Geography

Friday, 10 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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Wadi Rum
Scientists say that the nature of the place was formed about thirty million years ago.
At that time, a large crack in the earth's crust formed, resulting in the creation of Wadi Rum, in a ...
Cappadocia
In the 4th century A.D., small religious communities of anachorites began to form in Cappadocia.
Anachoreticism, is a form of religiosity known in Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Isla ...
Mount Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro is a volcanic peak that is not extinct, but dormant.
The volcano last erupted in the 1940s. The largest eruption took place three hundred and sixty thousand years ago and destroyed everything within a radius of many kilometers.
Cappadocia
In addition to Derinkuyu, Cappadocia's underground cities open to the public are: Kaymakh, Mazi, Özlüce, Özkonak, Tatlarin, Kurugöl and Gökcetoprak.
Easter Island
That they were Polynesians was supported by similarities in customs, facial features, clothing, and language.
The author of another theory was Thor Heyerdahl, a Norwegian biologist and ethnographer, later a tra ...
Mount Kilimanjaro
During the trek to Kilimanjaro, there is a significant difference in temperature.
From hot in the foothills to very cold at the summit. Temperatures can drop to -15 °C (5 °F) at night.
Lake Baikal
You can get to Baikal by the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Lake Tanganyika
In 1883, a species of freshwater jellyfish was discovered in the waters of Tanganyika, which may suggest that the lake was once connected to the ocean or that the jellyfish got into the lake straight from the river.
Taiga
The term "taiga" is mostly used for the forests of Eurasia.
American forests are generally referred to as boreal coniferous forests.
Komodo National Park
There are currently about four thousand people living in Komodo National Park, living in four settlements: Komodo, Rinca, Kerora, and Papagaran.
These settlements existed in the area before it was protected. The Komodo settlement has the largest ...