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3 days ago · Usage of the current Chinese name, Nan Hai (South Sea), gradually became widespread during the Qing dynasty. [6] In Southeast Asia it was once called the Champa Sea or Sea of Cham, after the maritime kingdom of Champa (nowadays Central Vietnam), which flourished there before the 16th century. [7]
6 days ago · Its name is derived from the colour changes observed in its waters. Normally, the Red Sea is an intense blue-green; occasionally, however, it is populated by extensive blooms of the algae Trichodesmium erythraeum , which, upon dying off, turn the sea a reddish brown colour.
6 days ago · From what did the Dead Sea get its name? Answer: Only bacteria and algae can live there. While Egyptians did use the water in their mummification rites, the name stems from the fact that most living organisms cannot survive in it.
3 days ago · This article presents a list of notable historical references to the name Palestine as a place name for the region of Palestine throughout history. This includes uses of the localized inflections in various languages, such as Arabic Filasṭīn and Latin Palaestina.
2 days ago · Eswatini (/ ˌ ɛ s w ɑː ˈ t iː n i / ⓘ ESS-wah-TEE-nee; Swazi: eSwatini [ɛswáˈtʼiːni]), formally the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name Swaziland (/ ˈ s w ɑː z i l æ n d / ⓘ SWAH-zee-land) and formerly the Kingdom of Swaziland, [11] [12] is a landlocked country in Southern Africa.
Sep 30, 2024 · In 1517 a Portuguese ship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, and the ship’s log recorded the words “Ilha Formosa,” meaning “Beautiful Island” in Portuguese. Formosa subsequently became the Western term for Taiwan. But the ship did not stop, and the Portuguese did not lay claim to Taiwan.
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Oct 7, 2024 · However, the Dead Sea was a different lake in the Pleistocene era, almost 55,000 years ago. It was called the Lisan Lake. Interestingly, at that time it was three times the size of the modern Dead Sea. In fact, sediments left by this lake are still found in Jordan Valley.
