New Zealand
June 16, 2022
New Zealand
An island nation in Polynesia. New Zealand has a population estimated in 2022 of over 5.1 million (early 2017 estimate: over 4.8 million) and a land area of 268,021 sq km, both of which make it the largest country in Oceania.
New Zealand is subdivided into 17 regions, 9 of which are located on the North Island, 7 on the South Island, and 1 on the Chatham Archipelago. (more…)
Australia
May 25, 2022
Australia
A state in the Southern Hemisphere, occupying the mainland of the same name, the island of Tasmania and several other islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Australia has a population of 25,180,200 (31 December 2018), most of whom live in cities on the east coast. (more…)
Lake Hillier
May 2, 2022
Lake HillierAustralian teacher writes a book about Kalmykia
September 30, 2013
Chess, Buddhism and saigas are what brought a teacher from Australia to Kalmykia. Justin Corfield is not the first time in the steppe republic. And each of his visits is a celebration of the soul for him, the foreigner admits. (more…)
Meeting of the Goose Specialist Group
April 10, 201113th meeting of the Goose Specialist Group
From Thursday 24 March to Tuesday 29 March 2011 the 13th meeting of the Goose Specialist Group of the IUCN-SSC was held in conjunction with the 4th meeting of the Russian Goose, Swan and Duck Study Group (GSDSG) of northern Eurasia in Elista, Kalmykia (Russian Federation).
