Geography

Monday, 3 August 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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Mount Etna
Etna is one of Sicily's main tourist attractions, visited by thousands of tourists every year.
There are two ski resorts on Mount Etna.
Tropical rainforests
Sweetpotatoes, bananas, chocolate, avocados, papayas, macadamia nuts, and mangoes come from tropical rainforests.
Equatorial forests are home to 250 species of fruit trees, while temperate zone forests have only 20. The forests of New Guinea alone produce 251 species of trees with edible fruit.
Murray River
It was discovered by European explorers Hamilton Hume and William Hovell in 1824.
Initially, it was called the Hume River.
Lake Huron
The French barque Le Griffon was the first European ship to sink in the lake due to a raging storm.
It was also the first European vessel to sail the Great Lakes. To date, the wreck of Le Griffon, ref ...
Sahara desert
Sand temperatures in the Sahara reach extreme levels.
A record temperature of 83.5 °C (182,3 °F) was measured in the city of Port Sudan. Average surface temperatures often exceed 80 °C (176 °F).
Yangtze River
The Yangtze River basin accounts for over 40% of freshwater resources in China.
Crete
Bronze tools and evidence of the use of the potter’s wheel date from the Early Minoan period, also known as the Pre-Palace period (3100-2100 BC).
Some buildings from this period already had two stories. Gold jewelry appeared in the graves found.
Krakatoa
Krakatoa is not only a name of a volcano.
Krakatau is a volcanic island in Indonesia that is an active volcano. It is located in the Sunda Str ...
Galapagos Islands
Conservation of the Galapagos Islands' unique wildlife began in the 1930s.
In 1936, the Ecuadorian government declared the islands a national reserve, and in June 1959, the Ga ...
Cotopaxi volcano
The first European to attempt to climb Cotopaxi in 1802 was Alexander Humboldt.
It only reached an altitude of 4500 m above sea level. In 1858, the German explorer, geographer, and ...