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ARTICLE: Atlanta Atlanta, capital of the state of Georgia, takes its name not from the Atlantic Ocean but from the Western and Atlantic Railroad. As a terminus for the rail line, one of its earlier names was "Terminus." ARTICLE: Buenos Aires (city) The original name of Argentina's largest city was Ciudad de la Santisima Trinidad y puerto de nuestra señora la virgen María de los buenos aires, or City of the Most Holy Trinity and Port of Our Lady the Virgin Mary of Good Winds. ARTICLE: Curaçao In 1499 Spanish settlers abandoned on an island several sailors who were suffering from malaria. Years later, another expedition found the sailors not only alive but healthy. Since then, the island has been called Curaçao, or "cure" in Spanish. ARTICLE: Greenland New evidence suggests that Greenland, the world's largest island, is in fact several islands overlaid by a coat of ice. Encarta Selected Sites The Interactive Tour of Tasmania 10 Downing Street USGold.Gov More... Partner Sites Travel Around the World with Expedia HomeAdvisorTM Real Estate Information MSNBC International News Click here to go to the Challenge Game Encarta Schoolhouse Lessons on Geography				Countries   Parks & Monuments   World Cities, Towns, & Villages   U.S. States, Territories, & Regions   U.S. Cities, Towns, & Villages   Rivers, Lakes, & Waterways   Regions of the World   Oceans & Seas   Mountain Ranges, Peaks, & Landforms   Maps & Mapmaking   Exploration & Explorers   Canadian Provinces & Cities   Islands       This premium content is available for Encarta subscribers. Click here for a free trial. Pakistan: Army Ousts Sharif, Seizes Power Indonesia: Islamic Moderate Chosen as New President India: Hindu Nationalist Leader Vajpayee Sworn in as Prime Minister Portugal: Voters Return Socialists to Power LATEST UPDATES ARCHIVE Geography Learning Products from SmarterKids.com Books on Travel from BarnesandNoble.com choose a country Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia & Herz. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde C.A.R. Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo (DRC) Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Rep. Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Islands Finland France F.Y.R.O. Macedonia Gabon Gambia, The Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands, The New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Rep. of Congo Romania Russia Rwanda St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & Gren. Samoa San Marino São Tomé & Prín. Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu U.A.E. Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Yugoslavia Zambia Zimbabwe

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