Geography

Monday, 29 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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River Thames
In Oxford, the river goes by the name River Isis.
In the Middle Ages, it was thought that the ancient name of the river–Thamesis–was a combination of the words Thame and Isis.
Tropical rainforests
Rainforests have a well-defined layered structure.
Each layer is a unique concentration of flora and fauna and is called a floor. We distinguish the following layers: Forest Floor Layer Understory Layer Canopy Layer Emergent Layer
Santorini
The name of the island of Santorini comes from the thirteenth century from the character of St. Irene.
Previously the island was called Kallisti, Strongili, Tera.
Lake Baikal
The age of Baikal goes back to the oligocene.
The age of Baikal goes back to the oligocene. It is estimated that the lake exists about 25-30 milli ...
Easter Island
Easter Island is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania.
The Polynesian Triangle is a region of the Pacific Ocean with three groups of islands at its tips: Hawaii, Easter Island, and New Zealand. The term is often used to define Polynesia.
Lake Victoria
The only outlet of Lake Victoria is the Nile.
It flows out of the lake near Jinja, Uganda, as the Victoria Nile, also known as the White Nile.
Mount Vesuvius
The formation of the volcano began about 25 thousand years ago. Subsequent eruptions and lava flows caused the mountain to grow ever larger.
Another powerful explosion occurred about 19 thousand years ago, initiating the whole cycle of catac ...
Krakatoa
The sound generated by the 1883 explosion is the loudest ever recorded.
It could be heard within over 4,000 kilometers range from the volcano itself. There are records of s ...
Hawaii
The religion of the native Hawaiians was closely related to the cult of the Polynesians.
It was based on polydivinity and animism. All kinds of deities, spirits, and powers of nature were p ...
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico supports four major industries: fishing, oil, shipping, and tourism.
Tourism alone generates over $100 billion in income each year.