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What is the highest mountain in North America? Why, it is Denali, also known as Mt. McKinley, which is located in Alaska. Go here to find out more about climbing Mt. Denali.

“A comprehensive glacier guide, and includes fascinating facts, answers to common questions, a gallery of historic photos, an extensive glossary, lists of books and articles, plus links to other glacier information on the Web.”

Read the story of HanuKat and the DreiDells and enjoy some fun activities for you to do — there is one for each night of Hanukkah.

“With a little imagination, you might just find that you have a glamorous (or garish or ghoulish) guise right at your fingertips.”

“You remembered! And you want to give someone a special gift. Wrapping a gift adds a personal touch, saves money, and is really quite simple once you have mastered a few simple tricks.”

Step right up! You’re the next contestant on the GeoNet Game! Choose a region of the United States, a difficulty level (easy or hard), and category (like places and regions or environment and society), and test your knowledge of geography. Score 1000 points and you’ll be promoted to a GeoAdvisor.

If you’re interested in spelunking (exploring and studying caves), this is the site for you. Take the Cave Quiz, the Bat Quiz, take a Virtual Tour of this cave located in Colorado, or learn how to make stalactites at home.

Would you like to know when Chinese New Year is or was this year? Or Diwali? Or Mother’s Day? This handy month-by-month calendar lists important religious, U.S., ethnic, and other holidays for this year.

Did you know that Brazilians say “Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo” at Christmas? This site tells you how people from dozens of nations around the world say “Merry Christmas.”

Learn about the culture and geography of one of the 80 countries where Peace Corps volunteers serve. There is factual information about countries in Africa, the Americas, Eurasia, and the Pacific Islands. Teachers can find educational resources as well as information about class-to-class exchanges.

A fun site about Santa Claus. You can play games and do other activities, try out a recipe from Mrs. Claus’ kitchen, find out tips on how to make Santa’s nice list, learn about Christmas traditions, sing Christmas songs, and lots more.

Contains “over 260 pages on countries and international organizations. Each page contains basic information on the country, including its formal name, capital city, area, population, currency, languages, and religions. The flags include the national and state flags, ensigns, and sub-national flags.” Browse by country or search.

What happens in your family on your birthday? At this site, you can read about birthday celebrations in different countries. Also, find out what famous people were born on your birthday.

Take online tours of seven of the most “geographically diverse” places on the Earth: The Amazon, Greenland, Iguazu, Madagascar, Namib, Okavango, and Tibet. Includes photographs and QuickTime movies.

“Stretch your mental muscles with a daily dose of the questions that have stumped geography whizzes from across the U.S.”

At this site you can make new friends and find pen pals from all over the world. Ask questions of kids from all over the world, too. Check out the Web Kids Village while at this site.