Geography

Saturday, 25 April 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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Yangtze River
The Yangtze has over 700 tributaries, eight of which are principal.
They are the Yalung River, Min River, Jialing River, Han River, Wu River, Yuan River, Xiang River, and Gan River.
Taiga
Precipitation in the taiga is relatively low throughout the year, typically 200-750 mm, and in some areas, 1000 mm per year.
Moisture comes from rain during the summer months, as well as snow and fog. In the northernmost regions of the taiga, snow can remain for up to 9 months.
Amazon River
The enormous discharge of water dilutes the salinity of the Atlantic Ocean for an area of 2,5 million square kilometers.
Krakatoa
The final blast of the 1883 eruption generated a force 10,000 times stronger than the one generated by the atomic bomb dropped by the Americans on Hiroshima in 1945.
Mount Vesuvius
The formation of the volcano began about 25 thousand years ago. Subsequent eruptions and lava flows caused the mountain to grow ever larger.
Another powerful explosion occurred about 19 thousand years ago, initiating the whole cycle of catac ...
Crete
During World War II, the island was the site of the famous Battle of Crete in May 1941.
The battle claimed more than 11.000 soldiers and civilians killed or wounded. German firing squads c ...
Montana
Most popular reptiles in Montana.
Among others, the most popular and numerous are: Northern alligator lizard Common sagebrush lizard ...
Death Valley
The Gold Rush had a tremendous impact on Native California and accelerated the decline of Native American populations due to disease, famine, and genocide in California.
Death Valley was inhabited by Native Americans of the Timbisha Indian tribe, formerly known as the P ...
Gulf of Mexico
It formed approximately 300 million years ago in the Late Triassic.
Hawaii
The first people appeared in Hawaii around the 2nd century.
The exact date is unknown, but archaeological research indicates that the first settlers reached the ...