Geography

Monday, 23 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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Death Valley
Death Valley is believed to be the hottest place on Earth in the summer.
It has a subtropical, hot desert climate with long, very hot summers, short, warm winters, and littl ...
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Tropical rainforests
Soils in tropical forests fall into two categories: red soils and ferralitic soils.
Red soils are well-weathered, red clay soils that are acidic and poor in essential nutrients such as ...
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Krakatoa
Another eruption of the Anak Krakatau took place on April 10th, 2020.
The sound it generated was heard within 150 kilometers.
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Iguazú Falls
Iguazu Falls is a waterfall of the Iguazu River on the border of the Argentine province of Misiones and the Brazilian State of Parana.
It is a number of waterfalls that together form the largest waterfall system in the world.
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Amazon River
The Amazon River rises in the high Andes of Peru. It does not have a single source.
There are three headwaters that are considered the source of the river: the Apurímac, the Mantaro and the Marañón (considered the main source of the Amazon). 
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Colorado
There is a point where the boundaries of four states–Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah–meet.
This place is called the Four Corners after the quadripoint (37° north latitude with 109° 03’ west l ...
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Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is drying up.
The enormous evaporation due to the very high temperatures (almost 10 million tons of water per day) ...
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Hawaii
Hawaii has two official languages: English and Hawaiian. Despite this, Hawaiian is not a widely spoken language on the islands - only 1.7 percent of the inhabitants speak it.
Over 75 percent of people here speak English, 21 percent speak Asian languages, and the third most popular language is Spanish, which is spoken by only 2.6 percent of citizens.
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Mountains
Puncak Jaya is the highest peak on an island.
It is situated on the island of New Guinea and measures 4884 meters high.
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Mount Etna
In the 1970s, smoke circles (a vortex ring formed by smoke in a clear atmosphere) appeared on Etna.
This was one of the first recorded events of this type, which are extremely rare. This happened again in 2000, and another event occurred in 2013.
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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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