Geography

Saturday, 15 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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Cotopaxi volcano
Cotopaxi is home to one of the few equatorial glaciers in the world.
The boundary of eternal ice begins at an altitude of approximately 5000 m above sea level.
Congo River
The Congo Basin covers an area of approximately 4,000,000 square kilometers.
Yangtze River
It is regarded as the natural boundary of North and South China.
The climate differs significantly in those parts, with the northern being drier and cooler, and the southern being warm and humid.
Sahara desert
It covers an area of 9.2 million km2 (3.55 million sq mi). It is the largest hot desert in the world.
The desert covers 31% of Africa and 8% of the Earth's land area. Comparing the Sahara to countries, its area is almost identical to that of the United States of America.
Paricutin volcano
During the first day of activity of the newly formed volcano has grown by 50 meters.
After a week, its height has doubled.
Death Valley
Furnace Creek was a former borax mining center.
Mining was carried out by the Pacific Coast Borax Company formed by Francis Marion Smith. Before the ...
Nan Madol
The islets form a complex which is divided into two parts: Madol Powe and Madol Pah.
Madol Powe - upper Nan Madol, occupies the north-eastern part of the complex and contains a large nu ...
Mount Fuji
The 18th-century eruption is believed to be triggered by the Hōei earthquake.
Until 2011, it was the largest earthquake that struck Japan.
Aokigahara
Aokigahara has a bad reputation as a suicide forest.
The forest gained such a reputation in the 1960s, and the place was popularized by Seichō Matsumoto ...
Santorini
The beaches on Santorini are usually sandy and sometimes pebble.
Beaches also have different colors: white, red, and black. Usually, the name is derived from the col ...