Geography

The 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River is known as the most destructive in U.S. history.

It is surrounded by the buildings of two cities, both on the Canadian and American sides. Both cities are named Niagara Falls.

Despite the Anangu tradition that allows only certain elderly males to climb the rock, tourists were allowed to climb Uluru until 2019.

Because the Bering land bridge once connected North America and Asia, many animal and plant species were able to colonize both continents and are found throughout the taiga.

The climate of Hawaii is very diverse and depends on the altitude and surroundings.

Only 25 hours - that's how long it took Vesuvius to destroy Pompeii.

Victoria Falls was discovered in 1855 by Scottish missionary David Livingstone.

More than 5 million years ago the area of today's Gibraltar was hit by an earthquake.

Martinique was repeatedly attacked and occupied by the British.

Currently, no volcano in Cappadocia is active.