GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES

MALLAY PENINSULA

• The northern part of the peninsula forms part of Thailand
• More than half of the land surface is covered with tropical rain forests.
• The Malay peninsula is also called the Kra Peninsula
• Politically, the peninsula comprises the far southeastern portion of Myanmar.

MEKONG RIVER

• The Mekong River is the 12th longest river in the world.
• The Mekong River is about 2,700 miles long.
• Mekongs source is the Lasagongma Spring.
• The Mekong River flows through China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar.

MOUNT KOSCIUSZKO

• Mount Kosciuszko is the high point of the Great Dividing Range.
• The Mount Kosciuszko area is the coldest and snowiest part of Australia.
• To the locals, mount kosciusszko is known as "Kozzy".
• Mount Kosciuszko is the highest summit in Australia.

GREAT VICTORIAN DESERT

• Great Victoria Desert in Australia is the third largest desert in the world.
• The Great Victoria Desert receives only little rain.
• The great Victoria spans over 700 km/435 miles from west to east.
• Summer days are normally 90 - 105F

MOUNT RUAPEHU

• Mount Ruapehu is an stratovolcano at the end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone.
• Ruapehu is the highest peak in the North Island with several subsidiary peaks.
• Mount Ruapehu has an age of around 200,000 years.
• Eruptions occurred at Ruapehu about 22,600 and 10,000 years ago.

NEW GUINEA

• New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland.
• New Guinea is 786,000 km².
• New Guinea is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the north.
• New Guinea is basically tropical, with annual maximum temperatures ranging between 86 and 90 °F

CAROLINE ISLANDS

• The Caroline islands are fertile and rich in minerals.
• There are deposits of phosphate, guano, and bauxite in the Caroline islands.
• The first Europeans to visit the Carolines were the Spanish in 1526.
• Caroline's consist of about 500 small coral islands, east of the Philippines.

COOK ISLANDS

• The Cook Islands are made up of 15 small islands.
• The Cook Islands total land area is 240 square kilometers.
• The coastline is 120 kilometers.
• The northern Cook Islands are seven low-lying sparsely populated coral atolls.

TRANSANTARCTIC MOUNTAINS

• The Transantarctic Mountains stretch for more than 2,000 miles.
• Mount Markham is the tallest peak.
• Transantartic basement rocks, similar to rocks found in Australia.
• Transantarctic Mountains cross the continent, dividing the ice sheet into two parts.

LUZON STRAIT

• The Luzon strait extends for more than 200 miles.
• The Luzon strait is on a main shipping route.
• The Luzon strait connects the South China Sea with the Philippine sea.
• The Luzon Strait was part of the Japanese invasion route in December 1941