Geography

Monday, 4 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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Atacama Desert
Around 1900, there was an irrigation system of puquios in the desert oases.
Puquios (spring, well) are ancient underground aqueduct systems that allow water to be transported l ...
Mountains
The highest mountain on Earth is Mount Everest in Himalayas on the China-Nepal border.
Mount Everest is 8,848 meters high. The border between China and Nepal runs through its summit point.
Gobi Desert
In order to prevent further expansion of the desert, the Chinese government plans to create the so-called Green Wall of China.
It is expected to be an artificially planted green belt consisting of forests and shrubs.
Colorado
It is both an upland and a mountainous state.
It is the only state whose entire area lies above 1,000 meters above sea level. Three-quarters of it ...
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.
Paricutin volcano
Despite its inactivity, the region is still seismically active, and Paricutin may awaken at any time.
As it is considered dormant, not extinct, the probability of future eruptions is high. It may happen in a year or in a few hundred years, but Paricutin probably hasn't said its last word yet.
Ojos del Salado
It is the highest volcano in the world, the second highest peak in the Andes, and the highest peak in Chile.
Its elevation is 6893 meters above sea level.
Nan Madol
Nan Madol was the elite residence of the nobility who took care of the burial and funerary activities guided by priests.
Mount Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro is located in Central Africa and as such there are two seasons: dry and rainy.
The rainy season is divided into long rains (from April to June) and short rains (from October to December).
Mount Pinatubo
Mount Pinatubo has had at least six eruptive periods since 35,000 B.C.
They are: Inararo Eruptive Period (35,000 B.C.) Sacobia Eruptive Period (15,000 B.C.) Pasbul Erupti ...