Geography

It is famous for its red-orange hue.

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.

Characteristic of Santorini is the white, compact building with blue dome-shaped roofs.

The Atacama Desert is about 15 million years old.

Thanks to the massively rising mist created by water falling from high altitudes, rainbows are a common sight here, which are visible even at night when the sunlight reflected from the moon is scattered in the misty clouds of the waterfall.

The Amazon River was first discovered by Spanish explorer Vicente Yáñez Pinzón.

They are called the largest pharmacy in the world.

Starting in February 2021, Etna began a series of explosive eruptions that affected nearby villages and towns, with volcanic ash and rocks falling as far away as Catania.

One of its characteristic features is its shape of an inverted "Y" or the Greek letter "λ".

The Atacama is sparsely populated.