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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Easter Island
Easter Island is formed by three conglomerated extinct volcanoes: Terevaka, Poike and Rano Kau.
Terevaka makes up most of the island, while Poike and Rano Kau form the eastern and southern capes a ...
Cotopaxi volcano
The first European to attempt to climb Cotopaxi in 1802 was Alexander Humboldt.
It only reached an altitude of 4500 m above sea level. In 1858, the German explorer, geographer, and ...
Lake Huron
It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes.
However, it ranks third among the Great Lakes in terms of volume, being surpassed by Lake Superior a ...
Europe
The youngest European sea is the Baltic Sea.
It is also one of the youngest seas in the world - it was created about 14.000 years ago. Initially, ...
Sahara desert
A number of Neolithic cave paintings have been found in a national park in Algeria.
Among the 15,000 drawings identified so far are large wild animals (antelopes and crocodiles), herds ...
Bermuda Triangle
The place has gained mythical status because of, some argue, an above-average number of ship and aircraft disappearances.
However, studies have shown that no more accidents occur in the Triangle area than in any other part of the Atlantic.
Congo River
It is also used for the transportation of various materials, such as copper, coffee, cotton, and sugar.
Europe
Most castles are located in Germany.
Their number is impressive, as there are approximately 25.000 of them. For comparison, there are onl ...
Tropical rainforests
Beneath the surface of every tropical rainforest on Earth are rich deposits of natural resources.
Gold, silver, coltan (tantalum and niobium ore used in electronics manufacturing), oil and natural g ...
Rio Grande
In 2001, a sandbar blocked the flow of the Rio Grande into the Gulf of Mexico.
The situation happened again in 2002.