Geography

Sunday, 2 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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Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a large shipwreck graveyard.
Over 750 known shipwrecks can be found on the gulf’s bottom, the earliest dating back to the 16th ce ...
Caspian Sea
Its maximum depth is 1,025 meters, which places it in third place in terms of maximum depth, right after Baikal (1,637 m) and Tanganyika (1,435 m).
Murray River
The Murray River holds a dark spot in its history.
Heavy rainfalls in 1956 led to flooding, which caused severe damage across its basin. It is still considered the greatest catastrophe of Southern Australia.
Lake Huron
Sarnia is the most populated city over the lake.
It is located in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Settled in the mid-1830s, it became a city on May 7, ...
Taiga
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.
Due to the harsh climate of the taiga, a relatively small variety of animals inhabit it. Canada's bo ...
Martinique
Martinique was repeatedly attacked and occupied by the British.
Britain controlled the island for most of the time from 1794 to 1815, when it was sold to France aft ...
Death Valley
The lowest point in North America is Badwater Basin, a small salt lake in Death Valley.
The site, considered the lowest point in North America and the US, lies 86 meters below sea level. T ...
Tropical rainforests
Tropical rainforests are being continuously degraded by human activities.
Among the most dangerous and harmful factors leading to the destruction of these areas are: Deforestation for farmland or timber harvesting Mining Climate change
Galapagos Islands
The problem in the Galapagos Islands is feral goats.
Feral goats were brought there by humans for agricultural purposes and have had a huge impact on the ...
Jordan River
The Jordan River is a river in southwest Asia, the Middle East.
It flows through 5 countries: Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Jordan.