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Less than 10000 inhabitants, but these towns are known world-wide.
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5 Comments
Geografen
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Level 70
Jun 6, 2022
Ny Ålesund, not Ny Alesund.
mirauch
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Level 77
Jun 10, 2022
I have made the change. Thank you for your feedback.
Gumbledalf
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Level 77
Jun 6, 2022
Port Stanley is known, both commonly and officially, as Stanley. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley,_Falkland_Islands
mirauch
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Level 77
Jun 10, 2022
I have added Stanley. Thank you for your feedback.
mrputter
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Level 89
Jun 6, 2022
TIL Alert (Nunavut, Canada) doesn't have a post office. I totally thought it did, and was raising my eyebrow at it not being the accepted answer.

But I started looking into it, and... nope, I guess not. So fair enough then!

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