Geography

Friday, 6 February 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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Crete
An enclave of traditional life in Crete is a triangle between mountain villages: Anogia, Zoniana, and Aimonas.
Men in that area of the island wear black shirts and dark scarves on their heads (almost all of them ...
Yangtze River
The Yangtze River originates from Geladandong Peak of the Tanggula Mountains in Tibet and flows into the East China Sea.
Murray River
The first bridge built to cross the Murray River was Edwards Crossing.
It was built in 1879.
Pamukkale
Seventeen thermal springs are located there.
They bring water from 35 degrees Celsius to nearly 100 degrees Celsius to the surface. The water com ...
Mississippi River
Its name is owed to the Anishinaabe Indigenous people of North America.
They called the river “Misi-ziibi” or Messipi, which translates to “Big River.”
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.
Greenland
People have inhabited Greenland for at least 4,500 years.
They were migrants from areas of present-day Canada.
Easter Island
It is unknown whether the takuturi were used, like the moai, for ancestor worship and mana accumulation.
There is a theory that these statues served the cult of the bird god (Tangata manu) that developed o ...
Manhattan
Manhattan is served by New York’s major daily newspapers, including the New York Times, which have won the most Pulitzer Prizes for journalism.
The district is also home to the headquarters of the New York Daily News and the New York Post, as w ...
Mount Pinatubo
Due to an increase in the emission of sulfur dioxide, scientists concluded there is fresh magma rising inside the volcano.
The difference between the emission from the beginning of May to the emission at the end of the month was tremendous—it has risen from 500 tn to 5,000 tn.