Just found out that the country Kiribati, which is approximately co-extensive with what used to be called the Gilbert Islands, is so named because that is the closest rendition, in the sound-set of the Gilbertese language, of the word “Gilberts”.
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Originally posted by Aitch View PostBelgium has a west coast and an east coast.
Ooh, yes: there's a bit of the Scheldt estuary just north of Antwerp which is separated from the main Belgian coast by a lump of the Netherlands. Is that it? Well, colour me amazed.
Belgium https://maps.app.goo.gl/FEmLMUkCGWutSGDc7
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