Geography

Sunday, 12 October 2025
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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Victoria Falls
The height of the waterfall in Victoria Falls is 108 meters.
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls was formed about 150 million years ago because of tectonic movements of the Earth. The riverbed below the falls is a crack in the Earth’s crust.
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 ...
Crete
With a population of just over 600.000, Crete receives more than three million tourists a year.
For tourists is mainly the northern coast of the island, where infrastructure, hotels, and beaches a ...
Martinique
In the 19th century, mongooses (Urva auropunctata) were introduced to Martinique.
These small carnivorous mammals were introduced to control the population of snakes (Bothrops lanceo ...
Cappadocia
Cappadocia is famous for its bizarre rock formations, which were created some 60 million years ago by hot lava and ash from three volcanoes: Erciyes, Hasan and Gullu.
Hot lava covered huge spaces, and ash flew into the air. The lava and volcanic ash settled on the su ...
Mount Vesuvius
From the top of Mount Vesuvius stretches a beautiful view over the Gulf of Naples.
Annually, the volcano and the surrounding area are visited by about 2.5 million tourists.
Cappadocia
In 1907, French clergyman Guillaume de Jerphanion in the Gὃreme Valley in Cappadocia found nearly 350 churches carved into the rock.
The churches are small, accommodate a few dozen worshippers, and are decorated with frescoes, the oldest of which date back to the 9th century. Most are carved high into steep rock walls.
Negev
The Negev is a rocky desert.
There are brown mountains cut by wadi (dry seasonal river beds) and deep craters.
Iguazú Falls
The name of the waterfall-Iguazu-comes from words from the Guarani language spoken by the Guarani Indians.
In that language, the “y” word is “water” and “uasu”-“big”, “Yguasu”-“big water.”