Geography

Saturday, 5 September 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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Europe
The oldest monarchy is Denmark - kings have been ruling there for almost 1100 years.
There are disputes as to who was the first king of Denmark. According to tradition and legends, it w ...
Easter Island
By the mid-19th century, most of the moai had been overturned.
Today, about 50 of them have been re-sited in their former places.
Nile river
As early as the Stone Age, people were settling in the Nile Valley.
The largest population center was north of present-day Aswan. Ancient Egyptians sang a hymn to the Nile, thanking the river for being and bestowing wealth on their country.
Montana
Despite its vast area, Montana ranks 44th among all states in terms of population.
It is inhabited by 1.06 million people. The most populous city - Billings - has about 110 thousand i ...
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea has received various names over the centuries.
It has been referred to as: Sea of Arabah, Sea of Lot, Sea of Zo'ar, Lake Asphaltites, Lake of Sodom.
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls is located in the Zambezi River on the border of two countries, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Iguazú Falls
The first European to see Iguazu Falls was Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca.
It is believed to have been in 1541 when Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca trekked inland from the island o ...
Victoria Falls
Thanks to the massively rising mist created by water falling from high altitudes, rainbows are a common sight here, which are visible even at night when the sunlight reflected from the moon is scattered in the misty clouds of the waterfall.
Easter Island
In 1966, Chile regularized the island's status by incorporating it into the Valparaiso region and granting the islanders citizenship rights.
Since the island's official incorporation into Chile, indigenous people have fought for compensation ...
Bermuda Triangle
Abduction by extraterrestrials or a dangerous "force field" emanating from the sunken continent of Atlantis have been mentioned as potential causes of these events.
In describing these sensational reports, their authors have also begun to reach far into the past, a ...