Geography

Sunday, 14 December 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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Hawaii
The total area of the islands is 16.636,5 square kilometers.
There are 8 main, largest islands, the largest of which is Hawaiʻi (Big Island), which covers an area of 10.432,5 square kilometers.
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Mount Pinatubo
Due to an increase in the emission of sulfur dioxide, scientists concluded there is fresh magma rising inside the volcano.
The difference between the emission from the beginning of May to the emission at the end of the month was tremendous—it has risen from 500 tn to 5,000 tn.
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Mount Etna
Etna is the oldest stratovolcano on Earth - it was formed in the late Pleistocene and Holocene.
The first volcanic activity on Etna took place about 500,000 years ago, with eruptions occurring und ...
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Mount St. Helens
Geologists claim there are more eruptions to come.
Their magnitude may be more destructive than that of 1980.
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Lake Malawi
The lake is loosing 80% of water due to evaporation.
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Tropical rainforests
They extend latitudinally over nearly the entire surface of the globe.
Equatorial forests grow in tropical America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Madagascar, parts of Australia, and New Guinea.
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Sahara desert
Most of the Sahara is an area with an annual rainfall of less than 50 mm (2 in) /m2 and even less than 20 mm (0.8 in) /m2 near the Tropic of Cancer.
The lack of precipitation is more noticeable in the eastern Sahara, where the climate is more contin ...
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Mount St. Helens
It is located 80 kilometers south of the highest volcano of the Cascade Arc, Mount Rainier.
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Mount St. Helens
It was named after a British diplomat, Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St. Helens.
He was a friend of British captain George Vancouver, who explored the northwestern parts of the Pacific Coast of North America, and spotted Mount St. Helens on May 19th, 1792.
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Crete
Crete is surrounded by many islands and islets.
Many of them are accessible to tourists, some only to archaeologists and biologists. Some are ecolog ...
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22 facts about Europe
22 facts about Europe
The cradle of Western civilization
Although humanity came to Europe from Asia Minor, Europe is referred to as the Old Continent. This term appeared in the 16th century, when European sa ...
15 facts about Lake Como
15 facts about Lake Como
The deepest lake in the Alps
The ancient Romans called it Lacus Larius. It has been a popular vacation spot for aristocrats and wealthy people since Roman times and remains so to ...
15 facts about Aokigahara
15 facts about Aokigahara
Suicide forest
Aokigahara is a forest that stretches northwest to Mount Fuji in Japan. It is called the Aokigahara Sea of Trees, the Mount Fuji Sea of Trees, or the ...
9 facts about Cotopaxi volcano
9 facts about Cotopaxi volcano
One of the highest active volcanoes in the world
Cotopaxi is one of the highest active volcanoes. It is a stratovolcano with an almost perfect cone, which has always been an object of worship for the ...
19 facts about Martinique
19 facts about Martinique
Flower Island
Martinique is a French overseas territory located in the Caribbean. Its history is related to French colonization and the slave trade.As part of the L ...
18 facts about Manhattan
18 facts about Manhattan
The most expensive district in New York
Manhattan is the place where New York was born. Although it is its smallest district, it serves as the economic and administrative center of the city, ...
24 facts about Crete
24 facts about Crete
The largest Greek island
The history of Crete goes back thousands of years, and its continuity, as the Greeks say, lies in nature. At every turn, there are traces of the past. ...
12 facts about Iguazú Falls
12 facts about Iguazú Falls
Guarani Indian waterfall
Iguazu Falls lies on the border of Brazil and Argentina. As late as the end of the 16th century, the Guarani Indians lived there, who lost their terri ...
20 facts about Negev
20 facts about Negev
Rocky desert in Israel
The Negev Desert in Israel is a large desert plateau covering a large area of the southern part of the country. It is desert land, although unusual be ...
11 facts about Pamukkale
11 facts about Pamukkale
A milky white fortress built of cotton fibers
Pamukkale is a geographically and historically unique place located in western Turkey, known mainly for its white terraced pools and cascades. It is o ...
12 facts about Death Valley
12 facts about Death Valley
One of the hottest places on Earth
Death Valley is a desert area located in the western part of the US, mainly in California, although it also reaches into the state of Nevada. It is on ...
14 facts about Victoria Falls
14 facts about Victoria Falls
One of the seven natural wonders of the world
Victoria Falls is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. In addition to a magnificent and over-a-kilometer-wide cascade, they offer visitors a uni ...
13 facts about Niagara Falls
13 facts about Niagara Falls
The world’s fastest-moving waterfall
It lies on the border of two countries, near two cities of the same name, and feeds two power plants.Niagara Falls is a waterfall lying on the river o ...
11 facts about Komodo National Park
11 facts about Komodo National Park
One of the new seven wonders of the world
Komodo National Park is a protected area located in Indonesia. It is one of the country's fifty national parks, located in the Lesser Sunda Islands. T ...
29 facts about Colorado
29 facts about Colorado
Centennial State
Colorado is one of the larger American states, bordered by longitude and latitude. The state is famous for its varied landscape of mountains, forests, ...
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