Geography

Sunday, 26 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 Como
Due to the mild climate, the vegetation around the lake is very diverse and lush.
In the upper part of the lake, a thermal wind - breva - almost always blows.
Greenland
Greenland is a mountainous country.
Mountain peaks exceed 3,500 meters.
Lake Baikal
It is considered the cleanest lake in the world.
Baikal on each side is surrounded by a mountain range and the shores of the lake consist of steep rocks, which means that the mud does not flow into the lake in large quantities.
Mississippi River
At its widest point, the Mississippi River is over 17 kilometers wide.
Amazon River
The enormous discharge of water dilutes the salinity of the Atlantic Ocean for an area of 2,5 million square kilometers.
Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji is best known for the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Hokusai Katsushika.
The most recognizable piece is The Great Wave.
Niagara Falls
The waterfall is relatively young and was formed after the last glaciation 12.500 years ago.
Before the warming of the climate, the region of the waterfall and the Great Lakes were covered by a glacier two to three kilometers thick.
Cotopaxi volcano
According to locals, the Cotopaxi crater looks like a crescent moon.
The local Andean people worshiped this mountain as the one that sent rain that guaranteed the fertility of the land, and its peak as the seat of the gods.
Congo River
Along with its various tributaries, it forms the largest network of navigable waterways in Africa.
The main tributaries are the Lualaba River, and the Chambeshi River.
Manhattan
In the early 19th century, Lower Manhattan was expanded from the natural Hudson shoreline at Greenwich Street to West Street using reclaimed material.
During the construction of the World Trade Center in 1968, 917.000 cubic meters of material was exca ...