Geography

Thursday, 29 October 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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Uluru
Along with Kata-Tjuta, a group of 36 conglomerate bornhardts, the Uluru forms Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.
It covers an area of 1,326 square kilometers and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for natural and cultural landscape.
Nan Madol
Agricultural communities formed over time united around the 10th-12th centuries under the leadership of the chief, the so-called Saudeleur.
And it was the Saudeleurs who began building Nan Madol around 1200 CE. The Saudeleur dynasty was the ...
Ojos del Salado
On the Argentine side of the volcano is a small, unnamed lake with a diameter of 100 meters and a depth of 5 to 10 meters.
Located in a crater at 6390 meters above sea level, it is the highest known lake in the world. In 2019, mountaineer Michael Hernan became the first person to dive the lake.
Tropical rainforests
A distinctive feature of many trees growing in tropical forests is a special root system called buttress roots.
These are roots that grow from the side of the trunk above the soil surface and branch out all the w ...
Sahara desert
The desert is located on the territory of 11 countries.
These are: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan.
Cappadocia
During the Persian Empire, Cappadocia was divided into two distinct satrapies: one centrally located still called Cappadocia or Great Cappadocia and the other called Pont.
The satrapy of Cappadocia covered the area between the Taurus Mountains and the Euphrates River, its ...
Mountains
The highest located city in the world is El Alto in Bolivia.
Its average height is 4150 meters above the mean sea level. El Alto is one of the fastest-growing cities in Bolivia with over 940 thousand citizens.
Rio Grande
The once widespread fish species called the Rio Grande silvery minnow faces now extinction.
Its population was reduced to 5%, and currently, it can be found only in the middle section of the river. It has been listed under the Endangered Species Act.
Manhattan
In 1664, the English took over New Amsterdam and changed the name of the city to New York.
Under English rule, the city grew rapidly. In 1700 it housed 5000 inhabitants.
Montana
There are 45 streams named Willow Creek in Montana.