Geography

Friday, 10 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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Lake Baikal
The first known inhabitants of the basin was the Siberian Kurian tribe, who appeared there around the 6th century.
Montana
The highest point in the state of Montana is Granite Peak.
The 3,904 m ( 12,807 ft ) high peak is located in Park County within Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.I ...
Lake Superior
The fauna on Isle Royale is very diverse.
Isle Royale National Park most popular animals are  moose,  deer mice, river otter, snowshoe hare, ...
Martinique
Martinique's main agricultural activity is banana cultivation.
Bananas are grown there on an area of over 7200 hectares, where 220.000 tons of this fruit are produced. This production employs 12.000 people.
Bermuda Triangle
All the stories about this place are very similar.
They describe ships or planes that disappeared in the area without a trace, in the best weather cond ...
Krakatoa
The color of the sky in the famous painting by Edvard Munch, Scream, is theorized to be inspired by the 1883 eruption.
The amount of ash dispersed by the volcano during the eruption caused the sky to turn dark red durin ...
Tropical rainforests
Many indigenous tribes live in the tropical rainforest.
Most of them are engaged in hunting and gathering or agriculture. These tribes may have inhabited th ...
Caspian Sea
It was formed 30 million years ago.
Rio Grande
Dams built on the river caused the water discharge to get reduced to 20%.
Paricutin volcano
The evacuation of villages began as early as July 1943, when lava flows approached their borders.