Geography

Sunday, 30 August 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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Mississippi River
Along with the Missouri River and Jefferson River, it is regarded as the world’s fourth longest river.
Jefferson River is a tributary of the Missouri River, the longest river in the United States, that flows to the Mississippi River. The Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson spans 6,275 kilometers.
Montana
It is divided into 56 counties.
Most of them - 46 to be exact - are qualified as "frontier" counties. This means that they are sparsely populated areas, geographically isolated from population centers and services.
Easter Island
A macrolide antibiotic used in modern medicine was first isolated in 1975 from Streptomyces hygroscopicus bacteria from a soil sample taken on Easter Island.
The drug called Sirolimus (rapamycin) is an immunosuppressant used in transplantation. Rapamycin is ...
Krakatoa
Krakatoa is not only a name of a volcano.
Krakatau is a volcanic island in Indonesia that is an active volcano. It is located in the Sunda Str ...
Mount Tambora
It has been dormant until 1812.
Several small eruptions occurred prior to the deadly eruption in 1815.
Krakatoa
Within the next five years following the eruption, the global temperature dropped 1.2 degrees Celsius.
Mount Vesuvius
From the top of Mount Vesuvius stretches a beautiful view over the Gulf of Naples.
Annually, the volcano and the surrounding area are visited by about 2.5 million tourists.
Martinique
Tourism in Martinique has become a more important source of foreign exchange than agricultural exports.
Most tourists come from mainland France, Canada, and the United States. About 16 percent of all companies on the island (about 6000) are in the tourism sector.
Colorado
Coloradans have the lowest obesity rate of all US states.
They also enjoy the longest life expectancy of all states at 80.21 years.
Mount Kilimanjaro
The youngest person to reach the summit is a six-year-old boy from USA.
Coltan Tanner is currently the youngest person to climb Kilimanjaro. He reached the summit in 2006.