Geography

Friday, 28 August 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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Tropical rainforests
Soils in tropical forests fall into two categories: red soils and ferralitic soils.
Red soils are well-weathered, red clay soils that are acidic and poor in essential nutrients such as ...
Cotopaxi volcano
Cotopaxi is an active volcano in the Andes.
It is located in the province of Cotopaxi, near the city of Latacunga in Ecuador. It is a stratovolc ...
Iguazú Falls
The system of waterfalls that make up Iguazu Falls is located in Iguazu National Park, divided between Brazil and Argentina.
Together, the Brazilian and Argentine parts of the park cover an area of about 260.000 hectares. One ...
Gulf of Mexico
There were several oil spills in the region, the most severe being the Ixtoc I oil spill in 1979 and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
Rio Grande
The Rio Grande has over 100 tributaries.
The largest in terms of discharge is the Rio Conchos.
Lake Baikal
The lake is growing by two millimeters a year.
Some scientists say that we are witnessing the birth of a new ocean because in the world of geology is a huge pace.
Death Valley
The Gold Rush had a tremendous impact on Native California and accelerated the decline of Native American populations due to disease, famine, and genocide in California.
Death Valley was inhabited by Native Americans of the Timbisha Indian tribe, formerly known as the P ...
Atacama Desert
It is a desert plateau that extends over a 1,100-kilometer strip on the coast of the Pacific Ocean.
The width of the desert is 100 kilometers. It is a gradually rising plain on the Pacific coast with ...
River Thames
It may be as old as 58 million years.
Europe
The tallest cathedral in the world is located in Ulm.
The construction of Ulmer Münster, which began in 1377, was completed only in 1890. The church tower is 161,53 meters high.