Geography

During the Persian Empire, Cappadocia was divided into two distinct satrapies: one centrally located still called Cappadocia or Great Cappadocia and the other called Pont.

Northern Martinique is dominated by black sand beaches.

Baikal is one of the most biodiverse lakes on earth.

After the eruption of Avellino in 1995 BC, the volcano passed into a state of more frequent but less dangerous eruptions.

Lying along its banks there are the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo, both named after the river.

In terms of water volume discharge, the Amazon River comes first.

Victoria Falls was formed about 150 million years ago because of tectonic movements of the Earth. The riverbed below the falls is a crack in the Earth’s crust.

In addition to Derinkuyu, Cappadocia's underground cities open to the public are: Kaymakh, Mazi, Özlüce, Özkonak, Tatlarin, Kurugöl and Gökcetoprak.

The main cities of Crete are: Heraklion, Chania, Rethymno, Jerapetr, Ajos Nikolaos, and Gazi.

In the native language of the inhabitants, the island was called "Madinina", which means "Island of Flowers", and this name is still often used by them.