Geography

Thursday, 25 June 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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Mediterranean Sea
It is an intercontinental sea.
It is situated between Europe, Africa and Asia.
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria used to be very rich in fish, including many endemic species, but a large number of them have become extinct in the last fifty years.
 The main group in the lake is the cichlids (Haplochromis) with more than 500 species, almost all of ...
Death Valley
Death Valley National Park has more than a thousand plant species, among which twenty-three are endemic.
The vegetation there changes depending on the altitude. Rare shrubs such as creosote bush (Larrea tr ...
Sahara desert
The highest point of the desert is the dormant Emi Koussi volcano with a height of 3,415 meters (11,204 feet).
The volcano is located in Chad, in the volcanic massif Tibesti, and has a diameter of about 65 kilom ...
Murray River
Murray River is the longest in Australia.
Measuring from the Upper Murray up to the Indian Ocean, it is 2,520 kilometers long.
Martinique
During World War II, Martinique was controlled by the pro-Nazi Vichy government led by Admiral Georges Robert.
German submarines used the island to refuel and resupply during the Battle of the Caribbean. Free Fr ...
Stromboli volcano
Strombolicchio is in fact a volcanic plug - a hardened magma that filled the ancient volcano's vent. Erosion has caused the terrain around the vent to disappear, but a strong and enduring lava neck proudly rises above the waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea, reminding us of a long-gone volcanic mountain.
In Italian, "Strombolicchio" means "little Stromboli." On the top of this small island there is now a lighthouse, which can be reached by climbing over two hundred steps.
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is located in Africa.
It is located in the East African highlands, in a basin between the Albertine Rift and the East African Rift.
Stromboli volcano
It is one of three active volcanoes in Italy.
Most of the time there are only minor eruptions, but every few years there are more serious eruptions. The last major eruption of the volcano took place in 2019.
Jordan River
The flow rate of the Jordan River declined drastically since 2010.
Compared to 1,3 billion cubic meters annually, it now oscillates at 20 to 30 million cubic meters every year.