Geography

Wednesday, 23 September 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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Montana
There are over 100 mountain ranges.
There is no official list of all of them, but the United States Board on Geographic Names recognizes ...
Galapagos Islands
When the islands were formed, they were about 200 km further from the mainland than they are today.
At the current rate of tectonic plate movement, the Galapagos Islands will collapse into the Peru-Chile Trench (a deep-sea trench in the eastern Pacific Ocean) in about 20 million years.
Tropical rainforests
Sweetpotatoes, bananas, chocolate, avocados, papayas, macadamia nuts, and mangoes come from tropical rainforests.
Equatorial forests are home to 250 species of fruit trees, while temperate zone forests have only 20. The forests of New Guinea alone produce 251 species of trees with edible fruit.
Murray River
The soil in the Murray River is rich in nutrients and fertile.
It is suitable for growing crops, especially rice, which is the main cereal crop growing in the Murray River basin.
Negev
Vegetation in the Negev is sparse throughout the area and may be completely absent over vast areas.
The fauna of the Negev also belongs to the desert type and includes several endemic species. Mammals ...
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is considered a shallow lake given its large area.
The average depth is 40 m (131 ft), and the maximum depth is 83 m (272 ft). The deepest part of the ...
River Thames
There were two major floods on the River Thames.
The first documented flooding occurred in 1928 and claimed the lives of 14 people, and over 4,000 we ...
Lake Baikal
The name of the lake comes from the Mongolian language and means "Lake of Nature".
Lake Huron
There are over 30 thousand islands on lake Huron.
The most prominent one is Manitoulin Island, located in Georgian Bay, the lake's largest bay.
Komodo National Park
The average level of education in Komodo National Park villages is the fourth grade of elementary school.
There is a four-class elementary school in each village, but students are not enrolled every year. T ...