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2000 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships <=SEP=> The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) is an annual figure skating competition. The four continents of the event's name refer to the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia (four of the continents represented in the Olympic rings, omitting Europe). Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The 2000 competition was held from February 22 through 27th at the Osaka Pool in Osaka, Japan.

2001 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships <=SEP=> The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) is an annual figure skating competition. The four continents of the event's name refer to the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania (four of the continents represented in the Olympic rings, omitting Europe). Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The 2001 competition was held from February 7 through 10th at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, USA.

2002 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships <=SEP=> The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) is an annual figure skating competition. The four continents of the event's name refer to the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania (four of the continents represented in the Olympic rings, omitting Europe). Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The 2002 competition was held from January 21 through 27 in Jeonju, South Korea.

2004 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships <=SEP=> The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) is an annual figure skating competition. The four continents of the event's name refer to the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania (four of the continents represented in the Olympic rings, omitting Europe). Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The 2004 competition was held from January 19 through 25 in the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Canada.

2005 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships <=SEP=> The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) is an annual figure skating competition. The four continents of the event's name refer to the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania (four of the continents represented in the Olympic rings, omitting Europe). Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The 2005 competition was held from February 14 through 20 in the Gangneung Ice Centre in Gangneung, South Korea.

2006 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships <=SEP=> The 2006 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships were the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships for the 2005/2006 season. Commonly abbreviated "4CC", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of Four Continents Champion. Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The competition is open to skaters from a non-European member nations of the International Skating Union.

2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships <=SEP=> The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The 2007 championships took place at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, USA from  February 7 to 10, 2007. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was open to skaters from non-European member nations of the International Skating Union.

2008 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships <=SEP=> The 2008 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships are the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships for the 2007/2008 season. Commonly abbreviated "4CC", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of Four Continents Champion. Skaters compete in the categories of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The competition is open to skaters from a non-European Member nation of the International Skating Union.

2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships <=SEP=> The 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships for the 2008–2009 season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing. The competition was open to skaters from a non-European Member nation of the International Skating Union.

2010 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships <=SEP=> The 2010 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2009–10 season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing for the title of Four Continents Champion.

2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships <=SEP=> The 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2010–11 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.

2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships <=SEP=> The 2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition in the 2011–12 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing for the title of Four Continents Champion.

2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships <=SEP=> The 2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships was a Senior ISU figure skating championship held in the 2014–15 season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing for the title of Four Continents Champion. The event's name refers to the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, which are four of the continents represented in the Olympic rings, omitting Europe.

2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships <=SEP=> The 2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships will be a senior international figure skating competition in the 2015–16 season. Skaters will compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing for the title of Four Continents Champion. The event's name refers to the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, which are four of the continents represented in the Olympic rings, omitting Europe. The competition will be held in February 2016 in Taipei, Taiwan.

2016–17 figure skating season <=SEP=> The 2016–17 figure skating season begins on July 1, 2016, and ends on June 30, 2017. During this season, elite skaters will compete on the ISU Championship level at the 2017 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships. They will also compete in elite events such as the Grand Prix series and Junior Grand Prix series, culminating in the Grand Prix Final.

AFC Beach Soccer Championship <=SEP=> The AFC Beach Soccer Championship is the main international championship for beach soccer in Asia, mirroring that of the AFC Asian Cup in association football. Also known as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for AFC, the championship was established in 2006 after FIFA made requirements for all confederations to begin holding a qualification tournament to determine the best national team(s) in the region and hence those who would proceed to represent their continent in the World Cup.

A General Map of the World, or Terraqueous Globe <=SEP=> A General Map of the World, or Terraqueous Globe, full title: A General Map of the World, or Terraqueous Globe with all the New Discoveries and Marginal Delineations, Containing the Most Interesting Particulars in the Solar, Starry and Mundane System, is a general map of the world, or terraqueous globe with all the new discoveries and marginal delineations, containing the most interesting particulars in the solar, starry and mundane system by Samuel Dunn and Thomas Kitchin in 1794.

Africa <=SEP=> Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent. At about 30.2 million km2 (11.7 million sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers six percent of Earth's total surface area and 20.4 percent of its total land area. With 1.1 billion people as of 2013, it accounts for about 15% of the world's human population.

