Geography

Wednesday, 30 September 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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Montana
The fauna of the state is very diverse.
There are 115 mammal, 427 bird, 20 reptiles, 14 amphibian, 90 fish species in Montana.
Uluru
Both names–Uluru and Ayers Rock–are officially in use since 1993.
At first, it was named “Ayers Rock / Uluru” but since 2002, as requested by the Regional Tourism Association in Alice Springs, it has been renamed “Uluru / Ayers Rock.”
Easter Island
A macrolide antibiotic used in modern medicine was first isolated in 1975 from Streptomyces hygroscopicus bacteria from a soil sample taken on Easter Island.
The drug called Sirolimus (rapamycin) is an immunosuppressant used in transplantation. Rapamycin is ...
Taiga
The term "taiga" is mostly used for the forests of Eurasia.
American forests are generally referred to as boreal coniferous forests.
Lake Como
German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer spent a lot of time in his lakeside villa.
Here he wrote down a large part of his memories.
Murray River
Murray cod is the largest freshwater fish in Australia.
Nan Madol
The name of the city of Nan Madol means "spacing between", which probably refers to the channels between the islets.
Nan Madol is not the original name of the island, the original name is Reef of Heavens.
Rio Grande
The Rio Grande has over 100 tributaries.
The largest in terms of discharge is the Rio Conchos.
Mount Pinatubo
It is located approximately 87 kilometers northwest of the capital of the Philippines, Manila.
Niagara Falls
The waterfall is relatively young and was formed after the last glaciation 12.500 years ago.
Before the warming of the climate, the region of the waterfall and the Great Lakes were covered by a glacier two to three kilometers thick.