Geography

A "battle" took place at Lake Malawi, where on August 16, 1914, the command British Captain Rhoades was ordered to "sink, burn, or destroy" the only boat of the German Empire stationed on the lake.

Approximately 300,000 people climb Mount Fuji every year.

Martinique is the third largest island in the Lesser Antilles, after Trinidad and Guadeloupe.

The water of Malawi Lake is alkaline (pH 7.7-8.6).

The Greek historian, Herodotus, called ancient Egypt "the gift of the Nile."

In the biblical "Acts of the Apostles," the Cappadocians are mentioned as one of the first peoples to hear of the "good news" from the Galileans on the day of Pentecost, shortly after Jesus' resurrection.

It is an active stratovolcano in the Zambales Mountains in the Philippines.

Uluru belongs to the Anangu (Aboriginal people of Australia), who lease to the Australian Government. It is a 99-years lease.

There is a possibility to spot porpoises and seals in its estuary.

Mt. Pinatubo was the name of the C-47 presidential plane that crashed in 1957.