Geography

Tuesday, 29 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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Komodo National Park
The islands that make up the park are of volcanic origin.
The park encompasses the western, coastal part of Flores Island, the islands of Komodo, Padar, and R ...
Yangtze River
The Yangtze River basin is the main grain-producing region in China.
The granary, with the production of over 70% of rice, covers half of the whole nation.
Sahara desert
Due to the change in the angle of the Earth's axis, the Sahara transforms into a savanna with lush grasses every 20,000 years.
The current desert phase will last for the next 15,000 years, after which there will probably be ano ...
Mount Fuji
Over 30 species of mammals live on Mount Fuji and its surrounding areas.
There are, for instance, Asiatic black bears, or the rare Japanese serow.
Wadi Rum
The name Wadi Rum was probably first mentioned by the Roman historian Ptolemy.
He called it Aramava in his list of cities in Arabia, indicating that the valley was at a point tang ...
Martinique
Martinique was the first coffee-growing area in the Western Hemisphere.
Revolts by plantation slaves, as well as abolitionist campaigns, convinced the French government to ...
Mount St. Helens
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, most of the volcano cone is relatively young and was formed over the last 2,200 years.
Colorado
The state has been inhabited by Native Americans for at least 13,500 and possibly more than 37,000 years.
The Lindenmeier Site–an archaeological site in Larimer County–contains artifacts belonging to the fi ...
Stromboli volcano
The volcano is composed of rhyolites, basalts and andesites, and volcanic tuffs.
Mount Etna
Etna also has its own legends. According to Greek and Roman mythology, the god Vulcan (gr. Hephaestus ) had his forge beneath Mount Etna.
One of the oldest legends says that the volcano Etna was created when Zeus could not bear the behavi ...