Rufiji River, the Glossary
Table of Contents
26 relations: Battle of Rufiji Delta, Cham, Switzerland, Dar es Salaam, Felix A. Chami, Great Ruaha River, Indian Ocean, Iringa Region, John Magufuli, Mafia Channel, Mafia Island, Mangrove forest, Morogoro Region, Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, Power station, Pwani Region, Rhapta, River delta, Royal Navy, Sea lane, SMS Königsberg (1905), Tanzania, The EastAfrican, Ulanga River, University of Washington, Voice of America, World War I.
Battle of Rufiji Delta
The Battle of the Rufiji Delta was fought in German East Africa (modern Tanzania) from October 1914–July 1915 during the First World War, between the German Navy's light cruiser, and a powerful group of British warships.
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Cham, Switzerland
Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.
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Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam (from lit) is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania.
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Felix A. Chami
Felix A. Chami is an archaeologist from Tanzania.
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Great Ruaha River
The Great Ruaha River is a river in south-central Tanzania that flows through the Usangu wetlands and the Ruaha National Park east into the Rufiji River. Rufiji River and Great Ruaha River are rivers of Tanzania.
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Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approx.
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Iringa Region
Iringa Region (Mkoa wa Iringa in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions.
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John Magufuli
John Pombe Joseph Magufuli (29 October 1959 – 17 March 2021) was the fifth president of Tanzania, serving from 2015 until his death in 2021.
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Mafia Channel
The Mafia Channel is a strait in the Pwani Region, Tanzania, Africa.
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Mafia Island
Mafia Island or Chole Shamba (Kisiwa cha Mafia, in Swahili) is an island of The Mafia Archipelago located in Mafia District in the southern Pwani Region of Tanzania across the Mafia Channel.
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Mangrove forest
Mangrove forests, also called mangrove swamps, mangrove thickets or mangals, are productive wetlands that occur in coastal intertidal zones.
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Morogoro Region
Morogoro Region (Mkoa wa Morogoro in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions.
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Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (Περίπλους τῆς Ἐρυθρᾶς Θαλάσσης, Períplous tē̂s Erythrâs Thalássēs), also known by its Latin name as the, is a Greco-Roman periplus written in Koine Greek that describes navigation and trading opportunities from Roman Egyptian ports like Berenice Troglodytica along the coast of the Red Sea and others along the Horn of Africa, the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean, including the modern-day Sindh region of Pakistan and southwestern regions of India.
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Power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power.
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Pwani Region
Pwani Region (Mkoa wa Pwani in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions.
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Rhapta
Rhapta (Ῥάπτα and Ῥαπτά) was an emporion said to be on the coast of Southeast Africa, first described in the 1st century CE.
River delta
A river delta is a landform shaped like a triangle, created by the deposition of sediment that is carried by a river and enters slower-moving or stagnant water.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.
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Sea lane
A sea lane, sea road or shipping lane is a regularly used navigable route for large water vessels (ships) on wide waterways such as oceans and large lakes, and is preferably safe, direct and economic.
SMS Königsberg (1905)
SMS Königsberg ("His Majesty's Ship Königsberg) was the lead ship of her class of light cruisers built by the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy).
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Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, (formerly Swahililand) is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region.
The EastAfrican
The EastAfrican is a weekly newspaper published in Kenya since 7 November 1994 by the Nation Media Group, which also publishes Kenya's national Daily Nation.
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Ulanga River
The Ulanga River, also known as the Kilombero River, rises in the highlands of the southwest of Morogoro Region, Tanzania, on the eastern slope of the East African Rift. Rufiji River and Ulanga River are rivers of Tanzania.
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University of Washington
The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States.
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Voice of America
Voice of America (VOA or VoA) is an international radio broadcasting state media agency owned by the United States of America.
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World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufiji_River
Also known as Refugi River, Rufiji Delta.