Portal:Malawi/Did you know
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Did you know 1
- ...that Copadichromis borleyi (pictured) is a type of mouthbrooding fish endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa?
Did you know 2
- ... that Monkey Bay (pictured) on Lake Malawi is a tourist resort accessed through the road to Cape Maclear?
Did you know 3
- ... that St Michael and All Angels Church (pictured) in Blantyre, Malawi, was constructed of brick in the late 1800s by local builders, led by a cleric who had no formal architectural training?
Did you know 4
- ... that a swimmer escaped a crocodile attack in Nkhata Bay, Malawi by biting the crocodile on the nose?
Did you know 5
- ... that the missionary and explorer David Livingstone named Cape Maclear, Malawi after his friend, astronomer Thomas Maclear?
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Did you know 7
- ...that Reverend John Chilembwe is celebrated as the first Malawian nationalist, and was a martyr for his cause?
Did you know 8
- ... that the mortar for St Peter's Cathedral in Malawi was made from soil formed by compacted termite mounds?
Did you know 9
... that the wildlife of Malawi includes so many species of cichlid that Lake Malawi National Park has been inscribed as a World Heritage Site?
Did you know 10
... that Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Malawi has a filling station to generate income and train students in business management?
Did you know 11
- ... that members of the Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve fought in the first naval action of the First World War?
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