Geography

Saturday, 24 January 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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Lake Tanganyika
It has three main tributaries: Ruzizi River, Malagarasi River and Kalambo River.
Due to its enormous size and lack of many tributaries, the residence time of Tanganyka is about 5500 years.
Lake Tanganyika
In 1883, a species of freshwater jellyfish was discovered in the waters of Tanganyika, which may suggest that the lake was once connected to the ocean or that the jellyfish got into the lake straight from the river.
Montana
Many dinosaur fossils are found in Montana.
Part of the Hell Creek Formation, which preserves animal and plant fossils from the Late Cretaceous ...
Mount Fuji
Its image was captured on the back of a 1,000 Yen note.
Yen is an official Japanese currency.
Santorini
Modern Santorini originated as a result of a powerful volcanic eruption.
Around 1600 BC, the island, which was probably named Strongili at that time, was sunk due to a stron ...
Gulf of Mexico
Due to the high pollution of the Gulf, partially associated with oil spills, many species previously found in the Gulf have now become extinct.
Mount Vesuvius
The last eruption of the volcano occurred between March 17 and 23, 1944. Since then, Vesuvius has shown no activity.
However, this does not mean that Vesuvius is not capable of renewed eruptions with catastrophic cons ...
Niagara Falls
Tourists can take a boat cruise that goes almost under the very cascades of the falls.
The first cruise took place on 18th September 1846, on a ship with the graceful name Maid of the Mis ...
Easter Island
It is unknown whether the takuturi were used, like the moai, for ancestor worship and mana accumulation.
There is a theory that these statues served the cult of the bird god (Tangata manu) that developed o ...
Uluru
It is famous for its red-orange hue.
It is thanks to the oxidation of iron content on the surface.