Geography

Monday, 25 September 2023
29 facts about Colorado
29 facts about Colorado
Centennial State
Colorado is one of the larger American states, bordered by longitude and latitude. The state is famous for its varied landscape of mountains, forests, ...

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Mount Tambora
The amount of ash dispersed during the eruption covered South East Asia in darkness for seven days.
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Wadi Rum
It was perhaps the British officer Thomas Edward Lawrence who made Wadi Rum most famous in the West.
He crossed the valley several times during the Arab Revolt of 1917-18 and eventually settled there. ...
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Lake Malawi
The lake is fed by a tributary of the Ruhuhu River and water flows out of it into the Shire River.
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Santorini
Imerovigli is the highest point above the entire caldera. It is often called the "Santorini's balcony."
It is a place with a perfect view of the panorama. From here, ancient soldiers were scouting for app ...
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Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle is a loosely defined region in the western North Atlantic, encompassing the area between South Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda.
Some extend its area even to include the coast of Ireland.
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Stromboli volcano
In volcanology, there is a special type of eruption called a strombolian eruption.
The name is derived from the volcano, of course, and it is characterized by mild eruptions, with mor ...
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Lake Huron
There are over 120 lighthouses on the coast of Lake Huron.
In the past they were used to aid ship navigation, but today they serve as a tourist attraction or private property.
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Taiga
The term "taiga" is mostly used for the forests of Eurasia.
American forests are generally referred to as boreal coniferous forests.
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Congo River
It originates back to 1,5—2 million years, during the Pleistocene period.
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Tropical rainforests
Many indigenous tribes live in the tropical rainforest.
Most of them are engaged in hunting and gathering or agriculture. These tribes may have inhabited th ...
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25 facts about Galapagos Islands
25 facts about Galapagos Islands
Islands of the tortoises
The Galapagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands, islets and coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean. Since the nineteenth century it has belonge ...
20 facts about tropical rainforests
20 facts about tropical rainforests
Ecosystems with the greatest biodiversity of terrestrial organisms
Tropical rainforests have existed on Earth for hundreds of millions of years, and most of them now cover parts of the Mesozoic supercontinent of Gondw ...
16 facts about mount Kilimanjaro
16 facts about mount Kilimanjaro
The White Roof of Africa - a majestic African volcano
Approximately 50,000 people make the trek to Africa's highest mountain each year. This solitary massif rises to an altitude of 5895 meters and is loca ...
15 facts about Ojos del Salado
15 facts about Ojos del Salado
The world's highest volcano
Ojos del Salado is a stratovolcano belonging to the Andes mountain range, located on the border between Argentina and Chile.With an altitude of 6891 m ...
23 facts about Greenland
23 facts about Greenland
The world's largest island.
Greenland is an island that geographically belongs to the North American continent. Historically and politically it belongs to Europe and is an autono ...
19 facts about Mediterranean Sea
19 facts about Mediterranean Sea
The only sea in the world surrounded by three continents
The name Mediterranean is derived from the Latin word mediterraneus, which means "between lands." This is an excellent name for this body of water, be ...
19 facts about Atacama Desert
19 facts about Atacama Desert
A desert with mars-like landscape
The Atacama Desert in Chile is a vast expanse with a Martian landscape. It is the driest non-polar desert in the world and the second driest overall, ...
21 facts about Mount Etna
21 facts about Mount Etna
One of the highest active volcanoes in Europe
Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and remains in a state of activity all the time - the last eruption took place in February 2022. ...
14 facts about Dead Sea
14 facts about Dead Sea
The deepest depression in the world
At the lowest point on earth, one can float on the surface of the salty water and loll in the healing mud.Christian pilgrims who came here in earlier ...
19 facts about Lake Victoria
19 facts about Lake Victoria
The world's largest tropical lake
Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and the largest tropical lake in the world. Its waters are inhabited by hippos, otters, crocodiles and tur ...
22 facts about Sahara desert
22 facts about Sahara desert
The world's largest hot desert
The name of the desert is derived from Arabic, where the word ṣaḥārā means deserts (plural feminine).For at least several thousand years, the Sahara w ...
18 facts about Mountains
18 facts about Mountains
They are found on all continents
Some mountains are only a few million years old, while the age of others is measured in billions. The oldest ones hide information about the origin o ...
16 facts about Mississippi River
16 facts about Mississippi River
The second longest North American river
Mississippi River holds a great importance in the history of the United States of America. Back in the 18th century, it became a natural border betwee ...
25 facts about Mount Fuji
25 facts about Mount Fuji
Fujiyama
Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan, and an active stratovolcano at the same time. It is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the Land of ...
14 facts about Krakatoa
14 facts about Krakatoa
Krakatau - the loudest volcano in history
Krakatoa is known as one of the deadliest volcanoes in modern history. The 1883 eruption is considered the second largest eruption in the world. Indon ...
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