Geography

Sunday, 17 May 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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Greenland
Near the town of IIuIissat is a fjord that was listed by UNESCO in 2004.
At the mouth of the fjord is the world's fastest moving glacier, Sermeq Qujalleg.
Tropical rainforests
Due to abundant and frequent rainfall, the soils of equatorial forests are often washed out.
This makes them less fertile, but there are areas of fertile soil, mostly volcanic.
Mount Elbrus
The eastern, lower peak of the mountain was first climbed by a local mountaineer, Killar Khashirov, on July 22, 1829.
Khashirov was the guide of a scientific expedition of the Russian Imperial Army led by General Georgi Emanuel.
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is home to a vast number of species.
The marine life of the gulf consists of more than 51 species of sharks (such as tiger sharks, lemon ...
Taiga
The taiga in its present form has existed for the last 12,000 years, since the beginning of the Holocene epoch.
In the north, the taiga is adjacent through the sparse trees(transition zone) to the tundra (a treel ...
Gulf of Mexico
It covers an area of approximately 1,6 million square kilometers.
It is the largest gulf in the world.
Victoria Falls
Thanks to the massively rising mist created by water falling from high altitudes, rainbows are a common sight here, which are visible even at night when the sunlight reflected from the moon is scattered in the misty clouds of the waterfall.
Taiga
After tundra and permanent ice caps, the taiga is the terrestrial biome with the lowest average annual temperatures.
The average annual temperature ranges from -5 to 5 °C (23 °F to 41 °F). In the Siberian taiga, the average temperature of the coldest month ranges from -6 °C to -50 °C (21 °F to -58 °F).
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 ...
Nile river
Most Egyptians today still live in the Nile Valley area.