Geography

Friday, 15 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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Yangtze River
It flows through Tibet and 10 Chinese provinces.
They are Qinghai, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Hubei, Chongqing, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hunan, and Shanghai.
Cappadocia
Surrounding the city of Nevşehir, which is the capital of Nevşehir district, there are numerous underground cities where the local population protected themselves from invasions and persecution.
River Thames
The Thames Tunnel was the first underwater tunnel in the world.
It was constructed in 1843 and served as a passage for horse-drawn carriages. Nowadays is a part of the London Overground.
Mount Pinatubo
Mt. Pinatubo was the name of the C-47 presidential plane that crashed in 1957.
Mt. Pinatubo crashed into Mount Manunggal, killing president Ramon Magsaysay along with 24 people aboard.
Lake Baikal
The first known inhabitants of the basin was the Siberian Kurian tribe, who appeared there around the 6th century.
Hawaii
The total area of the islands is 16.636,5 square kilometers.
There are 8 main, largest islands, the largest of which is Hawaiʻi (Big Island), which covers an area of 10.432,5 square kilometers.
Lake Huron
It has over 80 tributaries.
Approximately 192 billion liters of water flow from Lake Superior through the St. Marys River daily. Another 130 billion liters of water flow from Lake Michigan through the Straits of Mackinac.
Tropical rainforests
Due to abundant and frequent rainfall, the soils of equatorial forests are often washed out.
This makes them less fertile, but there are areas of fertile soil, mostly volcanic.
Nan Madol
Nan Madol was the elite residence of the nobility who took care of the burial and funerary activities guided by priests.
Martinique
The highest point of the island is Montagne Pelee - a dormant volcano that rises 1397 m above sea level.
The name of the volcano in French means "bald mountain". It was granted around 1635 by the first Eur ...