Geography

Thursday, 9 April 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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Lake Huron
It is situated between Michigan and Ontario shores.
23,580 km2 (9,103 sq mi) lays in Michigan 36,010 km2 (13,904 sq mi) lays in Ontario
Mount Etna
Etna has four active craters and more than 270 inactive side craters on its slopes.
Bocca Nuova and Voragine were formed from the central crater in 1945 and 1968 The northeast crater, ...
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.
Martinique
Northern Martinique is dominated by black sand beaches.
This is the effect of volcanism in that area, where there are 4 main active or extinct volcanic belt ...
Mount Elbrus
The eastern, lower peak of the mountain was first climbed by a local mountaineer, Killar Khashirov, on July 22, 1829.
Khashirov was the guide of a scientific expedition of the Russian Imperial Army led by General Georgi Emanuel.
Taiga
Taiga is a challenging biome for reptiles and amphibians.
Only a few species occur in the boreal forest, including the Striped garter, Siberian salamander, Wood frog, American and Canadian toad, and others. Most of these hibernate underground in winter.
Crete
Palaces were then built at Knossos, Phaistos and other towns.
The Minoans developed trade in the eastern Mediterranean to Sicily and the Aeolian Islands.
Montana
Wild animals outnumber people here.
State populations of deer, elk, and antelope are far more numerous than humans.
Paricutin volcano
Paricutin is a volcano of the cinder cone type.
Cinder cones are steep, cone-shaped volcanoes that form around a volcanic vent. They are often characterized by a symmetrical structure. Paricutin volcano is no different in this respect.
Paricutin volcano
Despite its inactivity, the region is still seismically active, and Paricutin may awaken at any time.
As it is considered dormant, not extinct, the probability of future eruptions is high. It may happen in a year or in a few hundred years, but Paricutin probably hasn't said its last word yet.