Geography

Thursday, 14 May 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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Mount Pinatubo
On April 2nd, 1991, natives living on the north side of Mount Pinatubo started noticing a series of phreatic explosions.
The news reached a volcano observatory in Manila, where seismographic equipment was set to monitor t ...
Lake Victoria
The presence of common water hyacinths can also bring benefits.
Their presence contributes to the purification of eutrophized water. The plants are harvested and us ...
Paricutin volcano
Despite its inactivity, the region is still seismically active, and Paricutin may awaken at any time.
As it is considered dormant, not extinct, the probability of future eruptions is high. It may happen in a year or in a few hundred years, but Paricutin probably hasn't said its last word yet.
Mount Pinatubo
It is a part of the Luzon Volcanic Arc.
Luzon Volcanic Arc is a chain of volcanoes across the Luzon Strait.
Komodo National Park
There are currently about four thousand people living in Komodo National Park, living in four settlements: Komodo, Rinca, Kerora, and Papagaran.
These settlements existed in the area before it was protected. The Komodo settlement has the largest ...
Mount Pinatubo
Mount Pinatubo is made of dacite and andesite.
Lake Victoria
One of Africa's worst water disasters occurred on the lake.
Since the early 20th century, ferries on Lake Victoria have been an important means of transportatio ...
Mount Elbrus
The top of the mountain has also been reached by car.
In the 1990s, a Russian, Alexander Abramov, decided to drive a Land Rover Defender to the top of Elb ...
Nan Madol
Nan Madol is built on 100 artificial islets formed on the reef, separated by canals.
The detailed city maps contain 16 names of islands and islets. Among them, Nan Douvas draws attentio ...
Mount Etna
Etna has four active craters and more than 270 inactive side craters on its slopes.
Bocca Nuova and Voragine were formed from the central crater in 1945 and 1968 The northeast crater, ...