Geography

Sunday, 15 March 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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Montana
Montana is home to seven Indian reservations.
Those are: Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Reservation Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Rese ...
River Thames
There were two major floods on the River Thames.
The first documented flooding occurred in 1928 and claimed the lives of 14 people, and over 4,000 we ...
Taiga
More than 300 species of birds nest in the taiga.
Of this number, only 30 species remain in the taiga for the winter. These are carrion-eating birds o ...
Cappadocia
The earliest records of Cappadocia date back to the second half of the 6th century B.C. At that time, it was the property of two Achaemenid kings of Persia - Darius the Great and Xerxes I.
The Achaemenids were a dynasty that ruled Persia between 550 and 330 B.C. The peak of their power wa ...
Santorini
Before the volcano eruption, an earthquake occurred. Scared inhabitants left the island just in time to avoid the worst.
The volcanic eruption caused significant damage to Crete, 110 km away, destroying Knossos Palace.
Caspian Sea
Limestone, sand, clay, and salt are mined from the Caspian Sea.
Rio Grande
In the 19th century, the Rio Grande was a major transportation route for steamboats.
Lake Baikal
The mud layer at the bottom of the lake is about 7 km deep.
Easter Island
The name "Easter Island" was given to it by a European - the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen.
He came across it on Easter Sunday in 1722 while looking for Davis Land, a supposed island that had ...
Tropical rainforests
Rainforests have a well-defined layered structure.
Each layer is a unique concentration of flora and fauna and is called a floor. We distinguish the following layers: Forest Floor Layer Understory Layer Canopy Layer Emergent Layer