Geography

Tuesday, 13 January 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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Mount Fuji
Since 2013, it has been listed as a Cultural Site on UNESCO World Heritage List.
Martinique
Martinique is the most remote region of the European Union.
It is a single territorial collectivity of the French Republic. The island's inhabitants are French ...
Greenland
Greenland has tundra and grassland, where you can find mosses, lichens, low shrubs and dwarf trees.
Of course, vegetation is only found where there is no ice cover, above 80 degrees north there is no vegetation at all.
Gobi Desert
The Gobi desert is expanding all the time.
The greatest expansion is seen towards the south, where desertification of about 3600 km² (1390 sq m ...
Lake Victoria
The African Great Lakes region is one of the most densely populated areas on the African continent.
According to estimates, around 107 million people live there.
Mount Elbrus
A cable car can transport the mountaineers half way to the top.
Its first section reaches the shelter at 3708 meters above sea level, the second section reaches 3850 meters.
Amazon River
In 2011, researchers discovered two new species of freshwater stingrays in the Amazon River.
The Heliotrygon (rosai and gomesi), commonly referred to as the Pancake stingrays, is the first new genus of stingrays from the Amazon described since 1987.
Wadi Rum
It is located in the south of Jordan, near the border with Saudi Arabia.
The Wadi is situated 250 kilometers south of Jordan's capital, Amman, and 70 kilometers north of the coastal city of Aqaba, near the Jordanian-Saudi border.
Nan Madol
Thirty-four islands formed an administrative center, and also houses of aristocracy.
On a separate island were the residences of Saudeleur and his family.
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea has no outflow.
It loses water only through evaporation.