Geography

It is the largest freshwater island in the world, inhabited by over 13 thousand people. Although it is a lake island, it has 108 freshwater lakes, some of which have their islands too.

The local Indians called this place “Manna Hata” or the island of Many Hills.

It is located in the East African highlands, in a basin between the Albertine Rift and the East African Rift.

The official name was instituted in 1863 by a bill issued by United States House Committee on Territories.

It is 552 meters long.

Unlike moai, takuturi rest kneeling and have entirely different facial features and head shapes. Ano ...

There are over 300 churches and small chapels in this relatively small area. Such chapels were built ...

Mt. Pinatubo crashed into Mount Manunggal, killing president Ramon Magsaysay along with 24 people aboard.

Equatorial forests are home to 250 species of fruit trees, while temperate zone forests have only 20. The forests of New Guinea alone produce 251 species of trees with edible fruit.