Geography

Tuesday, 17 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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Manhattan
Manhattan is the center of LGBT culture.
The district is widely recognized as the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ rights movement.
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.
Tropical rainforests
Only 2% of the sunlight reaches the bottom of the rainforest.
The vegetation that grows there is quite poor and sparse, as few species are able to function in suc ...
Krakatoa
The 2018 eruption caused a massive tsunami that hit the shores of Indonesia, claiming the lives of 437 people and endangering over 14,000.
Amazon River
There are no bridges on the Amazon River.
While it is not impossible to build a bridge across the Amazon River, such a structure would not sur ...
Mediterranean Sea
In the European part of the Mediterranean, hills and plateaus stretching between low mountain ranges dominate the landscape.
The coasts are rocky, interspersed with sandy beaches and bays. The plateaus there are mostly between 200 and 500 meters above sea level, with the highest and widest in central Spain.
Colorado
The official language of the state is English.
The second most spoken language is Spanish. One Native American language still spoken in the state is the Colorado River Numic language, known as the Ute dialect.
Gobi Desert
The area of the Gobi is approximately 1,295,000 km² (500,000 sq mi).
It is the 6th largest desert in the world and largest in Asia.
Victoria Falls
The height of the waterfall in Victoria Falls is 108 meters.
Santorini
This Greek island is located 175 km (109 mi) southeast of the Greek coast in the Aegean Sea.