Afro-Eurasia <=SEP=> Afro-Eurasia, Afroeurasia, or Eurafrasia, known in antiquity as the Ecumene and most commonly known since the Age of Exploration as the Old World, is the largest landmass on Earth, primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres. The term is a portmanteau of its constituent parts: Africa and Eurasia, the latter conventionally divided into Europe and Asia.

Akiko Suzuki <=SEP=> Akiko Suzuki (鈴木 明子, Suzuki Akiko) (born March 28, 1985) is a Japanese retired figure skater. She was the 2012 World Championships' bronze medalist, a three-time Grand Prix Final medalist (2011 silver, 2009, 2012 bronze), a two-time (2010, 2013) Four Continents silver medalist, the 2007 Winter Universiade champion, and the 2014 Japanese national champion. She finished eighth at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.

Americas <=SEP=> The Americas, or America, also known as the Western Hemisphere and the New World, comprise the totality of territories in North America and South America. Along with their associated islands, they cover 8.3% of the Earth's total surface area (28.4% of its land area). The topography is dominated by the American Cordillera, a long chain of mountains that run the length of the west coast.

Andrew Poje <=SEP=> Andrew Poje (born February 25, 1987) is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Kaitlyn Weaver, he is the 2014 World silver medalist, a two-time Four Continents champion (2010, 2015), the 2014–15 Grand Prix Final champion, and 2015 Canadian national champion, as well as the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy champion

Antarctica <=SEP=> Antarctica (/æntˈɑrktɪkə/ or /æntˈɑrtɪkə/) is Earth's southernmost continent, containing the geographic South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.0 million square kilometres (5.4 million square miles), it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. For comparison, Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia.

Around the world sailing record <=SEP=> The first around the world sailing record for circumnavigation of the world was Juan Sebastián Elcano and the remaining members of Ferdinand Magellan's crew who completed their journey in 1522. The first solo record was set by Joshua Slocum in the Spray (1898).Most races or solo attempts start from Europe. Due to the configuration of the continents, sailing around the world consists in sailing around the Antarctica continent, passing south of Cape Horn, Cape of Good Hope and Cape Leeuwin.

Asia <=SEP=> Asia (/ˈeɪʒə/ or /ˈeɪʃə/) is the Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres.  Though it covers only 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area, it comprises 30% of Earth's land area, and has historically been home to the bulk of the planet's human population (currently roughly 60%).

Asian furniture <=SEP=> The term Asian furniture, or sometimes Oriental furniture, refers to a type of furniture that originated in the continent of Asia. Sometimes people also think of Asian furniture as a style of furniture that has Asian accents.

Australia <=SEP=> Australia (/əˈstreɪliə/, /ɒ-/, /-ljə/), officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. Neighbouring countries include Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. Australia's capital is Canberra, its largest urban area is Sydney.

Australia (continent) <=SEP=> Australia, sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul, Australinea or Meganesia, to distinguish it from the Australian mainland, is a continent comprising mainland Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, Seram, possibly Timor, and neighbouring islands.It is the smallest of the seven traditional continents in the English conception.

Bahá'í Faith by continent <=SEP=> The Bahá'í Faith is a diverse and widespread religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in the 19th century in Iran. Bahá'í sources usually estimate the worldwide Bahá'í population to be above 5 million. Most encyclopedias and similar sources estimate between 5 and 6 million Bahá'ís in the world in the early 21st century.The Bahá'í Faith's growing presence across the world can be shown in stages.

Benjamin Agosto <=SEP=> Benjamin Alexandro Agosto (born January 15, 1982) is an American ice dancer. With  partner Tanith Belbin, Agosto is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a four-time World medalist, the 2004–2006 Four Continents champion, and 2004–2008 U.S. champion.

Boundaries between continents <=SEP=> The boundaries between the continents of Earth are generally a matter of geographical convention.  Several slightly different conventions are in use.  The number of continents is most commonly considered seven but may range as low as four when the Americas and Afro-Eurasia are each considered a single continent.

