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The first international franchise store opened in 1976 in Adelaide, Australia, the beginning of The Athlete's Foot expansion across the world. In 2004, The Athlete's Foot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and announced that they would close all of their 124 company-owned stores in the United States, leaving the brand with 593 ...
Azores. / 38.66; -28.07. The Azores ( / əˈzɔːrz / ə-ZORZ, US also / ˈeɪzɔːrz /, AY-zorz; [ 4][ 5] Portuguese: Açores, Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈsoɾɨʃ] ), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores ( Região Autónoma dos Açores ), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira ). It is an archipelago ...
Decathlon ( French pronunciation: [dekatlɔ̃]) is a French sporting goods retailer. With over 2,080 stores in 78 countries and regions (2023), [ 1] it is the largest sporting goods retailer in the world. [ 5][ 6] The company manages the research, design, production, logistics and distribution of its products in-house; partners with global ...
Orust. Hisingen. Tjörn. Other major Atlantic islands: Azores (Portugal) - politically and culturally associated with Europe. Madeira (Portugal) - politically and culturally associated with Europe. Canary Islands (Spain) - politically and culturally associated with Europe. Faroe Islands (Denmark) Greenland (Denmark) - geographically a part of ...
in Europe (green and dark grey) Location of the Faroe Islands (red; circled) in the Kingdom of Denmark (yellow) Sovereign state Kingdom of Denmark Settlement early 9th century Union with Norway c. 1035 Kalmar Union 1397–1523 Denmark-Norway 1523–1814 Cession to Denmark 14 January 1814 Independence referendum 14 September 1946 Home rule 30 March 1948 Further autonomy 29 July 2005 Capital and ...
Corfu ( / kɔːrˈf ( j) uː / kor-FEW, -FOO, US also / ˈkɔːrf ( j) uː / KOR-few, -foo) or Kerkyra ( Greek: Κέρκυρα, romanized : Kérkyra, pronounced [ˈcercira] ⓘ) [ a] is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, [ 1] and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the nation's northwestern ...
In 1830s, the island's capital was moved to the original site — where it still remains. Today, the ruins of Kastro is a tourist attraction. During the 19th century Skiathos became an important shipbuilding centre [13] in the Aegean due to the abundance of pine forests on the island. The pine woods of the island were then almost obliterated.
Poros ( Greek: Πόρος; Modern Greek pronunciation: [ˈporos]) is a small Greek island-pair in the southern part of the Saronic Gulf, about 58 km (36 miles; 31 nautical miles) south of the port of Piraeus and separated from the Peloponnese by a 200 m (656 ft) wide sea channel, with the town of Galatas on the mainland across the strait.