Geography

Sunday, 21 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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Lake Huron
Many native fish species have been extirpated from the lake.
Lake trout, ciscos, and sculpins were the dominant species until the early 20th century, when many i ...
Gobi Desert
The Gobi Desert is over 1,680 km (1,045 mi) long in the southwest-northeast direction and over 800 km (500 mi) in the north-south direction.
The widest section is in the western part.
Gobi Desert
The Gobi is inhabited by migratory peoples engaged in cattle ranching.
Sahara desert
The desert is located on the territory of 11 countries.
These are: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan.
Mount Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro National Park has its own airport.
It serves about 20,000 passengers per year.
Manhattan
Manhattan’s characteristic skyline is shaped by skyscrapers.
The skyline of New York, the largest city in the United States, is made up of 5818 skyscrapers, incl ...
Lake Victoria
The lake area supports numerous mammal species, some of which are closely associated with the lake itself and adjacent wetlands.
These include: Hippopotamus, African Otter, Spotted Otter, Swamp Mangabeys, Savannah Sitatunga (antelope), Bohor Reedbuck (antelope), Slimy Cob, Reed Rats, and Giant Shrew.
Cotopaxi volcano
Cotopaxi is home to one of the few equatorial glaciers in the world.
The boundary of eternal ice begins at an altitude of approximately 5000 m above sea level.
Easter Island
The name "Easter Island" was given to it by a European - the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen.
He came across it on Easter Sunday in 1722 while looking for Davis Land, a supposed island that had ...
Pamukkale
There are also various legends about the origin of Pamukkale.
One of them tells of a shepherd named Endymion, who grazed his herd of cows and sheep on the slope o ...