Geography

Saturday, 31 October 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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Krakatoa
Krakatoa is best known for its 1883 eruption that killed over 36,000 people.
Although Krakatoa has been an active volcano throughout its existence, the most memorable and deadli ...
River Thames
It originates from Gloucestershire and flows into the North Sea.
Santorini
From 300 to 500 years after the volcanic eruption, the island was uninhabited.
After that period, Dorians (a Greek people speaking a Doric dialect) settled here.
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is considered a shallow lake given its large area.
The average depth is 40 m (131 ft), and the maximum depth is 83 m (272 ft). The deepest part of the ...
Amazon River
The Amazon River, now flowing into the Atlantic Ocean, once flowed in the opposite direction.
About 10 million years ago, the Amazon changed course from flowing into the Pacific Ocean.The river' ...
Europe
The Vatican has the fewest inhabitants - 800 people.
The second least populous country is San Marino (about 33.000) and the third least populous is Monaco (37.000).
Mount St. Helens
Mount St. Helens was continuously active until 2008.
Currently, geologists claim the seismic activity around the volcano is within a normal range.
Mount Fuji
Until the 19th century, women were not allowed to climb Mount Fuji.
The first Japanese woman to climb the mountain was Tatsu Takayama, who ascended the summit in 1832. ...
Iguazú Falls
The Iguazu River, a left tributary of the Parana River, flows in southern Brazil and northern Argentina.
It is 1320 kilometers long and has 62.000 square kilometers of basin area. It flows from the coastal ...
Lake Malawi
On the southern shore of the lake is the Malawi Lake National Park, established in 1980.