Java is a island in Indonesia, world’s 13th largest island. Java is almost entirely of volcanic origin; it contains no fewer than thirty-eight mountains forming an east-west spine which have at one time or another been active volcanoes. The highest volcano in Java is Mount Semeru (3,676 m). The most active volcano in Java and also in Indonesia is Mount Merapi (2,968 m). The island’s longest river is the 600 km long Bengawan Solo River.
This is a topographic map of Portland showing railroads, streets in 1897.
Djibouti is a country in the Horn of Africa. Capital and largest city also call Djibouti. It is bordered by Somalia (southeast), Ethiopia (west and south) and Eritrea (north). On the other side of the Red Sea, on the Arabian Peninsula, 20 kilometres (12 mi) is Yemen. The country is mainly a stony desert, with scattered plateaus and highlands.
This is a historic map of Gibraltar and the Bay of Gibraltar by Guillaume Dheulland, circa 1750.
