Geography

Tuesday, 14 October 2025
16 facts about Hawaii
16 facts about Hawaii
Volcanic paradise
This picturesque archipelago located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean owes its creation entirely to volcanic eruptions. Lush deciduous forests inter ...

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Crete
With a population of just over 600.000, Crete receives more than three million tourists a year.
For tourists is mainly the northern coast of the island, where infrastructure, hotels, and beaches a ...
Wadi Rum
The name Wadi Rum was probably first mentioned by the Roman historian Ptolemy.
He called it Aramava in his list of cities in Arabia, indicating that the valley was at a point tang ...
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean region attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world every year.
The climate in this region is characterized by warm, dry summers and mild winters. The water tempera ...
Asia
As many as 25 Nobel Prize winners are from Japan.
The last Nobel Prize in chemistry went to Akira Yoshino in 2019. Another Asian country with a large number of Nobel laureates is India, with 13 laureates.
Cappadocia
In the biblical "Acts of the Apostles," the Cappadocians are mentioned as one of the first peoples to hear of the "good news" from the Galileans on the day of Pentecost, shortly after Jesus' resurrection.
Both archaeological excavations and the writings of Josephus Flavius confirm that there were Jewish communities in Cappadocia during this period.
Pamukkale
Hierapolis is home to the largest necropolis in Anatolia.
Sick people who came in large numbers to Hierapolis for treatment did not always return home. Some d ...
Nan Madol
Nan Madol is built on 100 artificial islets formed on the reef, separated by canals.
The detailed city maps contain 16 names of islands and islets. Among them, Nan Douvas draws attentio ...
Mount Fuji
There are four trails to the summit, with rest stations along the way.
Cappadocia
It is assumed that the name Cappadocia comes from the Persian word Katpatuk. The word was most likely a compound of two words of foreign origin.
Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos Islands are home to many endemic species.
More than 80% of all land birds, 97% of all land reptiles and mammals, more than 20% of all marine species and 30% of all plants on the islands are endemic.