smallest South American country (after Suriname). Most of the low-lying landscape (three-quarters of the country) is grassland, ideal for cattle and sheep raising.

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Uzbekistan Google Maps

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Uzbekistan

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Uzbekistan (UZ). Explore satellite imagery of Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

Uzbekistan (GPS: 41 00 N, 64 00 E) located in Central Asia, north of Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan. The country’s area measurements are total: 447,400 sq km; land: 425,400 sq km, water: 22,000 sq km. This sovereign state is about four times the size of Virginia, slightly larger than California. The total irrigated land is 42,150 sq km (2012).

One of Uzbekistan’s essential features: Along with Liechtenstein, one of the only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.

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Vanuatu Google Maps

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Vanuatu

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Vanuatu (VU). Explore Port-Vil’s satellite imagery, the capital city of Vanuatu, on the Google Maps of Oceania below.

Vanuatu (GPS: 16 00 S, 167 00 E) is located in Oceania, a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia. The country’s area measurements are total: 12,189 sq km; land: 12,189 sq km, water: 0 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly larger than Connecticut. The total irrigated land is 0 sq km (2012).

One of Vanuatu’s essential features is a Y-shaped chain of four main islands and 80 smaller islands. Several of the islands have active volcanoes, and there are several underwater volcanoes as well.

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Vatican City Google Maps

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Vatican City

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Vatican City (VT). Explore satellite imagery of Vatican City, the capital city of Vatican City, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Vatican City (GPS: 41 54 N, 12 27 E) is located in Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy). The country’s area measurements are total: 0.44 sq km; land: 0.44 sq km, water: 0 sq km. This sovereign state is about 0.7 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC. The total irrigated land is N/A.

One of the essential features of Vatican City: Landlocked – enclosed or nearly enclosed by land. An enclave in Rome, Italy. World’s smallest state. Beyond the territorial boundary of Vatican City, the Lateran Treaty of 1929 grants the Holy See extraterritorial authority over 23 sites in Rome and five outside Rome, including the Pontifical Palace at Castel Gandolfo (the Pope’s summer residence).

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Venezuela Google Maps

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Venezuela

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Venezuela (VE). Explore satellite imagery of Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela, on the Google Maps of South America below.

Venezuela (GPS: 8 00 N, 66 00 W) is located in Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana. The country’s area measurements are total: 912,050 sq km; land: 882,050 sq km, water: 30,000 sq km. This sovereign state is almost six times the size of Georgia, slightly more than twice the size of California. The total irrigated land is 10,550 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Venezuela: The country lies on the central sea and air routes linking North and South America. Venezuela has some of the unique geology in the world. Tepuis are massive table-top mountains of the western Guiana Highlands that tend to be isolated and support unique endemic plant and animal species. Their sheer cliffsides account for some of the most spectacular waterfalls globally, including Angel Falls, the world’s highest (979 m) that drops off Auyan Tepui.

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Vietnam Google Maps

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Vietnam

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Vietnam (VN). Explore satellite imagery of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, on the Google Maps of Southeast Asia below.

Vietnam (GPS: 16 10 N, 107 50 E) located in Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and the South China Sea and China, Laos, and Cambodia. The country’s area measurements are total: 331,210 sq km; land: 310,070 sq km, water: 21,140 sq km. This sovereign state is about three times the size of Tennesee, slightly larger than New Mexico. The total irrigated land is 46,000 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Vietnam: Extending 1,650 km north to south, the country is only 50 km across at its narrowest point. Son Doong in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is the world’s largest cave (most significant cross-sectional area) and is the largest known cave passage in the world by volume. It currently measures a total of 38.5 million cu m (about 1.35 billion cu ft). It connects to Thung cave (but not yet officially). When recognized, it will add 1.6 million cu m in volume. Son Doong is so massive that it contains its jungle, underground river, and localized weather system. Clouds from inside the cave and spew out from its exits and two lines (openings (sinkhole skylights) created by collapsed ceilings that allow sunlight to stream in).

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Virgin Islands Google Maps

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Virgin Islands

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Virgin Islands (VG). Explore satellite imagery of Charlotte Amalie, the capital city of Virgin Islands, on the Google Maps of Central America and the Caribbean below.

Virgin Islands (GPS: 18 20 N, 64 50 W) located in Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico. The country’s area measurements are total: 1,910 sq km; land: 346 sq km, water: 1,564 sq km. This sovereign state is twice the size of Washington, DC. The total irrigated land is one sq km (2012).

One of the Virgin Islands’ important features: Important location along the Anegada Passage – a key shipping lane for the Panama Canal. Saint Thomas has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the Caribbean.

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