Understand [edit]. Colombia is the only country in South America with coastlines on both the North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea as well as the country with the world's second most biodiversity. Lying to the south of Panama, Colombia controls the land access between Central and South America.
North of Britain rises while the south sinks. 7 October 2009, by Marion O'Sullivan. Southern England is slowly sinking while Scotland is rising up, according to a new map created by Durham scientists that shows how land and sea levels around the British coastline are rising or subsiding.Durham University research team taking sediment cores at Loch nan Corr.n contrast, parts of England, Wales and Southern Ireland could sink by up to 5cm over the next century, adding between 10 and 33 per cent to projected sea level rises. Long term rate of relative land-and sea-level change in the British Isles.
Southern England is still going strong. The list is dominated by areas in southern England, with 14 districts located in the South East, followed by the East of England which has 10 of the 50 spots. Southern areas tend to get higher ratings for weekly earnings, the weather, health and life expectancy.