Charlie White (figure skater) <=SEP=> Charles Allen White, Jr. (born October 24, 1987) is an American ice dancer. With partner Meryl Davis, he  is the 2014 Olympic Champion, a two-time (2011, 2013) World champion, the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, two-time (2010, 2012) World silver medalist, five-time Grand Prix Final champion (2009–2013), three-time Four Continents champion (2009, 2011, 2013) and six-time U.S. national champion (2009–2014).

Coaches Across Continents <=SEP=> Coaches Across Continents is a UK and US based NGO aimed at improving the quality of life in low-income countries through soccer for social development.

Continent <=SEP=> A continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, with up to seven regions commonly regarded as continents. These are (from largest in size to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.   In geology, areas of continental crust include regions covered with water.

Continent pass <=SEP=> A continent pass (usually called something like Europe (air)pass, Pacific (air)pass or American (air)pass) is a product and service of an airline alliance. For a relatively low price the traveler can travel freely using all intra-continental flights the airline alliance offers on that continent. There are restrictions on the number of miles and/or the number of flights as well as the number of stops the traveler can make.

Daisuke Takahashi <=SEP=> Daisuke Takahashi (髙橋 大輔, Takahashi Daisuke, born March 16, 1986) is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2010 World champion, the 2012–13 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time (2008, 2011) Four Continents champion, and a five-time (2006-2008, 2010, 2012) Japanese national champion.Takahashi represented Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics, and 2014 Winter Olympics.

Denis Ten <=SEP=> Denis Yuryevich Ten (Денис Юрьевич Тен; born 13 June 1993) is a Kazakhstani figure skater. He is the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2013 World silver medalist, the 2015 Four Continents Champion, the 2011 Asian Winter Games champion, and a three-time national champion of Kazakhstan.At the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Belarus, Ten became the first skater from Kazakhstan to win an International Skating Union competition.

Early world maps <=SEP=> The earliest known  world maps date to classical antiquity, the oldest examples of the 6th to 5th centuries BC still based on the flat Earth paradigm.World maps assuming a spherical Earth first appear in the Hellenistic period.The developments of Greek geography during this time, notably by Eratosthenes and Posidonius culminated in the Roman era, with Ptolemy's world map (2nd century AD), which would remain authoritative throughout the Middle Ages.Since Ptolemy, knowledge of the approximate size of the globe allowed cartographers to estimate the extent of their geographical knowledge, and to indicate parts of the globe known to exist but not yet explored as terra incognita.With the Age of Discovery, during the 15th to 18th centuries, world maps became increasingly accurate; exploration of Antarctica and the interior of Africa was left to the 19th and early 20th century.

Emer (Shadow World) <=SEP=> In the Shadow World campaign setting, Emer is a continent on Kulthea, where the Grand Campaign takes place.  It is the largest contenint on the planet, roughly located within the center of the western hemisphere.Culturally, Emer is diverse, and is home for elves, dwarves, and a host of human sub-groups.  Lugrôki dwell in the Spine of Emer, while garks are prevalent throughout the tropical forests of the eastern Silaarian peninsula.

Energy in Africa <=SEP=> Energy in Africa describes energy production, consumption and import in Africa.Energy use and development varies widely across the continent, with some African countries exporting energy to neighbors or the global market while others lack even basic infrastructures, or systems to acquire energy by. The World Bank has declared 32 of the 48 nations on the continent to be in an energy crisis.

Europe <=SEP=> Europe (/ˈjʊərəp/ or /ˈjɜrəp/) is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia. Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. To the east and southeast, Europe is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways of the Turkish Straits.

Evan Bates <=SEP=> Evan Bates (born February 23, 1989) is an American ice dancer. With partner Madison Chock, he is the 2015 World silver medalist, the 2013 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2014 Skate America champion, and a two-time U.S. national silver medalist (2013 and 2014). The two represented the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics.With former partner Emily Samuelson, Bates is the 2009 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2008 World Junior champion, and the 2009 U.S. national silver medalist.

Evan Lysacek <=SEP=> Evan Frank Lysacek (/ˈɛvən ˈlaɪsətʃɛk/; born June 4, 1985) is an American figure skater. He is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2009 World champion, a two-time (2005, 2007) Four Continents champion, the 2009 Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time (2007, 2008) U.S. national champion. Lysacek was the United States Olympic Committee's SportsMan of the Year for 2010. He was also honored with the prestigious James E. Sullivan Award as the top U.S. amateur athlete of 2010.

Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Portugal <=SEP=> The Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Portugal is a result of evangelistic effert in Madeira between 1838 and 1846 by Robert Kalley, a Scottish minister, the mission continued in the continent in 1966. The first Presbyterian church was founded by Rev. Antonio de Matos, who arrived in Portugal in 1870. Matos was converted by Kalley, and studied in Scotland.Throughout the 19th and 20th century churches were planted in Madeira, Azores, Portugal. In 1926 a Presbytery was formed.

Financial roadshows <=SEP=> A financial roadshow is a series of meetings across different cities in which top executives from a company have the opportunity to talk with current or potential investors.  They can range from two or three days in one country or continent to marathon, three week trips to financial centers around the world.

Flanaess <=SEP=> The Flanaess is the eastern part of the continent of Oerik, one of the four continents of the fictional world of Oerth in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. The Flanaess has been the setting of dozens of adventures published between the 1970s and 2000s and continues to be the central focus of the campaign world.

Four Continents Figure Skating Championships <=SEP=> The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) is an annual figure skating competition. The International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-European countries with a similar competition to the much older European Figure Skating Championships. The event's name refers to Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania (four of the continents represented in the Olympic rings, omitting Europe).

Four continents <=SEP=> Europeans in the 16th century divided the world into four continents: Africa, America, Asia and Europe.  Each of the four continents was seen to represent its quadrant of the world—Europe in the north, Asia in the east, Africa in the south, and America in the west.

Fumie Suguri <=SEP=> Fumie Suguri (村主 章枝, Suguri Fumie, born December 31, 1980 in Chiba) is a Japanese figure skater. She is a three-time World medalist, a three-time Four Continents champion, the 2003 Grand Prix Final champion, and a five-time Japanese national champion.

George Arney (journalist) <=SEP=> George Arney is a journalist for BBC and was until 2009 one of the hosts of The World Today and Outlook on the BBC World Service. He was educated at Clifton College and Cambridge.He has been a producer for the BBC and was a BBC correspondent in Pakistan in the 1980s. He has also hosted BBC Radio 4's Crossing Continents in the past.

Gondwana <=SEP=> In paleogeography, Gondwana /ɡɒndˈwɑːnə/,also Gondwanaland, is the name given to the more southerly of two supercontinents (the other being Laurasia) that were part of the Pangaea supercontinent that existed from approximately 300 to 180 million years ago (Mya). Gondwana formed prior to Pangaea, then became part of Pangaea, and finally broke up after the breakup of Pangaea. Gondwana is believed to have sutured between about 570 and 510 Mya, thus joining East Gondwana to West Gondwana.

Islam by country <=SEP=> Muslims constitute the world's second largest religious group. According to a 2010 study and released January 2011, Islam has 1.57 billion adherents, making up over 23% of the world population. Most Muslims are of two denominations: Sunni (75–93.5%) or Shia (6.6–20%). Ahmadis represent about 1% of the Muslim population.Islam is the dominant religion in the Middle East, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Sahel, and some parts of Asia.

Joannie Rochette <=SEP=> Joannie Rochette (born January 13, 1986) is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2009 World silver medalist, the 2008 and 2009 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2004 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a six-time (2005–10) Canadian national champion.

Kaitlyn Weaver <=SEP=> Kaitlyn Elizabeth Weaver (born April 12, 1989) is a Canadian-American ice dancer. With partner Andrew Poje, she is a two-time World medalist (2014 silver, 2015 bronze), a two-time Four Continents champion (2010, 2015), the 2014–15 Grand Prix Final champion, and 2015 Canadian national champion, as well as the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy champion.

Karain semi-continent <=SEP=> The Karain semi-continent is a fictional landmass of almost-continental size, featured in the novel Islandia by Austin Tappan Wright, as well as several of his other writings, such as "The Story of Alwina." Mark Saxton, Wright's editor, also wrote three sequel novels set in Islandia. Wright started inventing the geography as a young boy and continued the hobby into adulthood.

