Separated from 1) [?] Indian Ocean by 2) [?] Strait of Suez, 3) [?] Gulf of Aqaba, and 4) [?] Strait of Bab El Mandeb, 5) Red Sea is 6) [?] virtually tideless basin with 7) [?] regular currents, and its deep waters are warmed up to 30 °C by 8) [?] volcanic activity on 9) [?] seabed.


10) [?] Dives off 11) [?] Rocky Island compare well with those off 12) [?] Brother Islands.


13) [?] Sahara is nearly as large as 14) [?] United States.


15) [?] highest point in 16) [?] Europe, in 17) [?] Caucasus range in 18) [?] far south-eastern corner, is 19) [?] Elbrus at 5,633 metres.


20) [?] Lake Geneva has been 21) [?] resort community since just after 22) [?] Civil War.


23) [?] Hague is 24) [?] city in 25) [?] province of 26) [?] South Holland in 27) [?] Netherlands.


There are two views of 28) [?] Baron Georges Eugene Haussmann (1809-1892): one depicts him as 29) [?] man who destroyed 30) [?] Old Paris, and 31) [?] other as 32) [?] man who created 33) [?] New Paris.


I had heard many stories from 34) [?] Russian friend who organised our 10 days in 35) [?] Kamchatka peninsula in 36) [?] late summer.


Most of 37) [?] Hungary is made up of 38) [?] great lowland plain, crossed by 39) [?] River Danube (Duna) and its tributary, 40) [?] Tisza.