Geography

Tuesday, 7 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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Taiga
Taiga occupies 11.5% (17 million km2 - 10,5 million square miles) of Earth's land area, second only to deserts and dry scrub (19% of Earth's land area).
Its largest areas are located in Russia and Canada. In North America, it includes most of inland Can ...
Lake Superior
The largest island on Lake Superior is Isle Royale.
Its surface area is 535,4 km2 (206,7 sq mi). It is located in the northwestern part of the lake. Sur ...
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is actually a lake.
Although it is fed with turbid water by numerous large wadis flowing down from the surrounding mountains, the reservoir has no outflow.
Mississippi River
It either passes through or borders 10 states.
They are Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Tropical rainforests
A distinctive feature of many trees growing in tropical forests is a special root system called buttress roots.
These are roots that grow from the side of the trunk above the soil surface and branch out all the w ...
Atacama Desert
Fauna in the desert is sparse.
Desert wasps and butterflies can be found in the hills. There are only a few species of reptiles and ...
Europe
Only four countries in Europe have left-hand traffic and all of them are islands.
These are: Great Britain, Ireland, Malta, and Cyprus.
Mount St. Helens
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, most of the volcano cone is relatively young and was formed over the last 2,200 years.
Lake Superior
Lake Superior is very cold.
The lake's average temperature is only 2 °C (36 °F).
Easter Island
In 1966, Chile regularized the island's status by incorporating it into the Valparaiso region and granting the islanders citizenship rights.
Since the island's official incorporation into Chile, indigenous people have fought for compensation ...