Geography

Tuesday, 29 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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Death Valley
Death Valley National Park has more than a thousand plant species, among which twenty-three are endemic.
The vegetation there changes depending on the altitude. Rare shrubs such as creosote bush (Larrea tr ...
Mountains
The highest volcanic cone in the world is Ojos del Salado.
It is a dormant volcano in the Andes on the Argentina-Chile border. The volcano is 6893 meters high and is listed on Volcanic Seven Summits. Last eruption of this giant occurred about 1270 years ago.
Amazon River
It has over 1,100 tributaries.
Longest one is Madeira, measuring 3,380 km.
Colorado
Colorado has more than 50 mountain peaks that exceed 4,000 meters above sea level.
There are 54 peaks in the Colorado Rocky Mountains that are 4,300 meters or taller, known in the mou ...
Easter Island
At one time, a tropical forest grew on Easter Island.
It is believed that the natives completely stripped the island of trees, using them to build boats, ...
Uluru
It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
Easter Island
Even before the arrival of Christian missionaries on Easter Island, Rapa Nui was the only language of Oceania that had a written form.
It was written in the rongorongo script, carved in wood. Unfortunately, the language has not been de ...
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls is located in the Zambezi River on the border of two countries, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Cappadocia
In 1907, French clergyman Guillaume de Jerphanion in the Gὃreme Valley in Cappadocia found nearly 350 churches carved into the rock.
The churches are small, accommodate a few dozen worshippers, and are decorated with frescoes, the oldest of which date back to the 9th century. Most are carved high into steep rock walls.
Mount Pinatubo
It is a part of the Luzon Volcanic Arc.
Luzon Volcanic Arc is a chain of volcanoes across the Luzon Strait.