Kevin Reynolds (figure skater) <=SEP=> Kevin Reynolds (born July 23, 1990) is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2013 Four Continents champion, 2010 Four Continents bronze medalist, and a four-time Canadian national medalist (2012–14 silver, 2010 bronze). Reynolds is the first skater to have landed two quadruple jumps in a short program.

Kim Yuna <=SEP=> Kim Yuna (Hangul: 김연아, Hanja: 金姸兒, IPA: [gimjʌna]; born 5 September 1990, KTM) is a South Korean former figure skater.

Kimmie Meissner <=SEP=> Kimberly Claire "Kimmie" Meissner (born October 4, 1989) is an American figure skater. She is the 2006 World champion, the 2007 U.S. national champion, and the 2007 Four Continents champion. She is the first American and the first lady to simultaneously hold the World, Four Continents, and national titles.In 2005, Meissner became the second American woman to land the triple Axel jump in national competition.

Lemuria (continent) <=SEP=> Lemuria /lɨˈmjʊəriə/ is the name of a hypothetical "lost land" variously located in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The concept's 19th-century origins lie in attempts to account for discontinuities in biogeography; however, the concept of Lemuria has been rendered obsolete by modern theories of plate tectonics.

List of Sands of Destruction episodes <=SEP=> Sands of Destruction, known in Japan as World Destruction: Sekai Bokumetsu no Rokunin (ワールド·デストラクション〜世界撲滅の六人〜), is an anime series adapted from the video game of the same title developed and published by Sega. Produced by Production I.G and directed by Shunsuke Tada, it was broadcast on TV Tokyo from July 7 to September 29, 2008.

List of continents by GDP (nominal) <=SEP=> This article includes a list of continents of the world sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP), the market value of all final goods and services from a continent in a given year.

List of continents by population <=SEP=> This is a list of all major continents' population.

List of countries and capitals with currency and language <=SEP=> This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories of the world by continent, displayed with their respective national flags and capitals, and including their respective currencies and native languages.This list divides the world using the seven-continent model, with islands grouped into adjacent continents.

List of islands by area <=SEP=> This list of islands by area includes all islands in the world greater than 2,500 km2 (970 sq mi) and several other islands over 500 km2 (193 sq mi), sorted in descending order by area.  For comparison, continents are also shown.

List of sovereign states and dependent territories by continent <=SEP=> This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories of the world by continent, displayed with their respective national flags and capitals, including the following entities: In bold: Internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN) Vatican City (administered by the Holy See, a UN-recognized non-member state) State of Palestine (administered by the PNA, a UN-recognized non-member state) In bold italics: States with limited recognition and associated states not members of the United Nations De facto sovereign states lacking general international recognition Cook Islands and Niue, two associated states of New Zealand without UN membership In italics: Non-sovereign territories that are recognized by the UN as part of some member state Dependent territories Special territories recognized by international treaty(such as the special administrative regions of China) Other territories often regarded as separate geographical territories even though they are integral parts of their mother countries (such as the overseas departments of France)This list divides the world using the seven-continent model, with islands grouped into adjacent continents.

List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas <=SEP=> This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas. The Americas (also known as Pan-America, America or the New World) are the landmasses of North America and South America, collectively sometimes considered a single continent. The Americas are almost entirely located in the Western Hemisphere, with some of the north-west islands of Alaska entering the Eastern Hemisphere.

List of tallest buildings in the world <=SEP=> This list of tallest buildings in the world ranks skyscrapers by height. Only buildings with continuously occupiable floors are included, thus non-building structures including towers, are not included.

List of world's busiest container ports <=SEP=> This is a list of the world's busiest container ports by total number of actual twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) transported through the port. Data listed in thousands of TEU.

Lost Continents <=SEP=> Lost Continents: The Atlantis Theme in History, Science, and Literature is a study by L. Sprague de Camp. It is considered one of his most popular works. It was written in 1948, and first published serially in the magazine Other Worlds Science Fiction in 1952-1953; portions also appeared as articles in Astounding Science Fiction, Galaxy Science Fiction, Natural History Magazine, and the Toronto Star.

Lost lands <=SEP=> Lost lands can be continents, islands or other regions supposedly existing during prehistory, having since disappeared as a result of catastrophic geological phenomena or slowly rising sea levels since the end of the last Ice Age. Lost lands, where they existed, are supposed to have subsided into the sea, leaving behind only a few traces or legends.

