Mount McKinley National Park - Bemidji, Minnesota
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Denali National Park and Preserve, formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park, is an American national park and preserve located in Interior Alaska, centred on Denali, the highest mountain in North America. Denali's landscape is a mix of forest at the lowest elevations, including deciduous taiga, with tundra at middle elevations, and glaciers, snow, and bare rock at the highest elevations.    ..read more
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#72 FOTW - Moroni, Comoros
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The national flag of the Union of the Comoros was designed in 2001 and officially adopted on 23 December of that year. It continues to display the crescent and four stars, which is a motif that has been in use in various forms since 1975 during the independence movement.  The design consists of a white crescent with four white five-pointed stars inside of a green triangle. The flag has four stripes, representing the four main islands of the nation: yellow for Mohéli, white for Mayotte (a French department claimed by the Comoros), red for Anjouan and blue for Grande Comore. The four st ..read more
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Postcrossing Meeting in Zhengzhou - Zhengzhou, China
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The city lies on the southern bank of the Yellow River. Zhengzhou is a major hub of China's national transportation network, with railways connecting Zhengzhou to Europe and an international airport. Zhengzhou is a National Civilized City and a State-list Famous Historical and Culture City.   ..read more
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Tausendschön PK697 - Karlsruhe, Germany
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Karlsruhe is the third-largest city of the German state (Land) of Baden-Württemberg after its capital Stuttgart and Mannheim. It is also a former capital of Baden, a historic region named after Hohenbaden Castle in the city of Baden-Baden. Karlsruhe is Germany's legal centre, being home to the Federal Constitutional Court, the Federal Court of Justice and the Public Prosecutor General of the Federal Court of Justice.   ..read more
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"Henryk Rutkowski" sailing ship - Kołobrzeg, Poland
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"Henryk Rutkowski" - Brigantine, built at the Fishery-Shipyard in Gdynia (1951); L with jib-boom 28.5 m, B 6.4 m, sail-area 337 square meters. Sailship of the Schooling Centre of the Polish Sailing Union in Trzebież. Kapitan Głowacki - a sailing ship named after Włodzimierz Głowacki (until 1997 the yacht was called Henryk Rutkowski in honour of the communist activist Henryk Rutkowski ..read more
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Postcrossing Meetup Wuxi and Singapore - Singapore
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Singapore has the second highest population density of any country in the world, although there are numerous green and recreational spaces due to urban planning. With a multicultural population and in recognition of the cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil.  Wuxi is a historically and culturally prominent city and has been a thriving economic centre since ancient times as a production and export hub of rice, silk and textiles. In the last few decades, it has emerged as a major produ ..read more
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#71 GF - Seoul, South Korea
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Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving punching and kicking techniques. The literal translation for taekwondo is "kicking", "punching", and "the art or way of". It sometimes involves the use of weapons.   ..read more
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Postcrossing Meeting in Kassel - Kassel, Germany
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Kassel is a city on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, in central Germany. The former capital of the state of Hesse-Kassel has many palaces and parks, including the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kassel is also known for the Documenta exhibitions of contemporary art.    ..read more
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#71 FOTW - Moscow, Russia
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At the time of Alexander III of Russia, the official interpretation was as follows: the white colour symbolizes nobility and frankness; the blue for faithfulness, honesty, impeccability, and chastity; and the red for courage, generosity, and love. A common unofficial interpretation was: Red: Great Russia, White: White Russia, Blue: Little Russia. The federal constitutional law of the Russian Federation only says that the colours of the flag are "white", "blue" (синий, or dark blue, as Russian has two colours that are called "blue" in English), and "red". The Federal Constitutional Law on t ..read more
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Roman Holiday poster - Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Roman Holiday is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by William Wyler. It stars Audrey Hepburn as a princess out to see Rome on her own and Gregory Peck as a reporter. Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance; the story and costume design also won.   ..read more
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