With the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic last week, I felt there was nothing better to start my new geography project on.
5 Things I have learnt about the Titanic are:
- It was built in the Harland and Wolff shipyard between 1909-1911 in Belfast, Ireland.
- It tragicaly sunk on April 15th 1912 after hitting an iceberg.
- It carried 2,223 people.
- 1,514 people died when the Titanic sank.
- It was an Olympic Class ocean liner with the white star line.
10 Things I have learnt about Ireland are:
- Capital : Dublin
- Population: 4,125,000
- Language: English, Irish
- Life Expectancy: 77
- Literacy percent: 99
- Longest River: River Shannon
- Sunniest Town: Rosslare, Co. Wexford
- Driest Place: Dublin city
- Highest Altitude: Summit of Mt Carrantuohill, co. Kerry
- Tallest waterfall: Powerscourt Falls, county Wicklow
My Sources:
Okay so this week I decided to pick the Titanic, but who knows what I'll end up picking next week... :)
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