Geography

Monday, 23 March 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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Rio Grande
It is the fourth-longest river in North America.
It is 3,051 kilometers long.
Rio Grande
It is a natural border between Mexico and the state of Texas.
Until 1845, Mexico considered the then Republic of Texas a rebellious territory, when it was annexed into the U.S. It resulted in a Mexican-American War that lasted from 1846 to 1848.
Greenland
The Greenland ice sheet covers about 81% of the island.
The original appearance of the island is hidden under the ice.
Atacama Desert
The first European to cross the Atacama was the conquistador Diego de Almagro in 1536.
After the fall of the Incas, the desert came under Spanish rule. In the 19th century, the desert cam ...
Lake Baikal
300 different rivers flow into Baikal.
Only one river flows out of it - Angara.
Bermuda Triangle
The Star Tiger passenger plane also went missing in 1948.
A British South American Airways (BSAA) Avro 688 Tudor Mark IV passenger plane carrying 31 people di ...
Lake Baikal
In winter, Baikal freezes and the ice cover can be up to 2 m thick.
The ice on Baikal is so transparent that the bottom can be seen at small depths.
Stromboli volcano
There are three active volcanic craters on top of Mount Stromboli.
The eruptions of the upper craters are usually brief but violent. They usually eject lava, ash, and cinders several hundred meters above the cone.
Mount Vesuvius
The last eruption of the volcano occurred between March 17 and 23, 1944. Since then, Vesuvius has shown no activity.
However, this does not mean that Vesuvius is not capable of renewed eruptions with catastrophic cons ...
Lake Como
In the center of Triangolo Lariano is the tourist town of Canzo.
Canzo is the main town of the Comunità montana del Triangolo lariano ("Mountain Community of Triango ...