https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-05-12-richard-burton-and-the-expedition-to-harar/
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In August 1864, Richard Francis Burton, the British explorer, was in East Africa leading an expedition to search for the source of the Nile River. This expedition was one of Burton’s many ventures into Africa, where he explored and documented various regions and cultures. His quest to find the source of the Nile was a significant endeavor during the mid-19th century exploration of Africa.
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- Samoa (Wikipedia)
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa (Samoan: Sāmoa i Sisifo), is an island country in Polynesia, consisting of two main islands (Savai’i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono and Apolima); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands (Nuʻutele, Nuʻulua, Fanuatapu and Namua). Samoa is located 64 km (40 mi) west of American Samoa, 889 km (552 mi) northeast of Tonga, 1,152 km (716 mi) northeast of Fiji, 483 km (300 mi) east of Wallis and Futuna, 1,151 km (715 mi) southeast of Tuvalu, 519 km (322 mi) south of Tokelau, 4,190 km (2,600 mi) southwest of Hawaii, and 610 km (380 mi) northwest of Niue. The capital and largest city is Apia. The Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago. They developed a Samoan language and Samoan cultural identity.