Geography

Sunday, 18 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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Negev
The Negev is a rocky desert.
There are brown mountains cut by wadi (dry seasonal river beds) and deep craters.
Ojos del Salado
Ojos del Salado is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
It is located in the Central Volcanic Zone (CVZ), which includes Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina ...
Easter Island
There is a legend about moai statues.
The chief of the Hotu Matu'a tribe left his homeland in search of a new home. When he died, his six ...
Mount Elbrus
It belongs to the Seven Summits.
Although some classify Elbrus as an Asian peak, which would give the title of Europe's highest peak to Mont Blanc, most scientists consider Elbrus a European peak.
Greenland
The lowest temperature recorded in Greenland was -69.6 °C (-93.2 °F).
The temperature was recorded on 22 December 1991 at the Klinck weather station, which is located in the central part of the island.
Iguazú Falls
The waterfall is 2.7 kilometers wide and consists of 275 separate rocky thresholds.
Its height varies from 60 to 82 meters. The water flow is estimated at two to four thousand cubic me ...
Gulf of Mexico
There are several coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico.
Scientists conclude that black corals found in the Gulf of Mexico may be one of the oldest organisms on Earth, being over 2,000 years old.
Krakatoa
The final blast of the 1883 eruption generated a force 10,000 times stronger than the one generated by the atomic bomb dropped by the Americans on Hiroshima in 1945.
Lake Tanganyika
Life in Lake Tanganyika occurs up to a depth of 200 meters.
Due to the low fluctuations in the ambient temperature, surface waters do not mix with deep water, which prevents oxygen transport from the surface to the lower parts of the lake.
Lake Victoria
Geologically, Lake Victoria is relatively young, it formed about 400,000 years ago.
 The lake has undergone changes throughout its geologic history, beginning with the present shallow ...