Geography

Saturday, 15 August 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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Sahara desert
It consists of 14 smaller deserts that differ in their landscape.
The Sahara contains all known types of deserts, except the ice desert, which is the Antarctic.
Gulf of Mexico
The basin is also suitable for a large number of mollusks that thrive along the coastline.
Most of the seafood consumed in both North and South America comes from the Gulf.
Jordan River
It is 251 kilometers long.
It's basin area is 18.285 km2 (7,060 sq mi). Over 7 million people live in Jordan River's basin.
Santorini
Excellent local wines are produced there, primarily from the assyrtiko variety.
Vine bushes are low pruned and grown without supports in the dry volcanic-ash-rich soil.
River Thames
It originates from Gloucestershire and flows into the North Sea.
Santorini
The volcanic pumice layer of 80m (262 ft.) thick covers the sea bottom around the island in a radius of 20-30 km (12,4-18.6 mi).
Negev
The Negev is a desert and semi-arid region in southern Israel.
It is a highland area located at an altitude of 500 to 900 meters above sea level.
Mount Tambora
The year without summer inspired the British novelist Mary Shelley to write “Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus.”
Atacama Desert
The Atacama is a desert in South America.
t is located in the northern part of Chile, between the Coastal Cordillera (a coastal chain of the Andes in Chile) and the Western Cordillera (a mountain range in western Colombia, part of the Andes).
Amazon River
In 2011, researchers discovered two new species of freshwater stingrays in the Amazon River.
The Heliotrygon (rosai and gomesi), commonly referred to as the Pancake stingrays, is the first new genus of stingrays from the Amazon described since 1987.