Mao Asada <=SEP=> Mao Asada (浅田 真央, Asada Mao, born September 25, 1990) is a Japanese competitive figure skater and an Olympic silver medalist noted for her flexibility, expressive step sequences and triple axel jumps.

Meagan Duhamel <=SEP=> Meagan Duhamel (born December 8, 1985) is a Canadian pair skater.

Meryl Davis <=SEP=> Meryl Elizabeth Davis (born January 1, 1987) is an American ice dancer. With partner Charlie White, she is the 2014 Olympic Champion, a two-time (2011, 2013) World champion, the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, two-time (2010, 2012) World silver medalist, five-time Grand Prix Final champion (2009–2013), three-time Four Continents champion (2009, 2011, 2013) and six-time U.S. national champion (2009–2014).

Miki Ando <=SEP=> Miki Ando (安藤 美姫, Andō Miki, born December 18, 1987) is a Japanese former figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 World champion, 2011 Four Continents champion, 2004 World Junior champion, and a three-time (2004, 2005 & 2010) Japanese national champion.Ando is the first and only female skater to complete a quadruple jump successfully in competition. She accomplished this at the 2002–2003 Junior Grand Prix Final in The Hague.

Mister Lebanon <=SEP=> Mister Lebanon (Arabic: مستر ليبانون‎) is a male beauty pageant which is held annually to select a young man who takes on humanitarian duties and represents Lebanon in international beauty pageants, most notably Mister World. The first Mister Lebanon competition was held in 1995 and concluded with crowning Hadi El Esta.

Mister United Continents <=SEP=> Mister United Continents  is an international male beauty pageant which began in 2015. It is owned and organized by Blue Circle Events and Management which also organizes the annual Mister United Continents Philippines pageant. The first edition of the Mister United Continents pageant was held at Tanghalang Pasigueño in Pasig City, Philippines on May 29, 2015. Kamel Raad, a 27-year old fitness model from Lebanon, was elected as the first winner of the pageant.

North America <=SEP=> North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It can also be considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

Novindus <=SEP=> Novindus is a fictional continent on Midkemia, a world created by Raymond E. Feist. It is the second largest continent on Midkemia with a variety of landscapes. It is to the west of the Triagia across the Endless Sea and to the east across the Sea of Tears. The shape of the continent looks very much like India.

OFC Beach Soccer Championship <=SEP=> The OFC Beach Soccer Championship is the main international championship for beach soccer in Oceania, mirroring that of the OFC Nations Cup in association football. Also known as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for OFC, the championship was established in 2006 after FIFA made requirements for all confederations to begin holding a qualification tournament to determine the best national team(s) in the region and hence those who would go on to represent their continent in the World Cup.

Oceania <=SEP=> Oceania (UK /ˌoʊʃɪˈɑːniə, ˌoʊsɪ-/ or US /ˌoʊʃiːˈæniə/), also known as Oceanica,  is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean.

Oerik <=SEP=> In the Dungeons and Dragons World of Greyhawk Campaign setting, Oerik is the largest continent on the world of Oerth, where the Greyhawk campaign takes place.

Old World <=SEP=> The Old World consists of Africa, Europe, and Asia, regarded collectively as the part of the world known to Europeans before contact with the Americas. It is used in the context of, and contrast with, the New World (North and South America).

Outline of Africa <=SEP=> The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the continent Africa:Africa – world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. It is famous for its savanna, its jungles, and the Sahara (desert).

Outline of Australia <=SEP=> The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Australia:Australia refers to both the continent of Australia and to the Commonwealth of Australia, the sovereign country.  Australia, the world's smallest continent, is in the Southern Hemisphere and borders both the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.The Commonwealth of Australia comprises the mainland of the Australian continent, plus the major island of Tasmania, and other nearby islands.

Outline of North America <=SEP=> The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to North America:North America – continent in the Earth's Northern and Western Hemispheres. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west by the North Pacific Ocean; South America lies to the southeast.

Pang Qing <=SEP=> Pang Qing (simplified Chinese: 庞清; traditional Chinese: 龐清; pinyin: Páng Qīng; born December 24, 1979 in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Tong Jian, she is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, the 2006 and 2010 World Champion, a five-time Four Continents champion (2002, 2004, 2008, 2009 & 2011) and the 2008 Grand Prix Final Champion.

