Geography

Saturday, 12 September 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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Amazon River
Beneath the Amazon River flows another - the Hamza River.
Hamza is about 6000 km long aquifer that flows at a depth of about 4 km and enters the Atlantic Ocea ...
Mount Vesuvius
After the eruption of Avellino in 1995 BC, the volcano passed into a state of more frequent but less dangerous eruptions.
This situation remained until 217 BC, when Vesuvius made its presence felt again. Apparently from 21 ...
Ojos del Salado
Ojos del Salado is a dormant volcano.
It was volcanically active during the Pleistocene and Holocene, producing mainly lava flows. The las ...
Europe
The Vatican has the fewest inhabitants - 800 people.
The second least populous country is San Marino (about 33.000) and the third least populous is Monaco (37.000).
Galapagos Islands
The only permanent freshwater lake in the Galapagos is El Junco.
Lake El Junco is located on the island of San Cristobal, at an altitude of about 700 meters. It was formed in a caldera and has an area of six hectares. The lake gets its water only from rain.
Lake Baikal
The age of Baikal goes back to the oligocene.
The age of Baikal goes back to the oligocene. It is estimated that the lake exists about 25-30 milli ...
Lake Superior
Despite its cold waters, over 80 fish species live in the lake.
The most popular native fish of the lake are bloater, burbot, cisco, lake sturgeon, lake trout, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, yellow perch.
Asia
The largest island in Asia is Borneo.
Borneo's surface area is 743 330 km² (287 000 sq mi). There are three countries on the island: Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.
Lake Tanganyika
The water of the lake is highly alkaline, the pH varies in the range of 7.5 - 9.2 as well as a fairly high carbonate hardness of 7-11 °n.
Mississippi River
It is divided into three sections—the Upper Mississippi, the Middle Mississippi, and the Lower Mississippi.