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Banda Besar island seen from Fort Belgica The Banda Islands (Kepulauan Banda in Bahasa Indonesia) are a group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea, about 140km south of Seram island and about 2000km east of Java, and are part of the Indonesian province of Maluku. ... Dejima, also Deshima (å‡ºå³¶, literally protruding island) in modern Japanese, Desjima in Dutch, often latinised as Decima, was a fan-shaped artificial island in the bay of Nagasaki that was a Dutch trading post during Japans self-imposed isolation (sakoku) of the Edo period, from 1641 until 1853. ... Mumbai (IPA: ,Marathi: à¤®à¥à¤‚à¤¬à¤ˆ), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India, with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006)[1]. Mumbai is located on Salsette Island, off the west coast of Maharashtra. ... Newfoundland â€” (stress on final syllable; for mispronunciations, see Newfoundland travel guide from Wikitravel)â€” (French: , Irish: ) is a large island off the east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages none (English, French, Gaelic) Flower Trailing arbutus Tree Red Spruce Bird Osprey Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 11 10 Area... Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Official languages English Flower Pitcher Plant Tree Black Spruce Bird Atlantic Puffin Capital St. ... Portuguese Timor is the former name (1596 - 1975) of East Timor when it was under Portuguese control. ... Mozambique is a country in Southern Africa, bordering South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. ... State motto: Bersatu Teguh State anthem: Melaka Maju Jaya Capital Malacca Ruling party Barisan Nasional - Yang di-Pertua Negeri Mohd Khalil Yaakob - Ketua Menteri Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam History - Malacca Sultanate 13th century - Portuguese control 24 August 1511 - Dutch control 1641 - British control 17 March 1824 - Japanese Occupation 1942-1946... The Maluku Islands (also known as the Moluccas, Moluccan Islands or simply Maluku) are an archipelago in Indonesia, and part of the larger Malay Archipelago. ... Bissau, estimated population 355,000 (2004), is the capital of Guinea-Bissau. ... Accra, population 1,970,400 (2005), is the capital of Ghana. ... Classification City Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said Area 3,500 kmÂ² [1] Population - Total (2005) - Density - Oman calculated rank 646,024 [2] 184. ... This article is about the region in Canada. ... Map of Angola and Cabinda. ... Portugal was the leading country in the European exploration of the world in the 15th century. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... Mombasa is the second largest city in Kenya, lying on the Indian Ocean. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Bioko (spelled also Bioco) is an island off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, formerly called Fernando PÃ³ or Fernando PÃ³o. ... Surat (Gujarati: àª¸à«àª°àª¤) is a port city in the Indian state of Gujarat and administrative headquarters of the Surat District. ... Maximum extent of Portuguese colonial possessions in the 16th century. ... // The Age of Exploration The discovery of Brazil was preceded by a series of treaties between the kings of Portugal and Castille, the last of them is the Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, creating the Tordesillas Meridian, that divided the world between that two kingdoms. ... Agadir (Arabic: Ø£ÙƒØ§Ø¯ÙŠØ±, Berber (Amazigh): ) is a city in southwest Morocco, capital of the Souss-Massa-Dra region. ... Tangier, Morocco Tangier (Tanja Ø·Ù†Ú†Ø© in Berber and Arabic, TÃ¡nger in Spanish, and Tanger in French), is a city of northern Morocco with a population of 669,685 (2004 census). ... SÃ£o TomÃ© (population 53,300 in 2003) is the capital city of SÃ£o TomÃ© and PrÃncipe and is by far the nations largest town. ... Mumbai is Indias largest city and the commercial capital of the country. ... Taipa (æ°¹ä»”å³¶; Cantonese Jyutping; Tam5 Zai2 Dou2; pinyin: DÃ ngzÇŽi DÇŽo) is an island of Macau in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Coloane (Traditional Chinese: è·¯ç’°å³¶; Simplified Chinese: è·¯çŽ¯å²›; Pinyin: LÃ¹huÃ¡n DÇŽo; Jyutping: Lou6-waan4 Dou2, literally Road Ring Island) is one of the two main islands of Macau in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Mauritius (right) and RÃ©union (left) The Mascarene Islands (or Mascarenhas Archipelago) is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, which includes