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Article: Ask FACES!
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- Faces: People, Places, and Cultures
- Article date:
- February 1, 2006
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 Carus Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Here is your chance to send us your world culture--and geography-related questions! Each month, our experts will answer several questions from readers like you. Want to know where the world's highest mountain is located? What is the largest country in the world? Ask FACES!
Q. Is Robben Island, South Africa, still used as a prison?
Nate, age 12, via e-mail
A. In January 1997, the infamous island became a national heritage site, and the sandstone prison facility reopened as the Museum of the Freedom Struggle of South Africa. The tiny island--just seven miles long and three miles wide--has a sordid history of human rights abuses. At various times ...
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SOUTH AFRICA ROBBEN ISLAND RABBITS
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November 13, 2009 ;
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...In this photo taken Tuesday, July 1, 2008 a rabbit sits on Robben Island, South Africa. where former South African president Nelson Mandela spent most of his imprisonemnt. The rabbits which are being killed to control ...
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