Geography

Thursday, 30 April 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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Easter Island
Missionaries arrived on the island in the 1860s, and by the 1870s, Easter Islanders had adopted Catholicism.
Intervention by the church hierarchy caused the deportation of the inhabitants to cease. Those who s ...
Uluru
37 people died during their attempt to climb Uluru.
Amazon River
More than half of the fish species found in the Amazon River are endemic.
About 200 species are adapted to be frugivores. These feed mainly on forest fruits and seeds.
Mountains
Puncak Jaya is the highest peak on an island.
It is situated on the island of New Guinea and measures 4884 meters high.
Mount St. Helens
It dates back to the Pleistocene 40,000 years ago.
It is relatively young for a volcano.
Tropical rainforests
Rainforests have a well-defined layered structure.
Each layer is a unique concentration of flora and fauna and is called a floor. We distinguish the following layers: Forest Floor Layer Understory Layer Canopy Layer Emergent Layer
Aokigahara
For years, Japan has had one of the highest suicide rates in the world.
In 2016, the rate in Japan was 18,5 per 100.000 people.
Santorini
Modern Santorini originated as a result of a powerful volcanic eruption.
Around 1600 BC, the island, which was probably named Strongili at that time, was sunk due to a stron ...
Easter Island
43.6% of the island (71.3 km2) is protected within the Rapa Nui National Park.
The park was established in 1935 and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Sahara desert
The desert is located on the territory of 11 countries.
These are: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan.