Geography

Tuesday, 26 May 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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Gulf of Mexico
A brine pool, 1,000 meters below the gulf’s surface, was discovered in 2014.
It is 3,7 meters deep, with a circumference of 30 meters. Its salinity is about five times higher th ...
Nile river
Despite many reservoirs built on the river, a drought in the 1980s caused a massive famine in Ethiopia and Sudan.
Thanks to Lake Nasser, Egypt avoided disaster, but countries further south were not so lucky. Of the ...
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.
Crete
An enclave of traditional life in Crete is a triangle between mountain villages: Anogia, Zoniana, and Aimonas.
Men in that area of the island wear black shirts and dark scarves on their heads (almost all of them ...
Tropical rainforests
Only 2% of the sunlight reaches the bottom of the rainforest.
The vegetation that grows there is quite poor and sparse, as few species are able to function in suc ...
Cappadocia
In 1907, French clergyman Guillaume de Jerphanion in the Gὃreme Valley in Cappadocia found nearly 350 churches carved into the rock.
The churches are small, accommodate a few dozen worshippers, and are decorated with frescoes, the oldest of which date back to the 9th century. Most are carved high into steep rock walls.
Amazon River
In terms of water volume discharge, the Amazon River comes first.
It has a discharge of approximately between 6,591 and 7,570 cubic kilometers per year, which makes it greater than the next seven largest rivers combined.
Europe
The shortest reigning European ruler was Louis XIX.
On August 20, 1830, he assumed the throne of France for 20 minutes.
Murray River
The Aquatic Ecological Community of the Murray River is listed as endangered.
Although recreational fishing of several native species, such as Murray cod or golden perch, is perm ...
Jordan River
The Jordan River is a river in southwest Asia, the Middle East.
It flows through 5 countries: Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Jordan.