Geography

Wednesday, 18 February 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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Caspian Sea
The beluga sturgeon is a critically endangered endemic species of fish.
It is the largest freshwater fish in the world, famous for its caviar. The vast majority of its caviar consumed worldwide comes from the Caspian Sea.
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Lake Baikal
The name of the lake comes from the Mongolian language and means "Lake of Nature".
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Lake Malawi
It was discovered by the Portuguese merchant Candido José da Costa Cardoso in 1846.
In 1859 David Livingstone arrived at the lake and called it Niasa. Livingstone also used to call it "Lake of the stars" and "Lake of storms".
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Sahara desert
The Sahara is located in northern Africa and stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east.
To the north it is bounded by the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean coast. In the south, it borders a geographical region called the Sahel.
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Atacama Desert
The terrain of the Atacama Desert resembles a Martian landscape.
The Atacama Desert and the McMurdo Dry Valleys (a snow-free valley in Antarctica, one of the driest ...
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Murray River
The soil in the Murray River is rich in nutrients and fertile.
It is suitable for growing crops, especially rice, which is the main cereal crop growing in the Murray River basin.
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Europe
Only four countries in Europe have left-hand traffic and all of them are islands.
These are: Great Britain, Ireland, Malta, and Cyprus.
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Lake Malawi
The water of Malawi Lake is alkaline (pH 7.7-8.6).
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Tropical rainforests
A single hectare of tropical forest can contain 42,000 different species of insects, up to 807 trees of 313 species, and 1,500 species of land plants (Embryophyta).
It is likely that tropical forests contain many millions of species of plants, insects, and microorganisms that have yet to be discovered.
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Nan Madol
Legend says that the first rulers of the city were brothers Ohlosohpa and Ohlosihwa, who reached the island in the company of gods.
The brothers were newcomers from a distant land south of Pohnpei. They arrived with 17 men and women ...
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22 facts about Europe
22 facts about Europe
The cradle of Western civilization
Although humanity came to Europe from Asia Minor, Europe is referred to as the Old Continent. This term appeared in the 16th century, when European sa ...
15 facts about Lake Como
15 facts about Lake Como
The deepest lake in the Alps
The ancient Romans called it Lacus Larius. It has been a popular vacation spot for aristocrats and wealthy people since Roman times and remains so to ...
15 facts about Aokigahara
15 facts about Aokigahara
Suicide forest
Aokigahara is a forest that stretches northwest to Mount Fuji in Japan. It is called the Aokigahara Sea of Trees, the Mount Fuji Sea of Trees, or the ...
9 facts about Cotopaxi volcano
9 facts about Cotopaxi volcano
One of the highest active volcanoes in the world
Cotopaxi is one of the highest active volcanoes. It is a stratovolcano with an almost perfect cone, which has always been an object of worship for the ...
19 facts about Martinique
19 facts about Martinique
Flower Island
Martinique is a French overseas territory located in the Caribbean. Its history is related to French colonization and the slave trade.As part of the L ...
18 facts about Manhattan
18 facts about Manhattan
The most expensive district in New York
Manhattan is the place where New York was born. Although it is its smallest district, it serves as the economic and administrative center of the city, ...
24 facts about Crete
24 facts about Crete
The largest Greek island
The history of Crete goes back thousands of years, and its continuity, as the Greeks say, lies in nature. At every turn, there are traces of the past. ...
12 facts about Iguazú Falls
12 facts about Iguazú Falls
Guarani Indian waterfall
Iguazu Falls lies on the border of Brazil and Argentina. As late as the end of the 16th century, the Guarani Indians lived there, who lost their terri ...
20 facts about Negev
20 facts about Negev
Rocky desert in Israel
The Negev Desert in Israel is a large desert plateau covering a large area of the southern part of the country. It is desert land, although unusual be ...
11 facts about Pamukkale
11 facts about Pamukkale
A milky white fortress built of cotton fibers
Pamukkale is a geographically and historically unique place located in western Turkey, known mainly for its white terraced pools and cascades. It is o ...
12 facts about Death Valley
12 facts about Death Valley
One of the hottest places on Earth
Death Valley is a desert area located in the western part of the US, mainly in California, although it also reaches into the state of Nevada. It is on ...
14 facts about Victoria Falls
14 facts about Victoria Falls
One of the seven natural wonders of the world
Victoria Falls is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. In addition to a magnificent and over-a-kilometer-wide cascade, they offer visitors a uni ...
13 facts about Niagara Falls
13 facts about Niagara Falls
The world’s fastest-moving waterfall
It lies on the border of two countries, near two cities of the same name, and feeds two power plants.Niagara Falls is a waterfall lying on the river o ...
11 facts about Komodo National Park
11 facts about Komodo National Park
One of the new seven wonders of the world
Komodo National Park is a protected area located in Indonesia. It is one of the country's fifty national parks, located in the Lesser Sunda Islands. T ...
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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