The Annexation of Goa was the process in which the Republic of India annexed Estado da Índia, the then Portuguese Indian territories of Goa, ... The island was secured by the Indians at 14:00 on the next day, all the Portuguese defenders being captured with the exception of two corporals and one private. Hidden in the rocks, one corporal ...

The Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to reach Algoa Bay in 1488, where he planted a wooden cross on a small island now called St Croix or Santa Cruz island. He gave the bay a name meaning "Bay of the Rock", which was changed in Portugal to Bahia de Lagoa or Bay of the Lagoon, and which eventually became Algoa Bay.: 6 ...

Newfoundland (/ ˈ nj uː f ən (d) l ə n d,-l æ n d, nj uː ˈ f aʊ n d-/, locally / ˌ nj uː f ən d ˈ l æ n d /; French: Terre-Neuve, Canadian French: [taɛ̯ʁ.nœːv]; Miꞌkmaq: Ktaqmkuk) is a large island off the east coast of the North American mainland and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.It has 29 percent of the province's land area.

Bioko (/ b iː ˈ oʊ k oʊ /; historically Fernando Po; Bube: Ëtulá Ëria) is an island 32 km (20 mi) off the west coast of Africa and the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea.Its population was 335,048 at the 2015 census and it covers an area of 2,017 km 2 (779 sq mi). The island is located off the Ambazonian segment of Cameroon, in the Bight of Biafra portion of the Gulf of Guinea.

Treasure Island (originally titled The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys) is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, telling a story of "buccaneers and buried gold".It is considered a coming-of-age story and is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action.. The novel was originally serialised from 1881 to 1882 in the children's magazine Young Folks, …

Aden (UK: / ˈ eɪ d ən / AY-dən, US: / ˈ ɑː d ɛ n / AH-den; Arabic: عدن ʿAdin / ʿAdan Yemeni: [ˈʕæden, ˈʕædæn]) is a city, and since 2015, the temporary capital of Yemen, near the eastern approach to the Red Sea (the Gulf of Aden), some 170 km (110 mi) east of the strait Bab-el-Mandeb.Its population is approximately 800,000 people. Aden's natural harbour lies in the …

Goa (/ ˈ ɡ oʊ ə / ()) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea forming its western coast. It is India's smallest state by area and its fourth …

Olivier Levasseur (1688, 1689, or 1690 – 7 July 1730), was a French pirate, nicknamed La Buse ("The Buzzard") or La Bouche ("The Mouth") in his early days for the speed and ruthlessness with which he always attacked his enemies as well as his ability to verbally attack his opponents. He is known for allegedly hiding one of the biggest treasures in pirate history, estimated at over £1 ...

Vasco da Gama (/ ˌ v æ s k oʊ d ə ˈ ɡ æ m ə /), often shortened to Vasco, is a city in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. It is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama.It is the headquarters of the Mormugão taluka (subdistrict). The city lies on the western tip of the Mormugao peninsula, at the mouth of the Zuari River, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Panaji, …

Goa Gajah, or Elephant Cave, is located on the island of Bali near Ubud, in Indonesia. Built in the 9th century, it served as a sanctuary. History. Although the exact origins of the cave are uncertain, it is believed to have been built as ...