Geography

Tuesday, 27 January 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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Ojos del Salado
Ojos del Salado is a dormant volcano.
It was volcanically active during the Pleistocene and Holocene, producing mainly lava flows. The las ...
Bermuda Triangle
There are several hypotheses for the mysterious disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle area.
One is the occasional methane eruption from underwater methane clathrate deposits in these areas. In ...
Negev
The Negev can be divided into five regions: northern, western, and central, the plateau and the Arabah valley.
Northern Negev (Mediterranean zone) with annual rainfall of 300 millimeters and quite fertile soils ...
Colorado
It is famous for “Mike the Headless Chicken Day.”
Since 1999, the town of Fruita, Colorado, has held its annual “Mike the Headless Chicken Day” on the ...
Europe
The oldest European city is Bulgaria's Plovdiv.
The first people settled in this place 8000 years ago and settlement continues here to this day. In ...
Mount St. Helens
Mount St. Helen is the youngest and the most active volcano of the Cascade Arc.
Paricutin volcano
Despite its inactivity, the region is still seismically active, and Paricutin may awaken at any time.
As it is considered dormant, not extinct, the probability of future eruptions is high. It may happen in a year or in a few hundred years, but Paricutin probably hasn't said its last word yet.
Stromboli volcano
Stromboli volcano is located at Stromboli Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The island lies about 64.5 km (40.1 mi) off the northern coast of Sicily. Together with sixteen surr ...
Gulf of Mexico
33 major rivers flow into the Gulf of Mexico.
They are, for instance, the Mississippi River, the Rio Grande, the Grijalva River, or the Usumacinta River.
Mount Fuji
At the end of each climbing season, Fujiyoshida City holds a two-day fire festival at the base of the mountain.
The Yoshida Fire Festival is held on August 26th and 27th. Its purpose is both to celebrate the end ...