Patrick Chan <=SEP=> Patrick Lewis Wai-Kuan Chan (born December 31, 1990) is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2014 Olympic silver medalist in the men's and team events, a three-time World champion (2011, 2012, 2013), a two-time Grand Prix Final champion (2010 and 2011), a two-time Four Continents champion (2009, 2012), and a seven-time Canadian national champion (2008–2014).On April 27, 2011, Chan set a new world record of 93.02 points for the short program.

Red Bull BC One World Finals South Korea 2013 <=SEP=> This page provides the summary of Red Bull BC One World Finals South Korea 2013.On November 30, 2013, the world’s 16 best B-Boys will go head to head in Seoul’s Jamsil Arena to compete for the opportunity to be crowned the Red Bull BC One World Champion in its milestone 10th Anniversary year. After nine months of intense one-on-one battles across six continents, in a record 53 countries, more than 2,000 B-Boys competed to secure a place in the World Final alongside the past eight champions.

Round-the-world ticket <=SEP=> A round-the-world ticket (also known as round-the-world fare or RTW ticket in short) is a product that enables travellers to fly around the world for a relatively low price. RTW tickets have existed for some time and in the past were generally offered through marketing agreements between airlines on several continents.

Runeterra <=SEP=> Runeterra is the fictional world of the multiplayer online battle arena game League of Legends. Runeterra is the world in which the continent of Valoran exists and where the League of Legends (The Institute of War) is located.

Scott Moir <=SEP=> Scott Patrick Moir (born 2 September 1987) is a Canadian ice dancer who competes with Tessa Virtue. Moir and Virtue are the 2010 Olympic champions, the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, the 2010 and 2012 World champions, the 2008 & 2012 Four Continents champions, the 2006 World Junior champions and six-time Canadian national champions (2008–2010, 2012-2014).Moir began skating with Tessa Virtue in 1997.

Shen Xue <=SEP=> Shen Xue (Chinese: 申雪; pinyin: Shēn Xuě; born November 13, 1978) is a female Chinese pair skater.

Solar power in Africa <=SEP=> Africa is really the continent of sunshine and heat. It's obviously the hottest homogeneously continent in the world because of the intensity of the solar radiation and it's mostly very dry. The continent contains lots of sun-drenched desert areas in the north, in the south, and to a lesser extent in the east and almost all the sunniest countries and places on Earth lie on the African continent.

Submerged continent <=SEP=> A submerged continent is a continental mass, extensive in size, but mainly undersea. The terminology is used by some paleogeologists and geographers in reference to some land masses. The two main examples in this class are the Kerguelen Plateau and Zealandia. Submerged continents have been sought and speculated about in regard to a possible "lost continent" underwater in the Atlantic Ocean.

Tanith Belbin White <=SEP=> Tanith Jessica Louise Belbin White (born July 11, 1984) is a Canadian-American ice dancer. Though born in Canada, she holds dual citizenship and has competed for the United States since she began skating with Benjamin Agosto in 1998. With Agosto, Belbin is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, four-time World medalist, three-time Four Continents champion (2004–2006), and five-time U.S. champion (2004–2008).

Terra Australis <=SEP=> Terra Australis (Latin for South Land) was a hypothetical continent first posited in Antiquity and which appeared on maps between the 15th and 18th centuries. Although the landmass was drawn onto maps, Terra Australis was not based on any actual surveying of such a landmass but rather based on the hypothesis that continents in the Northern Hemisphere should be balanced by land in the south.

Tessa Virtue <=SEP=> Tessa Jane McCormick Virtue (born 17 May 1989) is a Canadian ice dancer who competes with Scott Moir. Virtue and Moir are the 2010 Olympic champions, the 2014 Olympic silver medalists, the 2010 and 2012 World champions, the 2008 and 2012 Four Continents champions, the 2006 World Junior champions and six-time  Canadian national champions (2008–2010, 2012-2014).Virtue and Moir began skating together in 1997 and they won their first World Championship medal, a silver, in 2008.

Three Continents Festival <=SEP=> The Festival of the Three Continents (French: Festival des 3 Continents) is an annual film festival held since 1979 in Nantes, France, and is devoted to the cinemas of Asia, and Africa and Latin America. It was founded by Philippe and Alain Jalladeau.  The top award in the festival's competition is the balloon shaped Golden Montgolfiere.

Tong Jian <=SEP=> Tong Jian (Chinese: 佟健; pinyin: Tóng Jiàn; born August 15, 1979 in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is a Chinese pair skater. With partner Pang Qing, he is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, 2006 & 2010 World Champion, a five-time Four Continents champion (2002, 2004, 2008, 2009 & 2011) and the 2008 Grand Prix Final Champion.

Travelxp <=SEP=> travelxp is a travel channel headquartered in India with a global reach across four continents in the world. It is one of the few channels in the world that shoots in 4K technology. Launched in 2011, travelxp has rapidly grown to become one of the best travel channels in the world. travelxp features shows related to travel, covering different genres of travel; like destination, food, culture, lifestyle, heritage and nature.

Waldseemüller map <=SEP=> The Waldseemüller map, Universalis Cosmographia, is a printed wall map of the world by German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller, originally published in April 1507. It is known as the first map to use the name "America". Its main map, and his globe gores of the same date, depict the American continents in two pieces. These depictions differ from the small inset map in the top border, which shows the two American continents joined by an isthmus.

World Amateur Body Building Association <=SEP=> The World Amateur Body Building Association (WABBA) is an International bodybuilding organization founded in 1976 by the French bodybuilder Serge Nubret. The association joined the National Amateur Bodybuilders Association (NABBA) based in England in 1977, but unjoined again in 1983.Today WABBA has representatives in many countries, either in Europe and in other continents. In Europe the most active countries are Italy,  United Kingdom, Greece, Switzerland, and Spain  with hundreds of athletes.

World Park Base <=SEP=> World Park Base was a non-governmental year-round Antarctic base located at Cape Evans on Ross Island in the Ross Dependency. The international environmental organization Greenpeace established World Park Base in 1987 in order to press its demand for the Antarctic Treaty nations to declare all of the continent of Antarctica a World Park. This would make the entire continent off-limits to commercial exploitation and pollution, and  permit only limited scientific research.

World Peace Gong <=SEP=> The World Peace Gong (id: Gong Perdamaian Dunia) is a symbol of world peace. It was made in the Jepara Regency of  Indonesia. World Peace Gong made from Jepara because Jepara in Mount Muria, and Mount Muria it is a Lemuria Continent. Lemuria is beginning of a variety caste in the world like Maya, India, etc.

World of A Song of Ice and Fire <=SEP=> The fictional world in which the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin take place is divided into several continents. Most of the story takes place on the continent Westeros, or the Seven Kingdoms. It actually consists of nine kingdoms (the North, the Iron Islands, the Riverlands, the Vale, the Westerlands, the Stormlands, the Reach, the Crownlands, and Dorne) and a largely unmapped area to the north, separated by a massive wall of ice and old magic.

Yuzuru Hanyu <=SEP=> Yuzuru Hanyū (羽生結弦, Hanyū Yuzuru, born 7 December 1994) is a Japanese figure skater who competes in the men's singles discipline.

Zhang Dan <=SEP=> Zhang Dan (simplified Chinese: 张丹; traditional Chinese: 張丹; pinyin: Zhāng Dān; born October 4, 1985 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China) is a Chinese pair skater. With Zhang Hao, she is  the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time (2005, 2010) Four Continents champion, and a three-time (2006, 2008–2009) World silver medalist. Zhang Dan retired from competition in May 2012.

Zhang Hao <=SEP=> Zhang Hao (simplified Chinese: 张昊; traditional Chinese: 張昊; pinyin: Zhāng Hào; born July 6, 1984) is a Chinese pair skater. He currently competes with Peng Cheng. With former partner Zhang Dan, he is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time (2005, 2010) Four Continents champion, and a three-time (2006, 2008–2009) World silver medalist.

Zhao Hongbo <=SEP=> Zhao Hongbo (simplified Chinese: 赵宏博; traditional Chinese: 趙宏博; pinyin: Zhào Hóngbó; born September 22, 1973) is a male Chinese pair skater.