Geography

Sunday, 12 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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Mount Elbrus
The first run on Elbrus took place in 1990. The rivalry was between Soviet and American mountaineers.
Komodo National Park
The average level of education in Komodo National Park villages is the fourth grade of elementary school.
There is a four-class elementary school in each village, but students are not enrolled every year. T ...
Mississippi River
It is divided into three sections—the Upper Mississippi, the Middle Mississippi, and the Lower Mississippi.
Lake Huron
Manitoulin Island is located within the borders of the Canadian province of Ontario.
It is the largest freshwater island in the world, inhabited by over 13 thousand people. Although it is a lake island, it has 108 freshwater lakes, some of which have their islands too.
Manhattan
Manhattan is home to the fifth largest park in New York - Central Park.
The 341-hectare park is the most visited urban park in the United States (42 million people) and the ...
Tropical rainforests
The canopy is the most biologically diverse layer of the tropical rainforest.
It is made up of different types of trees that reach heights of 30 to 45 meters. Most of the flora o ...
Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos Archipelago is one of the most active volcanic areas in the world.
The islands that comprise it were formed by volcanic activity associated with the existence of the G ...
Lake Baikal
The first known inhabitants of the basin was the Siberian Kurian tribe, who appeared there around the 6th century.
Lake Huron
Retention time of Lake Huron is 22 years.
It changes water much faster than its northern companion Lake Superior which needs 191 years to flush.
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.