Geography

In terms of water volume discharge, the Amazon River comes first.

Martinique is the most remote region of the European Union.

During storms, waves may exceed 6 m (20 ft) in height.

Niagara Falls from the Canadian side is much more attractive to tourists, as the view faces directly onto the falling cascade on the American side and the Canadian cascade.

Common water hyacinth negatively affects the population of Lake Victoria in many ways.

Human activity in the Yangtze River basin dates back to 27,000 years ago.

The first human ancestors reached Europe about 1.8 million years ago.

The Atacama Desert is one of the top three tourist destinations in Chile.

The earliest records of Cappadocia date back to the second half of the 6th century B.C. At that time, it was the property of two Achaemenid kings of Persia - Darius the Great and Xerxes I.

Boreal forests are poorly diversified in terms of species.