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 Big Ben England,Great Britain   |
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In 1858 Big Ben begins chiming out the hours, half-hours and quater-hours, in the 316-foot tall clock tower of London's Westminster Palace. The 13.5 ton great bell that chimes the hours solo for the 23-foot clock is tuned to the note E. |
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The capital and largest city of the United Kingdom, on the Thames River in southeast England. Population, 6, 851, 400+. |
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A political division of the island of Great Britain. Population, 46, 170, 300+. |
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An island off the western coast of Europe comprising England, Scotland, and Wales. It is separated from the mainland by the English Channel and from Ireland by the Irish Sea. |
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