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Bore-hole seismometry indicates that the land in ------------- moves up and down 25 cm throughout the day, corresponding with the tides. Earth tides are generally about one-third the size of ocean tides.?

---------- is a land with a lot of big creatures - it is home to the world's largest snake (the anaconda, measuring up to 35 feet in length), largest spider, largest rodent (the capybara, a sort of guinea pig the size of a police dog), and the world's largest ant.?

Located in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, the nation of C?

Located on the Yucatan Peninsula, which juts into the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, --------- was largely a stretch of empty beach until it opened for business in 1972. Close to Texas's border, it has become Mexico's most popular beach resort, with more than 25,000 hotel rooms.?

Lombard Street is London's equivalent of New York's --------------?