Geography

Monday, 27 April 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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Bermuda Triangle
Another event was the disappearance of the coal ship USS Cyclops on March 4, 1918.
After leaving Barbados under unexplained circumstances, The U.S. Navy ship disappeared in the Bermud ...
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Mount St. Helens
On March 1st, 1980, a new seismographic system was installed by the University of Washington in order to monitor seismic activity in the Cascade Arc.
The area of Mount St. Helens experienced an increase in earthquakes, and the first major, of a 4,2 magnitude, occurred on March 20th. It was the first indication of imminent volcanic activity.
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Colorado
Denver is home to a street known throughout the United States.
It is called Colfax Avenue and is the main street running from east to west through the Denver metro ...
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Santorini
Tourism, the primary source of income for residents, is thriving in Santorini. (except for Covid-19 lockdowns)
The island has many beaches, mainly along the south and south-eastern coast.
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Lake Baikal
In 1996, Lake Baikal and adjacent protected areas were enlisted on the UNESCO World Heritage List as areas of exceptional value for evolutionary sciences.
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Nile river
The Nile Delta covers an area of about 22,000 km² (8 494 sq mi).
It begins in the suburbs of Cairo, about 175 km (109 mi) south of the Mediterranean coastline. At Ca ...
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Hawaii
Hawaii is home to many endemic plants and animals, although there were many more of them before humans arrived.
Until the early Middle Ages, the islands were completely virgin, but with the arrival of the first s ...
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Greenland
Greenland is a mountainous country.
Mountain peaks exceed 3,500 meters.
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Galapagos Islands
When the islands were formed, they were about 200 km further from the mainland than they are today.
At the current rate of tectonic plate movement, the Galapagos Islands will collapse into the Peru-Chile Trench (a deep-sea trench in the eastern Pacific Ocean) in about 20 million years.
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Jordan River
The Jordan River is a destination for seasonal bird migration.
Every year, it hosts over 500 species of birds.
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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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