For example, Plato said Atlantis was larger than Libya and Asia combined, whereas Spartel was only 14 kilometers (8.75 miles) long by five km wide (three miles) at the time.

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The floating sea-ice, which would normally keep the shelves hemmed in, has shrunk to just under five million sq km, the second lowest extent recorded since the era of satellite measurement began about 30 years ago.

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Protesters set off in about 50 cars from Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Stopsley at 8:05 GMT and took about one hour to drive approximately five miles (eight km).

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But with only one in five bombs landing within five square miles (13 sq km) of its target, the local civilian population bore most of the damage, as they also did in Europe.

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EDGECLIFF, a five-story office complex, is 4 km from the Sydney Central Business District.

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They are walking the walk, or running it, with their own five person team taking part in the 160 km (100 miles) race.

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The verdicts came on the second day of deliberations for a seven-woman, five-man jury in Kingston, about 280 km (175 miles) west of the family's home in Montreal.

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For those who want to wear in the hiking boots, the 39 km Tabletop Track circuit takes three to five days to complete, making it ideal for long weekend jaunts from Darwin.

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