Geography

The total annual precipitation varies from 50 to 200 mm (1.96 to 7.87 in) depending on the region.

To the north and west, the Negev is a plain covered with dust and partly loess.

Unfortunately, the glacier on Kilimanjaro is melting; since 1912, 82% of the glacier has disappeared.

The size of islets ranges from 160 to 12,7 thousand m2  and the total building area is 750 000 m2.

As a result of the eruption and the arrival of Typhoon Yunya, over 800 people lost their lives.

The highest point in the state is Mount Elbert (4,401.2 meters above sea level).

Its basin covers an area of 3,220,000 square kilometers.

Mount Fuji is open to climbers for two months only–from the beginning of July to the end of August.

Images of saints also adorn the walls of Karanlik Church, where, in addition to the paintings, one can find, according to tradition, the footprint of Christ's sandals carved into the rock.

The Florida Reef is the only coral barrier in the continental U.S.