Geography

Thursday, 9 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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Asia
Asia has the most populated cities in the world, with many exceeding 1 million inhabitants.
Two of the Asian countries also have more than 1 billion citizens. Those are China and India.
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a large shipwreck graveyard.
Over 750 known shipwrecks can be found on the gulf’s bottom, the earliest dating back to the 16th ce ...
Uluru
It is 348 meters high above ground level, 863 meters above sea level, 3.6 kilometers long, and 1.9 kilometers wide, with a total circumference of 9.4 kilometers.
It is believed that 2.5 kilometers of its mass are hidden underground.
Gulf of Mexico
It is estimated that approximately 2,5 million migratory birds rest daily on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico.
Cappadocia
In the largest of the churches, Tokali, ancient artists immortalized the story of Jesus' life on the walls and placed statues of saints.
Europe
Europe is inhabited by over 748 million inhabitants, which constitutes 9.8 percent of the Earth's population.
There are therefore more than twice as many Europeans as inhabitants of the USA, and almost half as many as inhabitants of Africa, India, or China.
Mississippi River
At its widest point, the Mississippi River is over 17 kilometers wide.
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.
Crete
Crete was formed from uplifted underwater mountain ranges.
Fifteen million years ago it was part of continental Europe. The western parts of the island are an ...
Sahara desert
Despite the hot weather and lack of water, many organisms have adapted to the conditions in the Sahara.
Among plants, palms, thorny shrubs, grasses, and various types of succulents are most common. The mo ...