Geography

Friday, 12 June 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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Lake Victoria
Geologically, Lake Victoria is relatively young, it formed about 400,000 years ago.
 The lake has undergone changes throughout its geologic history, beginning with the present shallow ...
Caspian Sea
In the north, it is encompassed by the Caspian Depression, one of the world’s lowest points.
Amazon River
In 2011, researchers discovered two new species of freshwater stingrays in the Amazon River.
The Heliotrygon (rosai and gomesi), commonly referred to as the Pancake stingrays, is the first new genus of stingrays from the Amazon described since 1987.
Gobi Desert
It is a continental desert.
The Gobi Desert is actually an area that includes several steppes, deserts and semi-deserts of East Asia.
Lake Superior
Despite its cold waters, over 80 fish species live in the lake.
The most popular native fish of the lake are bloater, burbot, cisco, lake sturgeon, lake trout, pumpkinseed, rock bass, walleye, yellow perch.
Mississippi River
Along with the Missouri River and Jefferson River, it is regarded as the world’s fourth longest river.
Jefferson River is a tributary of the Missouri River, the longest river in the United States, that flows to the Mississippi River. The Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson spans 6,275 kilometers.
Iguazú Falls
There are legends about the origin of Iguazu Falls.
One of them tells of a deity who intended to marry a beautiful woman named Naipi. However, the woman ...
Bermuda Triangle
Methane mixed with air layers below an airplane causes changes in density and, consequently, vertical movements of air masses.
This results in turbulence, during which the pilot can perform a maneuver leading to a loss of contr ...
Santorini
On the top of the Mesa Vouno mountain are the ruins of the ancient city of Thera.
The city was inhabited in the 9th century BC. Archeologists discovered the Temple of Dionysus, the Sanctuary of Apollo, and Ancient Thera's cemetery there.
Mount St. Helens
A previous major eruption, several times more powerful than the one from 1980, occurred some 3,600 years ago.