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All Around the World
Facts, maps and more about countries all over the world.
https://www.atozkidsstuff.com/world.html

Antarctica
Fabulous facts and photographs.
http://www.coolantarctica.com

Australia
Australia's official website, with information about cities, places to visit, weather,animals and food.
https://www.australia.com/en

Country Profiles
Information about history, geography, politics and economic background of the countries of the world.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

Geographia
Travel information on virtually every country you can think of!
http://www.geographia.com

Guide to British life, culture and customs
What is Britain really like? Find out about our language, customs, languages and many other aspects of our daily life. Over 30,000 pages of information.
http://projectbritain.com/

India
Lots of information about India before the Europeans and about the British in India.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/india/india_europeans.htm

Italian Tourist Board
Click on 'General Info' and 'All About Italy' to learn more about the country.
http://www.italiantourism.com/

Japan - Kids Web Japan
Excellent site covering all aspects of Japanese life.
https://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/index.html

Let's Explore Antarctica
Brilliant resource from BBC Bitesize - discover Antarctica then complete the tasks to see what you have learnt.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zyhp34j/articles/zjg46v4

National Geographic Kids
Interesting facts and articles from National Geographic Kids; the discovery of Australia, Aboriginal culture, animals, bushfires, kangaroos and more.
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/?s=australia&post_type=

Peoples of the world
Photographs by Steve McCurry, showing how people live in many countries.
http://stevemccurry.com/galleries

The Arctic
BBC site with facts about the Arctic. It also has a time-lapse film showing Spring-time changes in the Arctic.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/earth/water_and_ice/arctic

The World Fact Book
The CIA Factfiles on countries across the world
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Time Zones
Find out what time it is around the world. If it is 5 o'clock on Tuesday in London, it is already Wednesday in Sydney, Australia!
http://www.timeanddate.com/

Virtual tour of England
Lots of facts, history and photos of England.
http://www.britainexpress.com/Where_to_go_in_Britain/tour/

World Atlas
Lots of information about all the countries of the world - facts and figures, details of the largest countries and lots more.
http://www.worldatlas.com/geoquiz/thelist.htm

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