Geography

Wednesday, 29 July 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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Lake Superior
It was formed by the retreat of the glaciers about 10 thousand years ago.
This was when the first people appeared on the shores of the lake. They belonged to the Plano cultur ...
Yangtze River
There are four major cities along the Yangtze River–Shanghai, Wuhan, Nanjing, and Chongqing.
Shanghai is one of the most popular tourist destinations, the largest city in China, and used to be ...
Santorini
Part of the traditional buildings of Fira was destroyed during the earthquake in 1956.
Luckily most of the historic buildings have survived to this day. The city is the administrative center of Santorini.
Gobi Desert
The endemic species of the Gobi desert is the Przewalski's horse.
An attempt to reconstruct the population of this species in the wild is currently underway.
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
Lake Baikal and the surrounding area were incorporated into Russia around the 17th century.
Lake Superior
There is more water in Lake Superior than in the other Great Lakes combined.
The lake has 12,100 km³ (2,900 cu mi) of water, which is about 10% of all the fresh water on Earth.
Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos Islands are of volcanic origin and have never been connected to any continent.
The appearance of wildlife on them was only possible by sea or air. The islands are located at the c ...
Europe
Iceland is the most volcanically active country in Europe.
There are over 130 volcanoes there and many areas show underground volcanic activity. The last lava flows were recorded in Iceland in the summer of 2021.
Lake Huron
It is not as deep as Lake Superior or Lake Michigan.
In fact, only Lake Eerie is shallower than Lake Huron. The average depth of Lake Huron is 59 m (195 ft), with the deepest point at 229 m (750 ft).