Geography

Sunday, 15 February 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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Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika lies within the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift.
It lies on the territory of four African countries: Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Tanzania.
Bermuda Triangle
All the stories about this place are very similar.
They describe ships or planes that disappeared in the area without a trace, in the best weather cond ...
Negev
The Negev Desert and its surroundings are the sunniest part of Israel.
That’s why the desert has become the center of Israel’s solar industry. There are opinions of expert ...
Stromboli volcano
According to Clyde S. Kilby, a prominent literary scholar, J. R. R. Tolkien based the Mount Doom, volcano located in Mordor, Middle-earth with the Stromboli volcano.
Lake Como
The city of Como is located at the southern tip of the southwestern arm of Lake Como, 40 km from Milan.
The proximity of Lake Como and the Alps, numerous architectural monuments, museums, parks, and garde ...
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 ...
Jordan River
The Jordan River is a destination for seasonal bird migration.
Every year, it hosts over 500 species of birds.
Nan Madol
There are no written sources about the history of the island, it is known only from oral transmissions.
The history of Pohnpei is divided into four periods: the period of people, the period of Saudeleurs, ...
Mount St. Helens
The volcano resumed its activity on May 7th, and the rate of eruptions was gradually increasing until May 17th.
Manhattan
In the early 19th century, Lower Manhattan was expanded from the natural Hudson shoreline at Greenwich Street to West Street using reclaimed material.
During the construction of the World Trade Center in 1968, 917.000 cubic meters of material was exca ...