Geography

Monday, 17 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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Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos Islands are of volcanic origin and have never been connected to any continent.
The appearance of wildlife on them was only possible by sea or air. The islands are located at the c ...
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Easter Island
The moai sculptures are monoliths. Some weigh more than 18 tons and are more than 6 m high.
The largest moai, called Paro, was about 10 m high and weighed 75 tons. An unfinished statue 21 m hi ...
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Tropical rainforests
Tropical rainforests regulate water circulation and stimulate rainfall.
Half of the rainfall in the Amazon is due to the functioning of the forests, which protect countries ...
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Sahara desert
A number of Neolithic cave paintings have been found in a national park in Algeria.
Among the 15,000 drawings identified so far are large wild animals (antelopes and crocodiles), herds ...
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Lake Tanganyika
It has three main tributaries: Ruzizi River, Malagarasi River and Kalambo River.
Due to its enormous size and lack of many tributaries, the residence time of Tanganyka is about 5500 years.
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Congo River
There are more than 4,000 islands on the Congo River.
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Santorini
Researchers claim that the volcano's eruption in the 17th century BC and its collapse 300-400 m below the surface of the sea level caused a gigantic tsunami wave up to 200 m high.
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Komodo National Park
There are currently about four thousand people living in Komodo National Park, living in four settlements: Komodo, Rinca, Kerora, and Papagaran.
These settlements existed in the area before it was protected. The Komodo settlement has the largest ...
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Lake Victoria
The main invasive plant species in the lake is common water hyacinth.
Common water hyacinth is native to South America and was introduced to Lake Victoria as a result of human activity (probably got there from Rwanda via the Kagera River in the 1980s ).
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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.
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22 facts about Europe
22 facts about Europe
The cradle of Western civilization
Although humanity came to Europe from Asia Minor, Europe is referred to as the Old Continent. This term appeared in the 16th century, when European sa ...
15 facts about Lake Como
15 facts about Lake Como
The deepest lake in the Alps
The ancient Romans called it Lacus Larius. It has been a popular vacation spot for aristocrats and wealthy people since Roman times and remains so to ...
15 facts about Aokigahara
15 facts about Aokigahara
Suicide forest
Aokigahara is a forest that stretches northwest to Mount Fuji in Japan. It is called the Aokigahara Sea of Trees, the Mount Fuji Sea of Trees, or the ...
9 facts about Cotopaxi volcano
9 facts about Cotopaxi volcano
One of the highest active volcanoes in the world
Cotopaxi is one of the highest active volcanoes. It is a stratovolcano with an almost perfect cone, which has always been an object of worship for the ...
19 facts about Martinique
19 facts about Martinique
Flower Island
Martinique is a French overseas territory located in the Caribbean. Its history is related to French colonization and the slave trade.As part of the L ...
18 facts about Manhattan
18 facts about Manhattan
The most expensive district in New York
Manhattan is the place where New York was born. Although it is its smallest district, it serves as the economic and administrative center of the city, ...
24 facts about Crete
24 facts about Crete
The largest Greek island
The history of Crete goes back thousands of years, and its continuity, as the Greeks say, lies in nature. At every turn, there are traces of the past. ...
12 facts about Iguazú Falls
12 facts about Iguazú Falls
Guarani Indian waterfall
Iguazu Falls lies on the border of Brazil and Argentina. As late as the end of the 16th century, the Guarani Indians lived there, who lost their terri ...
20 facts about Negev
20 facts about Negev
Rocky desert in Israel
The Negev Desert in Israel is a large desert plateau covering a large area of the southern part of the country. It is desert land, although unusual be ...
11 facts about Pamukkale
11 facts about Pamukkale
A milky white fortress built of cotton fibers
Pamukkale is a geographically and historically unique place located in western Turkey, known mainly for its white terraced pools and cascades. It is o ...
12 facts about Death Valley
12 facts about Death Valley
One of the hottest places on Earth
Death Valley is a desert area located in the western part of the US, mainly in California, although it also reaches into the state of Nevada. It is on ...
14 facts about Victoria Falls
14 facts about Victoria Falls
One of the seven natural wonders of the world
Victoria Falls is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. In addition to a magnificent and over-a-kilometer-wide cascade, they offer visitors a uni ...
13 facts about Niagara Falls
13 facts about Niagara Falls
The world’s fastest-moving waterfall
It lies on the border of two countries, near two cities of the same name, and feeds two power plants.Niagara Falls is a waterfall lying on the river o ...
11 facts about Komodo National Park
11 facts about Komodo National Park
One of the new seven wonders of the world
Komodo National Park is a protected area located in Indonesia. It is one of the country's fifty national parks, located in the Lesser Sunda Islands. T ...
29 facts about Colorado
29 facts about Colorado
Centennial State
Colorado is one of the larger American states, bordered by longitude and latitude. The state is famous for its varied landscape of mountains, forests, ...
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