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Cornwall - Kernow
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Cornwall is part of the United Kingdom. Cornwall, known as Kernow in
the native Kernewek (Cornish) language, is considered to be one
of the six modern Celtic nations. Cornwall's geographic location
is a peninsula in southwestern Britain. |
Capital: Truro |
Population: Circa 513,000 |
Interesting facts: |
St. Piran's flag is accepted as the
flag of Cornwall. |
Cornwall is a peninsula in southwestern
Britain. |
British writer Daphne du Maurier lived in Cornwall. She set
several of her novels in Cornwall, including Frenchman's
Creek, Jamaica Inn, My Cousin Rachel, Rebecca, and
The House on the Strand. |
Chapters 24 and 25 of British writer J.K.
Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows are
set in Cornwall. |
The northern coast of Cornwall is
popular among surfers. |
Many Cornish people claim that the card
game Euchre began in Cornwall. |
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