Geography

Thursday, 23 April 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
In 1908, the Republic of Crete declared independence, not internationally recognized.
On 13th May, 1913, Crete was incorporated into Greece.
Death Valley
The lowest point in North America is Badwater Basin, a small salt lake in Death Valley.
The site, considered the lowest point in North America and the US, lies 86 meters below sea level. T ...
Caspian Sea
In the north, it is encompassed by the Caspian Depression, one of the world’s lowest points.
Stromboli volcano
According to Clyde S. Kilby, a prominent literary scholar, J. R. R. Tolkien based the Mount Doom, volcano located in Mordor, Middle-earth with the Stromboli volcano.
Congo River
It originates back to 1,5—2 million years, during the Pleistocene period.
Krakatoa
Another eruption of the Anak Krakatau took place on April 10th, 2020.
The sound it generated was heard within 150 kilometers.
Mount Etna
In June 2013, Etna was designated a World Heritage Site at UNESCO.
In 1987, Etna Regional Park was created as a protected area around the volcano. The 580 km2 (360 sq ...
Aokigahara
Aokigahara stretches northwest from the foothills of Mount Fuji at an altitude of 920-1300 meters.
The forest area is 30 square kilometers. Its base is hardened lava formed after the eruption of the ...
Mount St. Helens
Three days after the first major earthquake, another one occurred.
It was a 4.0-magnitude earthquake followed by a series of smaller earthquakes, which continued to intensify until March 23rd.
Iguazú Falls
The Iguazu River, a left tributary of the Parana River, flows in southern Brazil and northern Argentina.
It is 1320 kilometers long and has 62.000 square kilometers of basin area. It flows from the coastal ...