Geography

Sunday, 25 October 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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Amazon River
The Amazon River rises in the high Andes of Peru. It does not have a single source.
There are three headwaters that are considered the source of the river: the Apurímac, the Mantaro and the Marañón (considered the main source of the Amazon). 
Manhattan
Manhattan is the center of LGBT culture.
The district is widely recognized as the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ rights movement.
Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos is also home to another unusual species - the marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus).
It is the only iguana that has adapted to life in the marine environment. This species, found only i ...
Jordan River
Despite the pollution, the River Jordan houses a wide range of wildlife and birds.
This includes a vast variety of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, and amphibians.
Cappadocia
Cappadocia is an administrative concept. Its boundaries are not sharply defined and result from tradition, history and different landscapes.
It is located in the middle of Anatolia, in the center of Nevşehir district, and in some parts of th ...
Sahara desert
Only one permanent river flows through the Sahara. This is the Nile with its tributary, the Blue Nile.
Many rivers in the Sahara are periodic, episodic in nature. They flow only at certain times of the year when heavy rainfall occurs in their basins.
Taiga
In the Asian taiga, two types are distinguished, differing in species composition - dark taiga and light taiga.
Dark taiga occurs mainly in western Siberia (up to the Yenisei River and Lake Baikal). In the north, ...
Bermuda Triangle
Methane mixed with air layers below an airplane causes changes in density and, consequently, vertical movements of air masses.
This results in turbulence, during which the pilot can perform a maneuver leading to a loss of contr ...
Stromboli volcano
Stromboli volcano is located at Stromboli Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The island lies about 64.5 km (40.1 mi) off the northern coast of Sicily. Together with sixteen surr ...
Montana
In 1852 gold was discovered in Montana.
Since then, it took ten years for a gold rush to develop. Although Montana is not as rich in gold as ...