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==Geography==
==Geography==
The island visibly contains a mountain carved in the shape of a Kong's head and its geography consists of natural settings such as jungles, ruins, forests, glaciers, cliffs, deserts and beach. After the presence of the [[Kremling Krew]] in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', an industrial base and mines were established throughout the island.<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1994, p. 13 - "'''''KREMKROC INDUSTRIES INC.:''' Welcome to the wastelands. This area of the island, once lush and overgrown with island greenery, has been stripped of all its natural beauty. Instead, smog clouds the air and there is a general lack of greenery. King K. Rool and his factories are to be held responsible for polluting the place.''"</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1994, p. 23 - '''''MINES:''' The vast mines of Donkey Kong Country have been stripped of any ore they may have once contained. All the tools of the miners remain, however, from mine carts to rickety scaffolding. There are special barrels that turn the lights on and off, and risky mine elevators full of slag. Without a hard hat, mine exploration is not recommended, but Klump is not about to give up his!''"</ref><ref name=Mines>{{media link|Kevin Bayliss in Twitter (10, 19, 2019).png|''Kevin Bayliss'' on Twitter (retrieved on October, 19, 2019)}}</ref> The entire glacier melted into a volcano due to the [[Tiki Tong]]'s awakening.<ref name=KongIsland>{{media link|Kynan Pearson in Twitter (08, 12, 2021).png|''Kynan Pearson'' on Twitter (retrieved on August, 12, 2021)}}</ref>
The island visibly contains a mountain carved in the shape of a Kong's head and its geography consists of natural settings such as jungles, ruins, forests, glaciers, cliffs, deserts and beach. After the presence of the [[Kremling Krew]] in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', an industrial base and mines were established throughout the island.<ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1994, p. 13 - "'''''KREMKROC INDUSTRIES INC.:''' Welcome to the wastelands. This area of the island, once lush and overgrown with island greenery, has been stripped of all its natural beauty. Instead, smog clouds the air and there is a general lack of greenery. King K. Rool and his factories are to be held responsible for polluting the place.''"</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country'' Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1994, p. 23 - '''''MINES:''' The vast mines of Donkey Kong Country have been stripped of any ore they may have once contained. All the tools of the miners remain, however, from mine carts to rickety scaffolding. There are special barrels that turn the lights on and off, and risky mine elevators full of slag. Without a hard hat, mine exploration is not recommended, but Klump is not about to give up his!''"</ref><ref name=Mines>{{media link|Kevin Bayliss in Twitter (10, 19, 2019).png|''Kevin Bayliss'' on Twitter (retrieved on October, 19, 2019)}}</ref> The entire glacier melted into a volcano due to the [[Tiki Tong]]'s awakening.<ref name=KongIsland>{{media link|Kynan Pearson in Twitter (08, 12, 2021).png|''Kynan Pearson'' on Twitter (August 12, 2021)}}</ref>


==History==
==History==