Mauritius, RÃ©union, Rodrigues, and Cargados Carajos shoals. ... Ceram and Ambon Islands (Operational Navigation Chart, 1967) Not for navigational use Ambon City in 2001, showing heavy damage from fighting Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. ... Ziguinchor (from Portuguese Cheguei e choram, I came and they Cry) is the capital of the Casamance region of Senegal, lying on the Casamance River. ... Makassar, (Macassar, Mangkasar) is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. ... The ramparts of Essaouira Essaouira (Arabic: â€Ž) is a city and tourist resort in Morocco, near Marrakesh on the Atlantic coast. ... Flag Ratio: 2:3 The flag of the Portuguese Republic is a 2:3 green and red rectangle divided vertically into green at the hoist (2/5 of the flagâ€™s length) and red at the fly (3/5). ... Categories: Iran geography stubs | Cities in Iran | Coastal cities ... PrÃncipe is the smaller of the two major islands of SÃ£o TomÃ© and PrÃncipe. ... Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Gujarati: àª¦àª¾àª¦àª°àª¾ àª…àª¨à«‡ àª¨àª—àª° àª¹àªµà«‡àª²à«€, Hindi: à¤¦à¤¾à¤¦à¤°à¤¾ à¤”à¤° à¤¨à¤—à¤° à¤¹à¤µà¥‡à¤²à¥€, Urdu: Ø¯Ø§Ø¯Ø±Û Ø§ÙˆØ± Ù†Ú¯Ø± ØÙˆÛŒÙ„ÛŒ, Portuguese: DadrÃ¡ e Nagar-Aveli) is a Union Territory in western India. ... Daman and Diu (Portuguese: Gujarati is the main language; use of Portuguese is declining because it is not official or taught at school (but still spoken by 10% in Daman). ... Image:Annobon island. ... Map of the Socotra archipelago Socotra or Soqotra (Arabic Ø³Ù‚Ø·Ø±Ù‰ ; Suquá¹ra) is a small archipelago of four islands and islets in the Indian Ocean off the coast Somalia some 350 km south of the Arabian peninsula. ... Portuguese India (Portuguese: or Estado da Ãndia) was the aggregate of Portugals colonial holdings in India. ... Colonia del Sacramento is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Nagapattinam (formerly known as Negapatam and also as Shiva Rajadhani) is a small city with a population of about 100,000, located in coastal Tamil Nadu, India. ... Portuguese Guinea was the name for what is today Guinea-Bissau from 1446 to September 10, 1974. ... Kollam (known to the Portuguese as Quilon, pronounced koy-lon) is a city and a municipal corporation in Kollam district in the Indian state of Kerala. ... El Jadida (Ø§Ù„Ø¬Ø¯ÙŠØ¯Ø©) is a port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, in the province of El Jadida. ... The island as seen from the sky Salsette is an island in Maharashtra state on Indias west coast. ... Pulicat is a town which lies in the nellore District, in the state of andhra Pradesh, India. ... Malindi is a city in Kenya that has been a Swahili settlement since the 14th century. ... Thoothukudi (à®¤à¯‚à®¤à¯à®¤à¯à®•à¯à®•à¯à®Ÿà®¿ in Tamil) also known as Tuticorin, is a city and a municipality in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ... Hengqin (æ¨ªç´å²›, æ©«ç´å³¶; Pinyin: HÃ©ngqÃn DÇŽo) is an island in Zhuhai, a prefecture-level city in the Guangdong Province of Peoples Republic of China. ... Kilwa Kisiwani is an Islamic community on an island off the coast of East Africa, in present day Tanzania. ... A 1720 depiction of Ternate. ... Tidore is an island and town in the Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia, just west of the larger island of Halmahera. ... Machilipatnam , also known as Masulipatnam or Bandar or Masula (for short among Finnish mission workers [3]), is a city and a municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Ouidah is a city on the Atlantic coast of Benin. ... Elmina is a town on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ghana, lying west of Cape Coast. ... Arguin is an island off the west coast of Mauritania in the Bay of Arguin, at 20° 36 N., 16° 27 W. It is 6 km long by 2 broad. ... Cacheu is a town in north western Guinea-Bissau, lying on the Cacheu River. ... Asfi (french Safi) is a city located in western Morocco, by the Atlantic Ocean. ... Khambhat, formerly known as Cambay, is a town in Gujarat state, India. ... Chaul is a former city of Portuguese India, now in ruins. ... AlcÃ¡cer Ceguer (also know as El Qsar es Seghir) was a moroccan stronghold in the Strait of Gibraltrar, between Tanger and Ceuta. ... Asilah or Arzila is a city situated on the northwest tip of Morocco with a history back to 1500 B.C. The Phoenicians used the city as a trading site. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Souira Guedima, formerly known as Aguz, is a Moroccan town. ... Goans is the term used to describe the people of Goa on the west coast of India. ...