Geography

Sunday, 18 January 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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Victoria Falls
On the Zimbabwean side is a rainforest.
It is a place where it rains every day due to the enormous amount of water evaporating from the falls.
Mount Vesuvius
Currently, on the slopes of the volcano are cultivated both vegetables and fruit, and establish vineyards.
Martinique
On February 2, 2023, Martinique adopted its independent activist flag, symbolizing the three colors of Pan-Africanism.
It consists of a red triangle on the left side and two horizontal stripes, the upper green and the l ...
Taiga
Because the Bering land bridge once connected North America and Asia, many animal and plant species were able to colonize both continents and are found throughout the taiga.
Due to the harsh climate of the taiga, a relatively small variety of animals inhabit it. Canada's bo ...
Mississippi River
The deepest point in the Mississippi River is 61 meters deep.
It is located in New Orleans.
Montana
Many dinosaur fossils are found in Montana.
Part of the Hell Creek Formation, which preserves animal and plant fossils from the Late Cretaceous ...
Lake Superior
There is more water in Lake Superior than in the other Great Lakes combined.
The lake has 12,100 km³ (2,900 cu mi) of water, which is about 10% of all the fresh water on Earth.
Bermuda Triangle
The methane gas floats on the water's surface as many tiny bubbles. The density of the resulting gas-water mixture is much less than that of seawater. If a ship finds itself in such an area, due to the lower density, it quickly sinks below the actual sea surface, and the crew is unable even to make an emergency call. The ship sinks.
In the case of Flight 19, several witnesses confirmed that they saw an explosion in the sky. However ...
Yangtze River
It is considered the busiest river in the world.
Water transportation is very popular among both citizens and tourists. It also allows for ocean vessels to travel for around 1,600 kilometers up the river.
Mount Elbrus
Elbrus is covered by twenty-two glaciers.
Some of them are 400 meters thick. Glaciers on Elbrus give rise to the Baksan, Kuban and Malka rivers.