Geography

Sunday, 5 October 2025
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
The most conspicuous feature of the Atacama is the almost complete absence of precipitation.
The desert is widely known as the driest place on earth, especially around the abandoned mining town ...
Easter Island
Roggeveen called it Paasch-Eyland (the 18th-century Dutch name for "Easter Island").
The official Spanish name of the island Isla de Pascua also means "Easter Island." The current Polyn ...
Yangtze River
The longest arch bridge in the world, located on the Yangtze, is the Chaotianmen Bridge.
It is 552 meters long.
Mediterranean Sea
The average depth of the sea is 1,438 m (4,717 ft).
The greatest depth is 5,267 m (17,280 ft) - Calypso Deep - in the Ionian Sea.
Lake Baikal
The lake is growing by two millimeters a year.
Some scientists say that we are witnessing the birth of a new ocean because in the world of geology is a huge pace.
Aokigahara
The area around Mount Fuji is one of Japan's leading bird breeding grounds and a treasure trove of mammals.
42 species of mammals have been confirmed to exist there. The Aokigahara area is characterized by a ...
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 ...
Greenland
The island is home to the world's largest and northernmost national park.
It was established in 1974 and covers an area of 972,000 km2 (375,291 sq mi). It has been a UNESCO B ...
Colorado
To the east of the Rocky Mountains is the eastern Colorado Plains.
The Colorado Plains are mostly prairies but also include hardwood forests, hills, and canyons. The e ...
Mount Pinatubo
Mount Pinatubo is made of dacite and andesite.