Geography

Friday, 2 October 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
Etna is one of Sicily's main tourist attractions, visited by thousands of tourists every year.
There are two ski resorts on Mount Etna.
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Mediterranean Sea
There are more than 20 Mediterranean countries, most of which cooperate within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership.
EUROMED is a platform for cooperation between the member states of the European Union and 12 Mediterranean countries, initiated in Barcelona in 1995.
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Nile river
Most Egyptians today still live in the Nile Valley area.
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Mount Fuji
The 18th-century eruption is believed to be triggered by the Hōei earthquake.
Until 2011, it was the largest earthquake that struck Japan.
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Tropical rainforests
Many indigenous tribes live in the tropical rainforest.
Most of them are engaged in hunting and gathering or agriculture. These tribes may have inhabited th ...
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Colorado
The highest officially recorded temperature in Colorado was 46.1° C.
It was recorded on July 20, 2019, at John Martin Dam on the Arkansas River in southeastern Colorado.In contrast, the lowest was -51.7° C on February 1, 1985, at Maybell.
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Rio Grande
In Mexico, it is known as the Rio Bravo, which means the furious river.
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Europe
One of the largest museums in the world is The British Museum. It has over 8 million exhibits in its resources, but only 1 percent of them are exhibited.
It has nothing to do with any conspiracies or unexplained paranormal phenomena. The amount of exhibi ...
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Lake Superior
The first steamboat to ply the lake's waters was the Independence in October 1845.
The boat was used to transport goods and passengers, mainly to mining settlements around the lake.
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Europe
Europe began to form about 175 million years ago when the supercontinent Pangaea began to break apart.
Pangea broke into two parts and a new continent emerged from its northern part - Laurasia. The Briti ...
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22 facts about Europe
22 facts about Europe
The cradle of Western civilization
Although humanity came to Europe from Asia Minor, Europe is referred to as the Old Continent. This term appeared in the 16th century, when European sa ...
15 facts about Lake Como
15 facts about Lake Como
The deepest lake in the Alps
The ancient Romans called it Lacus Larius. It has been a popular vacation spot for aristocrats and wealthy people since Roman times and remains so to ...
15 facts about Aokigahara
15 facts about Aokigahara
Suicide forest
Aokigahara is a forest that stretches northwest to Mount Fuji in Japan. It is called the Aokigahara Sea of Trees, the Mount Fuji Sea of Trees, or the ...
9 facts about Cotopaxi volcano
9 facts about Cotopaxi volcano
One of the highest active volcanoes in the world
Cotopaxi is one of the highest active volcanoes. It is a stratovolcano with an almost perfect cone, which has always been an object of worship for the ...
19 facts about Martinique
19 facts about Martinique
Flower Island
Martinique is a French overseas territory located in the Caribbean. Its history is related to French colonization and the slave trade.As part of the L ...
18 facts about Manhattan
18 facts about Manhattan
The most expensive district in New York
Manhattan is the place where New York was born. Although it is its smallest district, it serves as the economic and administrative center of the city, ...
24 facts about Crete
24 facts about Crete
The largest Greek island
The history of Crete goes back thousands of years, and its continuity, as the Greeks say, lies in nature. At every turn, there are traces of the past. ...
12 facts about Iguazú Falls
12 facts about Iguazú Falls
Guarani Indian waterfall
Iguazu Falls lies on the border of Brazil and Argentina. As late as the end of the 16th century, the Guarani Indians lived there, who lost their terri ...
20 facts about Negev
20 facts about Negev
Rocky desert in Israel
The Negev Desert in Israel is a large desert plateau covering a large area of the southern part of the country. It is desert land, although unusual be ...
11 facts about Pamukkale
11 facts about Pamukkale
A milky white fortress built of cotton fibers
Pamukkale is a geographically and historically unique place located in western Turkey, known mainly for its white terraced pools and cascades. It is o ...
12 facts about Death Valley
12 facts about Death Valley
One of the hottest places on Earth
Death Valley is a desert area located in the western part of the US, mainly in California, although it also reaches into the state of Nevada. It is on ...
14 facts about Victoria Falls
14 facts about Victoria Falls
One of the seven natural wonders of the world
Victoria Falls is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. In addition to a magnificent and over-a-kilometer-wide cascade, they offer visitors a uni ...
13 facts about Niagara Falls
13 facts about Niagara Falls
The world’s fastest-moving waterfall
It lies on the border of two countries, near two cities of the same name, and feeds two power plants.Niagara Falls is a waterfall lying on the river o ...
11 facts about Komodo National Park
11 facts about Komodo National Park
One of the new seven wonders of the world
Komodo National Park is a protected area located in Indonesia. It is one of the country's fifty national parks, located in the Lesser Sunda Islands. T ...
29 facts about Colorado
29 facts about Colorado
Centennial State
Colorado is one of the larger American states, bordered by longitude and latitude. The state is famous for its varied landscape of mountains, forests, ...
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