Geography

Monday, 10 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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Yangtze River
It flows through Tibet and 10 Chinese provinces.
They are Qinghai, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Hubei, Chongqing, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hunan, and Shanghai.
Lake Superior
The water level changes according to the season.
The lowest level occurs in March and April, the highest in October and November.
Taiga
The term "taiga" is mostly used for the forests of Eurasia.
American forests are generally referred to as boreal coniferous forests.
Nan Madol
There are no written sources about the history of the island, it is known only from oral transmissions.
The history of Pohnpei is divided into four periods: the period of people, the period of Saudeleurs, ...
Paricutin volcano
The volcano's formation process was observed by residents of nearby villages leading everyday lives during the event.
The volcano's activity increased after a month when it began to spew volcanic ash into the air and covered the roofs of nearby settlements of Paricutin and San Juan Parangaricutiro.
Negev
The Negev is a desert and semi-arid region in southern Israel.
It is a highland area located at an altitude of 500 to 900 meters above sea level.
Mount Vesuvius
The height of Vesuvius today is 1,281 meters (4,203 feet),the depth of the crater 230 meters (754 feet),and the diameter between 550 and 650 meters (1 804 and 2 132 feet).
It is a stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples, overlooking Tyrrhenian Sea -an area known for its volcanic activity. There are two other active volcanoes at Tyrrhenian Sea - Stromboli and Etna.
Sahara desert
There are only 20 lakes in the Sahara.
Most of them are salt lakes. Why are these lakes salty? When water is exposed to the surface in an a ...
Crete
The first evidence of settlement on Crete dates back to the Neolithic period (6000-3100 BC).
The earliest buildings were built of fired bricks, later dried clay or stone. People mainly cultivated the land and raised animals (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, dogs, cereals, and legumes).
Tropical rainforests
The emergent and canopy levels are very similar.
The difference is that the vegetation that covers it is 45 to 55 meters high, although there are spe ...