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== Physical geography fun facts ==
== Physical geography fun facts ==
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* See
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** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkhole Sinkhole (wiki)]]
** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkhole Sinkhole (wiki)]]
== Name origins ==
=== Indus, India, Indonesia ===
* "Indus" is the name for the river that gives the name for India
** the Indus River is in Pakistan
** "indus" = indo-european word for "river
** "India" therefore is the "land of the River"
** "Indonesia"


== Political geography fun facts ==
== Political geography fun facts ==