Geography

Wednesday, 8 July 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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Stromboli volcano
The volcano is composed of rhyolites, basalts and andesites, and volcanic tuffs.
Sahara desert
Thanks to underground rivers or aquifers, oases exist in the desert.
These are largely relict, non-renewable bodies of water that date back to times when the Sahara had ...
Mediterranean Sea
The salinity of the Mediterranean Sea is 33-39 per mille.
The Dead Sea is considered the most saline body of water with a salinity of 231 per mille, which is more than six times the average salinity of the oceans. Read facts about the Dead Sea
Mount Elbrus
It belongs to the Seven Summits.
Although some classify Elbrus as an Asian peak, which would give the title of Europe's highest peak to Mont Blanc, most scientists consider Elbrus a European peak.
Caspian Sea
It has a diverse ecosystem.
Over 2,000 species live around the Caspian Sea, and approximately 400 of them are endemic to this un ...
Europe
There are as many as 12 countries in Europe with monarchies.
These include Andorra, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the Vatican and the United Kingdom.
Europe
The most populous country in Europe is Germany, with over 80 million inhabitants.
If we also included Russia as a European country (it is located in both Europe and Asia), it would b ...
Easter Island
Roggeveen called it Paasch-Eyland (the 18th-century Dutch name for "Easter Island").
The official Spanish name of the island Isla de Pascua also means "Easter Island." The current Polyn ...
Galapagos Islands
When the islands were formed, they were about 200 km further from the mainland than they are today.
At the current rate of tectonic plate movement, the Galapagos Islands will collapse into the Peru-Chile Trench (a deep-sea trench in the eastern Pacific Ocean) in about 20 million years.
Gobi Desert
In 1987 the Mogao Caves located in the desert were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mogao is a complex of 492 rock Buddhist temples, the oldest of which date back to the 4th century AD.