Geography

Martinique was the first coffee-growing area in the Western Hemisphere.

Bay currents, violent weather, giant waves, and human error (difficult navigation in the open sea) were also considered to explain the phenomena in the Bermuda Triangle.

The Murray—Darling basin covers approximately 14% of Australia’s land area.

Because of the explosion, a lot of ash escaped from the crater. Ash clouds obstructed sunlight to the entire Mediterranean region, about 300,000 km² (115 830.648 sq mi).

In 2001, a sandbar blocked the flow of the Rio Grande into the Gulf of Mexico.

The source of the Nile, sought after for thousands of years, turned out to be the Kagera River.

The longest of all 200+ bridges on the Thames is the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.

The tallest buildings in Europe are in Russia.

The deepest point in the Mississippi River is 61 meters deep.

The Gobi Desert is divided into 5 distinct ecological regions, ranging from harsh desert through steppe to lake valley.