Geography

Wednesday, 26 November 2025
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 Pinatubo
The volcanic activity of Mount Pinatubo has begun some 1,1 million years ago.
Mount Pinatubo’s history is divided into two stages—the ancestral Pinatubo and the modern Pinatubo.T ...
Europe
The shortest reigning European ruler was Louis XIX.
On August 20, 1830, he assumed the throne of France for 20 minutes.
Dead Sea
The salinity of the Dead Sea at a depth of 50 meters is 360 grams of salt per liter of water.
As early as World War I, the British began mining salt here, which lasted until 1948. In addition to rock salt, large quantities of potassium salt are also extracted from the lake.
Tropical rainforests
Soils in tropical forests fall into two categories: red soils and ferralitic soils.
Red soils are well-weathered, red clay soils that are acidic and poor in essential nutrients such as ...
Asia
The highest peak in Asia is Mount Everest, which is 8848 m (29,031.7 ft) above sea level.
Its located in the Himalayas, and across its peak runs a China-Nepal border.
Amazon River
In terms of water volume discharge, the Amazon River comes first.
It has a discharge of approximately between 6,591 and 7,570 cubic kilometers per year, which makes it greater than the next seven largest rivers combined.
Galapagos Islands
Conservation of the Galapagos Islands' unique wildlife began in the 1930s.
In 1936, the Ecuadorian government declared the islands a national reserve, and in June 1959, the Ga ...
Manhattan
Manhattan is the center of LGBT culture.
The district is widely recognized as the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ rights movement.
Cotopaxi volcano
The Cotopaxi volcano has erupted 87 times.
It has been active for over four thousand years. The strongest eruption took place at the turn of 15 ...
Mount Etna
Etna has four active craters and more than 270 inactive side craters on its slopes.
Bocca Nuova and Voragine were formed from the central crater in 1945 and 1968 The northeast crater, ...