Geography

Thursday, 12 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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Congo River
It is one of the most ecologically diverse habitats in the world.
It is home to over 10,000 tropical plants, 1,000 species of birds, 700 species of fish, and 400 mammals, many of which are endemic to Africa.
Bermuda Triangle
The Star Tiger passenger plane also went missing in 1948.
A British South American Airways (BSAA) Avro 688 Tudor Mark IV passenger plane carrying 31 people di ...
Congo River
Lying along its banks there are the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo, both named after the river.
Ojos del Salado
The first ascent of the Ojos del Salado was made by Poles in 1937.
Jan Alfred Szczepanski (journalist, literary critic and mountaineer) and Justyn Wojsznic (mountainee ...
Tropical rainforests
Soils in tropical forests fall into two categories: red soils and ferralitic soils.
Red soils are well-weathered, red clay soils that are acidic and poor in essential nutrients such as ...
Montana
Montana is one of the eight Mountain States.
It is located in the northwestern region of the United States. Montana's mean elevation is 1,040 m (3,400 ft).
Lake Superior
The first steamboat to ply the lake's waters was the Independence in October 1845.
The boat was used to transport goods and passengers, mainly to mining settlements around the lake.
Paricutin volcano
The volcano's formation process was observed by residents of nearby villages leading everyday lives during the event.
The volcano's activity increased after a month when it began to spew volcanic ash into the air and covered the roofs of nearby settlements of Paricutin and San Juan Parangaricutiro.
Tropical rainforests
They mostly occur between the 10th degree of the northern parallel and the 10th degree of the southern parallel.
They are characterized by high rainfall and the absence of a dry season.
Manhattan
Manhattan is served by New York’s major daily newspapers, including the New York Times, which have won the most Pulitzer Prizes for journalism.
The district is also home to the headquarters of the New York Daily News and the New York Post, as w ...