Geography

Wednesday, 15 October 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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Lake Superior
To circle the lake, you have to drive 2783 km (1729 mi).
That's almost the same distance as between Chicago and Las Vegas.
Colorado
Colorado is home to the highest city in the US.
It is Leadville, the administrative seat of Lake County. The city sits at 3,096 meters above sea lev ...
Sahara desert
Sand temperatures in the Sahara reach extreme levels.
A record temperature of 83.5 °C (182,3 °F) was measured in the city of Port Sudan. Average surface temperatures often exceed 80 °C (176 °F).
Santorini
One of the most famous places in Santorini is Akrotiri, called "Greek Pompeii."
It was an extremely developed Minoan city, which, like Pompeii in Italy, suffered greatly from the v ...
Greenland
The Greenland ice sheet covers about 81% of the island.
The original appearance of the island is hidden under the ice.
Taiga
Boreal forests are estimated to store twice as much chemically pure carbon per unit area as tropical forests.
According to scientists, the North's ecosystem has bound and stored 208 billion tons of chemically p ...
Uluru
It is a sandstone formation, located in the southern part of the Northern Territory in Australia.
Lake Superior
Lake Superior and the Huron's water levels differ by 25 ft (8 m).
The Soo Locks has been built to sail from one lake to another. The first locks were constructed in 1 ...
Murray River
It spans three states.
From South Australia, through Victoria, to New South Wales.
Colorado
The first rodeo was held in Colorado.
It was organized after the Civil War in the Town of Deer Trail in 1869.