miejsca: March, Cambridgeshire

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March is a Fenland market town and civil parish in the Isle of Ely area of Cambridgeshire, England. It was the county town of the Isle of Ely which was a separate administrative county from 1889 to 1965. The administrative centre of Fenland District Council is located in the town. The town grew by becoming an important railway centre. Like many Fenland towns, March was once an island surrounded by marshes. It occupied the second largest "island" in the Great Level. As the land was drained, the town grew and prospered as a trading and religious centre. It was also a minor port before becoming, in more recent times, a market town and an administrative and railway centre. March is situated on…

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The Great Nicobar Project: Ecological Irreversibility, Environmental Governance, Indigenous Rights, and Constitutional Accountability in India’s Largest Island Infrastructure Project. <p><span>The Great Nicobar Island Development Project is among the largest infrastructure initiatives ever proposed within one of India's most ecologically significant island ecosystems. Encompassing an international transshipment terminal, greenfield international airport, power infrastructure, township, tourism facilities, and associated urban development, the project seeks to advance India's strategic, economic, and maritime interests in the Indian Ocean Region. At the same time, it has generated substantia…

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Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe. With an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is dominated by a maritime climate with narrow temperature differences between seasons. The island of Ireland, with an area 40 per cent that of Great Britain, is to the west. These islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands and named substantial rocks, comprise the British Isles archipelago. The term "Great Britain" can also refer to the political territory of England, Scotland and Wales, which includes their offshore…