Geography

Monday, 13 October 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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Rio Grande
Dams built on the river caused the water discharge to get reduced to 20%.
Uluru
It is estimated at 600 million years old.
Crete
Bronze tools and evidence of the use of the potter’s wheel date from the Early Minoan period, also known as the Pre-Palace period (3100-2100 BC).
Some buildings from this period already had two stories. Gold jewelry appeared in the graves found.
Lake Superior
The surroundings of the lake are rich in valuable deposits of raw materials.
Iron ore has been mined here since the middle of the 19th century. Silver, nickel and copper are also mined around the lake.
Mount Tambora
The April 10th eruption, more violent than the previous one, wiped out the village of Tambora.
The streams of lava erupting from the volcano were recorded by witnesses as "liquid fire".
Niagara Falls
The waterfall may cease to exist.
Erosion of the cascade is progressing at a rate of 30 centimeters per year. Unless technology can be ...
Asia
The length of the coastline of Asia is 62,800 kilometers (39,022 mi).
It is almost five times the diameter of the Earth.
Lake Huron
Many native fish species have been extirpated from the lake.
Lake trout, ciscos, and sculpins were the dominant species until the early 20th century, when many i ...
Montana
Most people in Montana are Protestant (47%).
Second place is held by Catholics (23%), and third place belongs to the non-religious (20%).
Santorini
From 300 to 500 years after the volcanic eruption, the island was uninhabited.
After that period, Dorians (a Greek people speaking a Doric dialect) settled here.