Belfast is Northern Ireland’s capital and largest city. By the 1800s, Belfast had become a major port and the city played a key role in the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century as the biggest liner producer in the world.
Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika are part of a series of lakes (The African Great Lakes) that constitute part of the Rift Valley lakes and the East African Rift.
John Murray moved to 50 Albemarle Street in 1812, as his home and office, after the publication of Lord Byron’s Childe Harold. Albemarle Street is located in Mayfair in central London, off Piccadilly.
Oxford is a city in central southern England that is renowned for its university, established in the twelfth century, with its 38 colleges. The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
Rome is the capital city of Italy with its history spanning 28 centuries. The city is located in the Lazio region and in the central-western part of the Italian Peninsula.
The Suez Canal is a sea-level waterway in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea through Isthmus of Suez. The canal was constructed from 1859 to 1869 and was officially opened on 17 November 1869.