Geography

Sunday, 30 November 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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Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Strait of Gibraltar.
This strait separates Africa from Europe, between present-day Morocco and Ceuta (a Spanish autonomou ...
Colorado
The U.S. Route 34 (US 34) highway runs through the Rocky Mountain National Park.
It is known as Trail Ridge Road and is the third-highest (3,713 meters above sea level) paved highway in the United States.
Asia
The Japanese are Asia's most long-lived nation.
The average life expectancy there is 84.67 years.
River Thames
It is considered one of the cleanest rivers flowing through a city.
This is even more impressive considering that, in 1957, the River Thames was declared biologically dead.
Mediterranean Sea
In the east, the Dardanelles connect the Mediterranean Sea with the Sea of Marmara, then through the Bosporus Strait with the Dead Sea, then through the Suez Canal with the Red Sea and further with the Indian Ocean.
The Dardanelles are located between the Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor and connect the Aegean Sea w ...
Atacama Desert
Numerous telescopes have been installed there to allow astronomers from around the world to study the universe.
In October 2011, a radio astronomy telescope called the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, built by Eur ...
Mountains
Mountains account for about 24% of the land area on earth.
Most mountainous continent is Eurasia (33%). Second place goes to North America with 24% of the area ...
Lake Huron
It is situated on the same level as Lake Michigan.
This makes both lakes the same body of water in hydrological meaning. Lake Huron is separated from Lake Michigan by narrow waterways called the Straits of Mackinac.
Mountains
Eight-thousanders are the highest peaks on earth that are over 8,000 meters above sea level.
There are only fourteen such peaks on Earth and ten of them are located in the Himalayas.
Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos has been described as a "hot spot," a place where prolonged volcanic activity is observed.
The Galapagos hot spot is located to the west of the archipelago. Lava flowing from this location fo ...