Geography

Sunday, 5 October 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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Yangtze River
The Yangtze River supports over 360 species of fish, of which over 100 are endemic.
Easter Island
That they were Polynesians was supported by similarities in customs, facial features, clothing, and language.
The author of another theory was Thor Heyerdahl, a Norwegian biologist and ethnographer, later a tra ...
Lake Malawi
It was discovered by the Portuguese merchant Candido José da Costa Cardoso in 1846.
In 1859 David Livingstone arrived at the lake and called it Niasa. Livingstone also used to call it "Lake of the stars" and "Lake of storms".
Bermuda Triangle
The Star Tiger passenger plane also went missing in 1948.
A British South American Airways (BSAA) Avro 688 Tudor Mark IV passenger plane carrying 31 people di ...
Aokigahara
People who come to Aokigahara intending to commit suicide, but often have not yet made a final decision, belay themselves.
When entering the forest, they stretch strings and ribbons between the trees so that if they change their mind, they can safely return to the exit - the forest is full of such "decorations".
Galapagos Islands
The archipelago belongs to Ecuador.
In 1832, when it was taken from Spanish possession, it became the property of the Republic of Ecuado ...
Lake Victoria
The African Great Lakes region is one of the most densely populated areas on the African continent.
According to estimates, around 107 million people live there.
Aokigahara
The Aokigahara Forest has several hiking trails and lava caves.
Four of them: the Wind Cave, the Ice Cave, the Dragon Palace, and the Bat (Lava) Cave are open to the public. Designated trails are leading to them.
Niagara Falls
The waterfall is relatively young and was formed after the last glaciation 12.500 years ago.
Before the warming of the climate, the region of the waterfall and the Great Lakes were covered by a glacier two to three kilometers thick.
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is polluted with sewage, domestic and industrial waste, and fertilizers and chemicals from farms.
The lake's basin has many human concentrations. Its shores are dotted with key towns: Kisumu, Kisii ...