Geography

Wednesday, 3 December 2025
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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Taiga
Boreal forests are poorly diversified in terms of species.
The stands are usually single-trunked and composed of a small number of pin tree species such as spr ...
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Mount Fuji
The symmetrical shape of the mountain, including its cone, makes it one of the world’s most recognizable mountains.
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Sahara desert
Lake Chad, located in the Sahara Desert, is the most important source of water for people, animals and plants.
Its water is used by about 30 million people. It is the largest non-tidal lake in Central Africa. In the last 50 years, the lake has lost most of its water due to climate change and human activities.
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Ojos del Salado
On the Argentine side of the volcano is a small, unnamed lake with a diameter of 100 meters and a depth of 5 to 10 meters.
Located in a crater at 6390 meters above sea level, it is the highest known lake in the world. In 2019, mountaineer Michael Hernan became the first person to dive the lake.
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Ojos del Salado
The first ascent of the Ojos del Salado was made by Poles in 1937.
Jan Alfred Szczepanski (journalist, literary critic and mountaineer) and Justyn Wojsznic (mountainee ...
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Mount Vesuvius
The present cone of Gran Cono was formed during the eruption in 79.
Before the eruption, there was only the Somma caldera and earlier volcanoes that were formed over the last thousands of years.
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Hawaii
The capital of Hawaii is Honolulu.
The city is located on the island of Oʻahu and is inhabited by approximately 345.000 people. Honolul ...
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Easter Island
By the mid-19th century, the population had recovered to about 4 thousand.
However, within twenty years, it had dwindled to 110 inhabitants in 1877. The population decline was caused by the forced removal of natives for slave labor to Peru and Chile.
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Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean region attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world every year.
The climate in this region is characterized by warm, dry summers and mild winters. The water tempera ...
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Lake Superior
The largest island on Lake Superior is Isle Royale.
Its surface area is 535,4 km2 (206,7 sq mi). It is located in the northwestern part of the lake. Sur ...
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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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