Geography

Thursday, 21 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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Dead Sea
The Dead Sea lies about 314 meters below sea level, in a geological fault that extends into southern Africa and forms the lowest point of the earth's surface here.
It lies on the border between Israel, Palestine and Jordan.
Pamukkale
In ancient times, the city of Hierapolis was founded on the slope of Cökelez Mountain, above the Pamukkale terraces.
Hierapolis was founded as a thermal spa in the early 2nd century BC. It became a healing center wher ...
Mount Pinatubo
Mount Pinatubo is made of dacite and andesite.
Lake Huron
It is situated on the same level as Lake Michigan.
This makes both lakes the same body of water in hydrological meaning. Lake Huron is separated from Lake Michigan by narrow waterways called the Straits of Mackinac.
Mountains
Eight-thousanders are the highest peaks on earth that are over 8,000 meters above sea level.
There are only fourteen such peaks on Earth and ten of them are located in the Himalayas.
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 ...
Mediterranean Sea
There are a total of nearly 5,000 islands in the Mediterranean basin.
Their coast length is about 18,000 km, which is almost 40% of the total Mediterranean coastline. Amo ...
Yangtze River
The Yangtze River basin covers 1/5 of the land area of China.
Tropical rainforests
The emergent and canopy levels are very similar.
The difference is that the vegetation that covers it is 45 to 55 meters high, although there are spe ...
Victoria Falls
The name Victoria Falls was given to the waterfall by its discoverer, David Livingstone, in honor of the then-reigning English queen.