Geography

Sunday, 15 February 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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Nan Madol
Each island served different purpose.
Some prepared food, others built canoes or extracted coconut oil. One of the islands served as a roy ...
Iguazú Falls
In the national parks surrounding Iguazu Falls: Iguazu National Park in Argentina and Iguaçu National Park in Brazil, the rich flora and fauna of the area are protected.
On the rocky outcrops between the rocky thresholds grow dense clumps of trees and sundry plants, inc ...
Aokigahara
Aokigahara has been mentioned in several media outlets.
The forest has appeared in anime and manga, film, literature, music, and video games. The 2015 film ...
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, ...
Mount Vesuvius
It is not known precisely how many people died as a result of the eruption of 79, but it is estimated that the population of Pompeii and Herculaneum may have totaled 20,000.
So far, the remains of about 1500 people have been found in the area of the two ancient cities, 1044 of them in Pompeii.
Mississippi River
It supplies water for over 18 million people from 50 cities.
Easter Island
Even before the arrival of Christian missionaries on Easter Island, Rapa Nui was the only language of Oceania that had a written form.
It was written in the rongorongo script, carved in wood. Unfortunately, the language has not been de ...
Wadi Rum
It was perhaps the British officer Thomas Edward Lawrence who made Wadi Rum most famous in the West.
He crossed the valley several times during the Arab Revolt of 1917-18 and eventually settled there. ...
Lake Malawi
The maximum length of the lake is 580 km and the maximum width is 75 km.
Manhattan
Manhattan is divided into three informal parts: Lower, Middle, and Upper Manhattan.
Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York, is the southernmost part of ...