Geography

Friday, 12 December 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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Easter Island
In addition to moai, there is a particular type of statue - takuturi.
Unlike moai, takuturi rest kneeling and have entirely different facial features and head shapes. Ano ...
River Thames
The River Thames holds an annual Race for Doggett’s Coat & Badge, the world’s oldest boat race.
It was founded in 1725 by Thomas Doggett and has been run for over 300 years. It runs through the center of London for 7,400 meters.
Yangtze River
The Yangtze River originates from Geladandong Peak of the Tanggula Mountains in Tibet and flows into the East China Sea.
Lake Tanganyika
The lake's ecosystem is very unique and diverse.
Over 2000 species, both plants and animals, are found here, and about 500 of them cannot be seen anywhere else.
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, ...
Montana
It is known as "The Treasure State."
It all started with a gold rush, but Montana is also the only producer of platinum and palladium and a significant copper, silver, and gemstones manufacturer.
Aokigahara
The Aokigahara Forest has several hiking trails and lava caves.
Four of them: the Wind Cave, the Ice Cave, the Dragon Palace, and the Bat (Lava) Cave are open to the public. Designated trails are leading to them.
River Thames
Nowadays, it houses over 125 species of fish.
The most common are cod, salmon, trout, shad, and bass.
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 ...
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 ...