Geography

Sunday, 30 August 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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Bermuda Triangle
The best documented and most quoted in the history of the Bermuda Triangle is Flight 19.
In an incident on December 5, 1945, five American bombers and one search plane were lost - the plane ...
Krakatoa
Krakatoa is best known for its 1883 eruption that killed over 36,000 people.
Although Krakatoa has been an active volcano throughout its existence, the most memorable and deadli ...
Cotopaxi volcano
The Cotopaxi volcano is located in the central part of Cotopaxi National Park.
The park was created in 1975 in an area of 334 km2. It is the first national park created on the con ...
Krakatoa
The centuries-old activity of Krakatoa is reported in historical records. This volcano was formed two million years ago and has always shown great activity. 
As early as the 3rd century AD, the Chinese described its violent eruptions. Its eruption around 416 ...
Murray River
Murray River is the longest in Australia.
Measuring from the Upper Murray up to the Indian Ocean, it is 2,520 kilometers long.
Jordan River
The River Jordan has six main tributaries.
They are the Hasbani River, the Banias River, the Dan River, the Ayoun River, the Yarmouk River, and the Jabbok River.
Mountains
The highest mountain on Earth is Mount Everest in Himalayas on the China-Nepal border.
Mount Everest is 8,848 meters high. The border between China and Nepal runs through its summit point.
Taiga
Taiga is a challenging biome for reptiles and amphibians.
Only a few species occur in the boreal forest, including the Striped garter, Siberian salamander, Wood frog, American and Canadian toad, and others. Most of these hibernate underground in winter.
Congo River
The discharge volume of water makes the Congo River second after the Amazon River.
Negev
There is also dangerous infrastructure in the Negev.
It includes a nuclear reactor at the Negev Nuclear Research Center, 22 agrochemical and petrochemica ...