Geography

Wednesday, 25 March 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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Nan Madol
It is surprising that an island was chosen as the city's construction site, where there is no access to drinking water or arable land.
Everything had to be delivered from outside.
Mount Fuji
The 18th-century eruption is believed to be triggered by the Hōei earthquake.
Until 2011, it was the largest earthquake that struck Japan.
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 ...
Komodo National Park
There are currently about four thousand people living in Komodo National Park, living in four settlements: Komodo, Rinca, Kerora, and Papagaran.
These settlements existed in the area before it was protected. The Komodo settlement has the largest ...
Yangtze River
The Three Gorges Dam–the largest hydropower station in the world–is located on the Yangtze.
It generates over 100 TWh of electricity a year.
Mississippi River
Along with the Missouri River and Jefferson River, it is regarded as the world’s fourth longest river.
Jefferson River is a tributary of the Missouri River, the longest river in the United States, that flows to the Mississippi River. The Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson spans 6,275 kilometers.
Murray River
It spans three states.
From South Australia, through Victoria, to New South Wales.
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.
Mount St. Helens
It is a part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc.
It is a number of volcanoes in North America, extending for 1,100 kilometers from southwestern British Columbia up to Northern California.
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius is located in the territory of the Vesuvius National Park, created on June 5, 1995.
In the park are protected both local plants and animals and archaeological sites and geological form ...