Geography

Sunday, 26 July 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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Rio Grande
One of the major U.S. cities lying along the Rio Grande is Truth or Consequences in New Mexico.
Formerly known as Hot Springs, the city changed its name in 1950 as a result of a dare of a host of ...
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Mount Vesuvius
Vesuvius is one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes.
The list also includes Grímsvötn (Iceland), Cotopaxi (Ecuador), Mayon (Philippines), Popocatépetl (Mexico) or Nyiragongo (Democratic Republic of Congo).
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Lake Huron
There are over 120 lighthouses on the coast of Lake Huron.
In the past they were used to aid ship navigation, but today they serve as a tourist attraction or private property.
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Manhattan
Manhattan is home to the fifth largest park in New York - Central Park.
The 341-hectare park is the most visited urban park in the United States (42 million people) and the ...
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Paricutin volcano
Throughout the eight years of the volcano's activity, there were only quiet outpourings of lava.
More violent eruptions occurred only in the last six months of Paricutin activity.
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Galapagos Islands
One of the most famous representatives of the islands' fauna is the Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis niger).
These tortoises, also known as elephant tortoises, live on seven islands. They are the largest livin ...
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Lake Como
Due to the mild climate, the vegetation around the lake is very diverse and lush.
In the upper part of the lake, a thermal wind - breva - almost always blows.
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Caspian Sea
The longest river in Europe, the Volga River, discharges into the Caspian Sea.
It provides over 80% of the inflowing water. Overall, 130 rivers flow into the Caspian Sea.
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Lake Malawi
Over the years the water level in the lake has changed many times.
It happened that Malawi was almost completely dry. The last such event took place about 18 - 11 thousand years ago.
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Aokigahara
The Aokigahara Forest has several hiking trails and lava caves.
Four of them: the Wind Cave, the Ice Cave, the Dragon Palace, and the Bat (Lava) Cave are open to the public. Designated trails are leading to them.
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22 facts about Europe
22 facts about Europe
The cradle of Western civilization
Although humanity came to Europe from Asia Minor, Europe is referred to as the Old Continent. This term appeared in the 16th century, when European sa ...
15 facts about Lake Como
15 facts about Lake Como
The deepest lake in the Alps
The ancient Romans called it Lacus Larius. It has been a popular vacation spot for aristocrats and wealthy people since Roman times and remains so to ...
15 facts about Aokigahara
15 facts about Aokigahara
Suicide forest
Aokigahara is a forest that stretches northwest to Mount Fuji in Japan. It is called the Aokigahara Sea of Trees, the Mount Fuji Sea of Trees, or the ...
9 facts about Cotopaxi volcano
9 facts about Cotopaxi volcano
One of the highest active volcanoes in the world
Cotopaxi is one of the highest active volcanoes. It is a stratovolcano with an almost perfect cone, which has always been an object of worship for the ...
19 facts about Martinique
19 facts about Martinique
Flower Island
Martinique is a French overseas territory located in the Caribbean. Its history is related to French colonization and the slave trade.As part of the L ...
18 facts about Manhattan
18 facts about Manhattan
The most expensive district in New York
Manhattan is the place where New York was born. Although it is its smallest district, it serves as the economic and administrative center of the city, ...
24 facts about Crete
24 facts about Crete
The largest Greek island
The history of Crete goes back thousands of years, and its continuity, as the Greeks say, lies in nature. At every turn, there are traces of the past. ...
12 facts about Iguazú Falls
12 facts about Iguazú Falls
Guarani Indian waterfall
Iguazu Falls lies on the border of Brazil and Argentina. As late as the end of the 16th century, the Guarani Indians lived there, who lost their terri ...
20 facts about Negev
20 facts about Negev
Rocky desert in Israel
The Negev Desert in Israel is a large desert plateau covering a large area of the southern part of the country. It is desert land, although unusual be ...
11 facts about Pamukkale
11 facts about Pamukkale
A milky white fortress built of cotton fibers
Pamukkale is a geographically and historically unique place located in western Turkey, known mainly for its white terraced pools and cascades. It is o ...
12 facts about Death Valley
12 facts about Death Valley
One of the hottest places on Earth
Death Valley is a desert area located in the western part of the US, mainly in California, although it also reaches into the state of Nevada. It is on ...
14 facts about Victoria Falls
14 facts about Victoria Falls
One of the seven natural wonders of the world
Victoria Falls is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. In addition to a magnificent and over-a-kilometer-wide cascade, they offer visitors a uni ...
13 facts about Niagara Falls
13 facts about Niagara Falls
The world’s fastest-moving waterfall
It lies on the border of two countries, near two cities of the same name, and feeds two power plants.Niagara Falls is a waterfall lying on the river o ...
11 facts about Komodo National Park
11 facts about Komodo National Park
One of the new seven wonders of the world
Komodo National Park is a protected area located in Indonesia. It is one of the country's fifty national parks, located in the Lesser Sunda Islands. T ...
29 facts about Colorado
29 facts about Colorado
Centennial State
Colorado is one of the larger American states, bordered by longitude and latitude. The state is famous for its varied landscape of mountains, forests, ...
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