Geography

Wednesday, 5 August 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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Pamukkale
The ancient city of Hierapolis is home to a well-preserved ancient theater that can accommodate about 10.000 spectators.
The theater was probably built during the reign of Hadrian, after an earthquake in 60 AD. It has a two-story stage, of which only the lower level has survived to the present day.
Victoria Falls
Thanks to the massively rising mist created by water falling from high altitudes, rainbows are a common sight here, which are visible even at night when the sunlight reflected from the moon is scattered in the misty clouds of the waterfall.
Stromboli volcano
The volcano appears in literary works.
Jules Verne in his book "Journey to the Center of the Earth," ends his novel with the three protagon ...
Hawaii
The religion of the native Hawaiians was closely related to the cult of the Polynesians.
It was based on polydivinity and animism. All kinds of deities, spirits, and powers of nature were p ...
Lake Como
In the center of Triangolo Lariano is the tourist town of Canzo.
Canzo is the main town of the Comunità montana del Triangolo lariano ("Mountain Community of Triango ...
Wadi Rum
There are two entrances to Wadi Rum.
One is on the southern side, near Wadi Al-Yatm, and the other is on the northern side. There are man ...
Gulf of Mexico
A brine pool, 1,000 meters below the gulf’s surface, was discovered in 2014.
It is 3,7 meters deep, with a circumference of 30 meters. Its salinity is about five times higher th ...
Wadi Rum
The name Wadi Rum was probably first mentioned by the Roman historian Ptolemy.
He called it Aramava in his list of cities in Arabia, indicating that the valley was at a point tang ...
Nile river
The Red Nile - an episodic river.
One of the major tributaries of the Blue Nile is the Atbara River, commonly known as the Red Nile. T ...
Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean countries are:
Algeria, Gibraltar, Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ...