Geography

Thursday, 5 November 2026
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 Superior
It was formed by the retreat of the glaciers about 10 thousand years ago.
This was when the first people appeared on the shores of the lake. They belonged to the Plano cultur ...
Crete
In 69 BC, Crete was conquered by the Romans and established Gortyna as is capital.
In 395 Crete became part of the Byzantine Empire. From the 9th to the second half of the 10th centur ...
Mount Etna
It is one of the highest active volcanoes in Europe.
It is also the highest peak in Italy south of the Alps. Its current height is 3357 meters (July 2021 ...
Murray River
The Murray—Darling basin covers approximately 14% of Australia’s land area.
Gulf of Mexico
Due to the high pollution of the Gulf, partially associated with oil spills, many species previously found in the Gulf have now become extinct.
Lake Tanganyika
It consists of three basins that are connected to each other. These are the northern, central and southern basins.
The central basin developed earliest. Lake Tanganyika began to form in the period 12-9 million years ...
Aokigahara
Aokigahara has a bad reputation as a suicide forest.
The forest gained such a reputation in the 1960s, and the place was popularized by Seichō Matsumoto ...
Santorini
On the top of the Mesa Vouno mountain are the ruins of the ancient city of Thera.
The city was inhabited in the 9th century BC. Archeologists discovered the Temple of Dionysus, the Sanctuary of Apollo, and Ancient Thera's cemetery there.
Asia
The largest peninsula in Asia is the Arabian Peninsula, with a surface area of 2 789 000 km² (1 076 839 sq mi).
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea has no outflow.
It loses water only through evaporation.