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  2. East Africa Time - Wikipedia

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    b Mauritius and the Seychelles are to the east and north-east of Madagascar respectively. East Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa. The time zone is three hours ahead of UTC ( UTC+03:00 ), which is the same as Moscow Time, Arabia Standard Time, Further-eastern European Time and Eastern European Summer Time. [1]

  3. Peru - Wikipedia

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    Peru, [e] officially the Republic of Peru, [f] is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the ...

  4. East Africa - Wikipedia

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    East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the African continent, distinguished by its geographical, historical, and cultural landscape. Defined in varying scopes, the region is recognized in the United Nations Statistics Division scheme as encompassing 18 sovereign states and 4 territories.

  5. History of East Africa - Wikipedia

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    The history of East Africa has been divided into its prehistory, the major polities flourishing, the colonial period, and the post-colonial period, in which the current nations were formed. East Africa is the eastern region of Africa, bordered by North Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, the Indian Ocean, and the Sahara Desert.

  6. Eastern Time Zone - Wikipedia

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    Current time. 11:02, 25 April 2024 EST [ refresh] 12:02, 25 April 2024 EDT [ refresh] Observance of DST. DST is observed in parts of this time zone. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico .

  7. Lima - Wikipedia

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    Lima. /  12.06000°S 77.03750°W  / -12.06000; -77.03750. Lima ( / ˈliːmə / LEE-mə; locally [ˈlima] ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes ( locally [sjuˈðað ðe los ˈreʝes], Spanish for "City of Kings "), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in ...

  8. List of countries by easternmost point - Wikipedia

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    Eastern point of Kosrae island ( Kosrae state) 163°01′E. 12. Papua New Guinea. Nukumanu Islands, North Solomons. Milne Bay (mainland) 159°24′E. 150°52′E. 13.

  9. List of deadliest floods - Wikipedia

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    Peru: 1982 517 1967 Massive rain of Japan, mainly, Kobe, Kure, Agano River, massive rain and landslide Japan: 1967 506 KwaZulu-Natal: South Africa: 1987 1678 The flood of Chile 500 Malawi, flash flood and landslide Malawi: 1991 500 Gauldal, landslide Norway: 1345 500: 2018 East Africa floods: Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, and Somalia: 2018 483