Geography

Tuesday, 23 June 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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Caspian Sea
The longest river in Europe, the Volga River, discharges into the Caspian Sea.
It provides over 80% of the inflowing water. Overall, 130 rivers flow into the Caspian Sea.
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Nan Madol
The builders of Nan Madol did not use pulleys, levers or metal tools.
This means that to build a city they had to move almost 2000 tons of stone per year for over 300 years.
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Stromboli volcano
It is estimated that volcanic eruptions have been occurring continuously for about several thousand years.
Volcanologists estimate that the period of activity may have begun between 3000 and 1000 BC.
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Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano.
Stratovolcanoes are cone-shaped mountains, consisting of multiple layers of lava and other pyroclast ...
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Krakatoa
The centuries-old activity of Krakatoa is reported in historical records. This volcano was formed two million years ago and has always shown great activity. 
As early as the 3rd century AD, the Chinese described its violent eruptions. Its eruption around 416 ...
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Amazon River
Whether the Amazon is the longest river on earth is still a matter of debate.
It may be longer or shorter than the Nile, depending on the measurement criteria used. It's length may be anywhere between 6,275 and 6,992 km, while Nile is estimated to be between 5,499 and 7,088 km.
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Death Valley
Furnace Creek was a former borax mining center.
Mining was carried out by the Pacific Coast Borax Company formed by Francis Marion Smith. Before the ...
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Gulf of Mexico
It was discovered by European explorer Amerigo Vespucci in 1497.
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Greenland
The indigenous people of Greenland were once called Eskimo.
It is now considered a derogatory term, meaning "those who eat raw meat," while the word Inuit means "people".
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Lake Superior
Flushing time of Lake Superior is 191 years.
That is how long it would take to replace all the lake water with a new one.
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22 facts about Europe
22 facts about Europe
The cradle of Western civilization
Although humanity came to Europe from Asia Minor, Europe is referred to as the Old Continent. This term appeared in the 16th century, when European sa ...
15 facts about Lake Como
15 facts about Lake Como
The deepest lake in the Alps
The ancient Romans called it Lacus Larius. It has been a popular vacation spot for aristocrats and wealthy people since Roman times and remains so to ...
15 facts about Aokigahara
15 facts about Aokigahara
Suicide forest
Aokigahara is a forest that stretches northwest to Mount Fuji in Japan. It is called the Aokigahara Sea of Trees, the Mount Fuji Sea of Trees, or the ...
9 facts about Cotopaxi volcano
9 facts about Cotopaxi volcano
One of the highest active volcanoes in the world
Cotopaxi is one of the highest active volcanoes. It is a stratovolcano with an almost perfect cone, which has always been an object of worship for the ...
19 facts about Martinique
19 facts about Martinique
Flower Island
Martinique is a French overseas territory located in the Caribbean. Its history is related to French colonization and the slave trade.As part of the L ...
18 facts about Manhattan
18 facts about Manhattan
The most expensive district in New York
Manhattan is the place where New York was born. Although it is its smallest district, it serves as the economic and administrative center of the city, ...
24 facts about Crete
24 facts about Crete
The largest Greek island
The history of Crete goes back thousands of years, and its continuity, as the Greeks say, lies in nature. At every turn, there are traces of the past. ...
12 facts about Iguazú Falls
12 facts about Iguazú Falls
Guarani Indian waterfall
Iguazu Falls lies on the border of Brazil and Argentina. As late as the end of the 16th century, the Guarani Indians lived there, who lost their terri ...
20 facts about Negev
20 facts about Negev
Rocky desert in Israel
The Negev Desert in Israel is a large desert plateau covering a large area of the southern part of the country. It is desert land, although unusual be ...
11 facts about Pamukkale
11 facts about Pamukkale
A milky white fortress built of cotton fibers
Pamukkale is a geographically and historically unique place located in western Turkey, known mainly for its white terraced pools and cascades. It is o ...
12 facts about Death Valley
12 facts about Death Valley
One of the hottest places on Earth
Death Valley is a desert area located in the western part of the US, mainly in California, although it also reaches into the state of Nevada. It is on ...
14 facts about Victoria Falls
14 facts about Victoria Falls
One of the seven natural wonders of the world
Victoria Falls is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. In addition to a magnificent and over-a-kilometer-wide cascade, they offer visitors a uni ...
13 facts about Niagara Falls
13 facts about Niagara Falls
The world’s fastest-moving waterfall
It lies on the border of two countries, near two cities of the same name, and feeds two power plants.Niagara Falls is a waterfall lying on the river o ...
11 facts about Komodo National Park
11 facts about Komodo National Park
One of the new seven wonders of the world
Komodo National Park is a protected area located in Indonesia. It is one of the country's fifty national parks, located in the Lesser Sunda Islands. T ...
29 facts about Colorado
29 facts about Colorado
Centennial State
Colorado is one of the larger American states, bordered by longitude and latitude. The state is famous for its varied landscape of mountains, forests, ...
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