Geography

Sunday, 12 October 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 Fuji
It is one of the most popular landscapes to be featured in various pieces of art.
There are many poems, paintings, and songs that used Mount Fuji as an inspiration.
Caspian Sea
Oil and gas production causes serious water and land pollution.
Death Valley
Death Valley National Park has more than a thousand plant species, among which twenty-three are endemic.
The vegetation there changes depending on the altitude. Rare shrubs such as creosote bush (Larrea tr ...
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 ...
Niagara Falls
Nearly half of the water from the waterfall is discharged into two nearby power plants.
The amount of water discharged significantly affects the water level in the river, which can fluctuate by several meters throughout the day.
Mount Pinatubo
Prior to the eruption of 1991, Mount Pinatubo was covered with vegetation.
There were many villages on the slope of the volcano, housing over 30,000 people.
Taiga
Major tree species, growing season length, and temperatures vary among taiga regions.
Taiga
Taiga is a boreal (northern) coniferous forest.
Boreal forests are found throughout northern Europe (the Scandinavian Peninsula and the Kola Peninsu ...
Dead Sea
In order to save the Dead Sea, Israel has agreed with Jordan in a joint initiative.
It involves building a pipeline to bring water from the Red Sea to the lake.
Easter Island
By the mid-19th century, most of the moai had been overturned.
Today, about 50 of them have been re-sited in their former places.