Geography

It is an open secret that in these mountainous regions of Crete, on the slopes of the mountains, there are plantations where locals grow marijuana and make handsome profits from its sale.

7% of Asia's surface area are islands. They are located along the eastern and southeastern coasts.

The average depth of the gulf is 1,6 kilometers.

The term "taiga" is mostly used for the forests of Eurasia.

For years, Japan has had one of the highest suicide rates in the world.

The shortest reigning European ruler was Louis XIX.

Thanks to the massively rising mist created by water falling from high altitudes, rainbows are a common sight here, which are visible even at night when the sunlight reflected from the moon is scattered in the misty clouds of the waterfall.

It is not possible for sea transport to enter the Murray River due to the lack of estuary.

One of the major U.S. cities lying along the Rio Grande is Truth or Consequences in New Mexico.

Despite its inactivity, the region is still seismically active, and Paricutin may awaken at any time.