Facts About Con Dao Island The Côn Đảo Islands are an archipelago of Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province, in the Southeast region of Vietnam, and a district of this province. The islands are composed of magmatic rocks of different ages. Hòn Bảy Cạnh, Hòn Cau and Hòn Bông Lang are composed of cretaceous microgranit rocks. The […]
Facts About Phu Quoc Island The historical Phú Quốc Prison was based here; the prison was built by French colonialists to detain captured Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers. Phú Quốc is the largest island in Vietnam. Phú Quốc and nearby islands, along with the distant Thổ Chu Islands, are part of Kiên Giang Province […]
Facts About Hoan Kiem Lake Hoan Kiem Lake means “Lake of the Returned Sword” or “Lake of the Restored Sword”. Hoan Kiem Lake is a freshwater lake, measuring some 12 ha in the historical centre of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. Hoan Kiem Lake is also known as Gươm Lake or Tả Vọng Lake. […]
Facts About Lake St Maritz: The first cricket tournament on the frozen lake took place in 1990. English cricketer David Gower parked his rental car on the ice in January 1990; overnight it broke through the ice and sank. For three weekends every February, horse races are held on the frozen lake. The Horse Races […]
Facts About Lake Thun: The lake was created after the last glacial period. After the 10th century, it split from Lake Brienz, before which the two lakes were combined, as Wendelsee “Lake Wendel”. Following World War II and up until 1964, the Swiss Government disposed of unused munitions into Lake Thun. The quantity of munitions […]
Lake Geneva is a crescent-shaped lake shared between France and Switzerland, and overlooked by the Alps. Lake Geneva Facts The largest city on the shores of Lake Geneva in Geneva. Lake Geneva has been explored by four submarines. The lake forms the border between France and Switzerland. The deepest point is 310 m deep. The […]
Lake Eupen was created due to a dam that was built on the river Vesdre in 1938 and by 1950 it was inaugurated by Prince Charles of Belgium. The German population of Eupen refer to the river as Vesdre as Weser, which is distinct from the Weser river in North Germany. [su_table] Area 311 acres Surface […]