Geography

The earliest references to Crete come from texts of the Syrian city of Mari from the 18th century BC, where the island is referred to as Kaptara.

It is located in the Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara.

The highest peak in Asia is Mount Everest, which is 8848 m (29,031.7 ft) above sea level.

The April 5th eruption was heard within 1,400 kilometers range.

In 1883, a species of freshwater jellyfish was discovered in the waters of Tanganyika, which may suggest that the lake was once connected to the ocean or that the jellyfish got into the lake straight from the river.

Africa's highest forest is growing at Kilimanjaro.

The Gulf of Mexico is surrounded by approximately 6,076 kilometers of beaches.

The volcanic pumice layer of 80m (262 ft.) thick covers the sea bottom around the island in a radius of 20-30 km (12,4-18.6 mi).

To the east of the Rocky Mountains is the eastern Colorado Plains.

Krakatoa is not only a name of a volcano.