Geography

Monday, 31 August 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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Mount Etna
In June 2013, Etna was designated a World Heritage Site at UNESCO.
In 1987, Etna Regional Park was created as a protected area around the volcano. The 580 km2 (360 sq ...
Amazon River
Amazon estuary is about 325 km wide.
Within it, there is a giant river island, Marajó, which is flanked on both sides by the Amazon River ...
Komodo National Park
The symbol of the park and its biggest attraction is the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis).
It is the largest lizard in the world and one of the world’s largest reptiles. The hot and dry clima ...
Murray River
Murray River is the longest in Australia.
Measuring from the Upper Murray up to the Indian Ocean, it is 2,520 kilometers long.
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls from the Canadian side is much more attractive to tourists, as the view faces directly onto the falling cascade on the American side and the Canadian cascade.
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1989.
Mississippi River
Its basin covers an area of 3,220,000 square kilometers.
It is the world’s third-largest, outranked by the Amazon River and Congo River basins.
Lake Victoria
The waters of Lake Victoria are divided between three countries: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
80% of the lake's water comes from rainfall, plus rivers and thousands of small streams. The largest ...
Lake Superior
Waters in Lake Superior used to be the cleanest among all Great Lakes.
Today, the waters of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are filtered because of the invasive quagga mussels that live there. Thus, both lakes surpass Lake Superior in clarity.
Sahara desert
The oldest mummy in the world was found in the Sahara desert, dating from before the founding of the Egyptian state.
The Tashwinat mummy was found in a cave of the archaeological site of Uan Muhuggiag in Libya. It is ...