Geography

Tuesday, 30 June 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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Hawaii
Hawaii is still a volcanically active area. From time to time, the islands are hit by earthquakes and threatened by tsunami waves.
Tremors are almost a daily occurrence here. Typically, a small earthquake occurs in Hawaii every 3.5 ...
Mount Etna
Etna is one of Sicily's main tourist attractions, visited by thousands of tourists every year.
There are two ski resorts on Mount Etna.
Mount Elbrus
RedFox Elbrus Race. Starting from 2008, every year in June and September a series of running tournaments take place on Elbrus.
Runners can compete on three routes: Elbrus SkyRace 7.36 km long, Elbrus SkyMarathon 12 km long Elbrus Vertical 1 km long.
Dead Sea
The salinity of the Dead Sea at a depth of 50 meters is 360 grams of salt per liter of water.
As early as World War I, the British began mining salt here, which lasted until 1948. In addition to rock salt, large quantities of potassium salt are also extracted from the lake.
Uluru
It is considered the world’s second-largest sandstone monolith.
It is surpassed by Mt. Augustus (1,105 meters above sea level) in Western Australia.
Asia
The most popular attractions we can find in Asia are:
the Great Wall of China,  the Grand Royal Palace in Bangkok,  the Hagia Sophia in Turkey,  the Taj Mahal in India, the Petra in Jordan, the Vasily the Blessed Cathedral in Russia.
Martinique
Martinique was the first coffee-growing area in the Western Hemisphere.
Revolts by plantation slaves, as well as abolitionist campaigns, convinced the French government to ...
Lake Huron
There are over 120 lighthouses on the coast of Lake Huron.
In the past they were used to aid ship navigation, but today they serve as a tourist attraction or private property.
Iguazú Falls
The area where the waterfall was formed was the result of a volcanic eruption that took place about 130 million years ago.
This was probably the largest volcanic eruption in the last several hundred million years. The substrate over which Iguazu flows is basalt.
Mount Fuji
Over 30 species of mammals live on Mount Fuji and its surrounding areas.
There are, for instance, Asiatic black bears, or the rare Japanese serow.