Geography

Murray River is the longest in Australia.

The Congo River is the second longest in Africa after the Nile and the ninth longest in the world.

During the period 3000-1500 BC, the Minoan culture developed on Crete.

Etna also has its own legends. According to Greek and Roman mythology, the god Vulcan (gr. Hephaestus ) had his forge beneath Mount Etna.

The island was also home to many endemic species of land and sea birds. These have become extinct due to deforestation and hunting.

In the 1970s, smoke circles (a vortex ring formed by smoke in a clear atmosphere) appeared on Etna.

The Galapagos Archipelago is one of the most active volcanic areas in the world.

In 1951, American John Goddard and two French explorers were the first to swim the entire river successfully.

Thanks to the massively rising mist created by water falling from high altitudes, rainbows are a common sight here, which are visible even at night when the sunlight reflected from the moon is scattered in the misty clouds of the waterfall.

It was the first of the Great Lakes discovered by European explorers.