Geography

Thanks to underground rivers or aquifers, oases exist in the desert.

Nan Madol was the elite residence of the nobility who took care of the burial and funerary activities guided by priests.

Excellent local wines are produced there, primarily from the assyrtiko variety.

The deepest point in the Mississippi River is 61 meters deep.

There were several oil spills in the region, the most severe being the Ixtoc I oil spill in 1979 and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.

It flows through three countries: Peru, Colombia, Brazil.

The Gold Rush had a tremendous impact on Native California and accelerated the decline of Native American populations due to disease, famine, and genocide in California.

Triangolo lariano is also the name of the Special Protection Area (593 ha), protected by European law.

It may be as old as 58 million years.

The 2018 eruption caused a massive tsunami that hit the shores of Indonesia, claiming the lives of 437 people and endangering over 14,000.