Geography

Friday, 7 November 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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Ojos del Salado
On the Argentine side of the volcano is a small, unnamed lake with a diameter of 100 meters and a depth of 5 to 10 meters.
Located in a crater at 6390 meters above sea level, it is the highest known lake in the world. In 2019, mountaineer Michael Hernan became the first person to dive the lake.
Congo River
Along with its various tributaries, it forms the largest network of navigable waterways in Africa.
The main tributaries are the Lualaba River, and the Chambeshi River.
Niagara Falls
In 1969, intensive maintenance work was carried out around the waterfall on the US side.
Using a dam, the flow of water was stopped, and large boulders at the base of the waterfall were removed to allow ships to cruise.
Death Valley
Furnace Creek was a former borax mining center.
Mining was carried out by the Pacific Coast Borax Company formed by Francis Marion Smith. Before the ...
Lake Victoria
The first recorded information about Lake Victoria came from Arab traders who crossed the inland routes in search of gold, ivory, other valuable goods and slaves.
The lake existed and was known to many Africans long before it was discovered by a European in 1858, ...
Aokigahara
A profile of a potential suicide was even created.
According to the local population, he is usually a man between 40 and 50 years old, highly positione ...
Mount Elbrus
It has two peaks.
Both are dormant volcanoes and the western peak is higher, but the height difference between the western (5642m) and the eastern (5621m) is small. The peaks are about 3 km apart.
Mount Fuji
It is 3,776.24 meters high.
It is the highest peak in Japan.
Uluru
37 people died during their attempt to climb Uluru.
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.