Amsterdam - Netherlands. Although there have been several canals cut through Amsterdam to link it with the North Sea and the Rhine, it is not located on an island.

Dushanbe. The Tajiks are descended from the Mongol invaders who swept across Asia in the 13th century.

Majora, Minorca, Ibiza. The Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea belong to Spain.

Denmark. The word "Nordic" refers to Germanic people of Scandinavia in particular.

Flamenco Dancing. Flamenco songs are categorized, such as "cante chico," which means "light song."

In Centennial Park, Sydney. Patrick White's first book, "The Ploughman and Other Poems", was published in 1935.