Geography

Monday, 22 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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Santorini
Tourism, the primary source of income for residents, is thriving in Santorini. (except for Covid-19 lockdowns)
The island has many beaches, mainly along the south and south-eastern coast.
Martinique
In the 19th century, mongooses (Urva auropunctata) were introduced to Martinique.
These small carnivorous mammals were introduced to control the population of snakes (Bothrops lanceo ...
Death Valley
Death Valley is a desert valley in eastern California, an area of drainless depression in the northern part of the Mojave Desert.
The Mojave Desert is located mostly in the eastern part of the state of California, as well as in th ...
Montana
Missouri River is the longest one in Montana.
It is 3,767 kilometers (2,341 miles) long. It is a tributary river to the Mississippi River.
Mount Etna
Etna has four active craters and more than 270 inactive side craters on its slopes.
Bocca Nuova and Voragine were formed from the central crater in 1945 and 1968 The northeast crater, ...
Mount Elbrus
A cable car can transport the mountaineers half way to the top.
Its first section reaches the shelter at 3708 meters above sea level, the second section reaches 3850 meters.
Mount Elbrus
Elbrus is covered by twenty-two glaciers.
Some of them are 400 meters thick. Glaciers on Elbrus give rise to the Baksan, Kuban and Malka rivers.
Negev
The largest city in the Negev is Beersheva.
The city often called the “capital of the Negev” is also one of the largest cities in Israel. In ter ...
Greenland
The indigenous people of Greenland are the Inuit.
Greenlanders are about 90% indigenous, Europeans, mainly Danes, also live there.
Mount Etna
Starting in February 2021, Etna began a series of explosive eruptions that affected nearby villages and towns, with volcanic ash and rocks falling as far away as Catania.
By March 12, 2021, the volcano had erupted 11 times in three weeks. The eruptions have thrown clouds ...