Geography

Saturday, 25 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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Crete
Minoans (Keftiu) erected several-story edifices supported by wooden, cracked columns.
They covered the walls with colorful frescoes decorated with images of dolphins, monkeys. They were ...
Greenland
The indigenous people of Greenland are the Inuit.
Greenlanders are about 90% indigenous, Europeans, mainly Danes, also live there.
Sahara desert
The Sahara is located in northern Africa and stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east.
To the north it is bounded by the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean coast. In the south, it borders a geographical region called the Sahel.
Mountains
The highest mountains of each traditional (not geological) continent are called Seven Summits.
There are several versions of which summits account, but we can consider Mount Everest (Asia), Aconc ...
Paricutin volcano
The volcano's formation process was observed by residents of nearby villages leading everyday lives during the event.
The volcano's activity increased after a month when it began to spew volcanic ash into the air and covered the roofs of nearby settlements of Paricutin and San Juan Parangaricutiro.
Komodo National Park
The park was established in 1980 to protect the unique Komodo dragon, discovered by the scientific world in 1912.
Later, the protection was extended to all of the area’s flora and fauna, including marine life. In 1 ...
Death Valley
Death Valley is a desert valley in eastern California, an area of drainless depression in the northern part of the Mojave Desert.
The Mojave Desert is located mostly in the eastern part of the state of California, as well as in th ...
Jordan River
It is 251 kilometers long.
It's basin area is 18.285 km2 (7,060 sq mi). Over 7 million people live in Jordan River's basin.
Europe
The highest point in Europe is Mont Blanc.
It is located in the Western Alps on the border between France and Italy. It has a height of 4.808,72 m above sea level.
Gulf of Mexico
It is one of the most popular diving destinations.