Geography

Wednesday, 29 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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Cappadocia
Cappadocia is an administrative concept. Its boundaries are not sharply defined and result from tradition, history and different landscapes.
It is located in the middle of Anatolia, in the center of Nevşehir district, and in some parts of th ...
Galapagos Islands
The islands are located in an area called the Galapagos Triple Junction.
This is a geological area in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. The junction is where the Pacific Plate (the largest tectonic plate on Earth), the Cocos Plate and the Nazca Plate meet.
Sahara desert
Population density in the Sahara is low, at one person per km2.
About 2.5 million people live in the desert, mainly in Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania.
Mediterranean Sea
There are more than 20 Mediterranean countries, most of which cooperate within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership.
EUROMED is a platform for cooperation between the member states of the European Union and 12 Mediterranean countries, initiated in Barcelona in 1995.
Colorado
Colorado is an inland state, shaped like a quadrilateral.
It is one of three states, along with Wyoming and Utah, whose boundaries are defined solely by strai ...
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 ...
Cappadocia
In the biblical "Acts of the Apostles," the Cappadocians are mentioned as one of the first peoples to hear of the "good news" from the Galileans on the day of Pentecost, shortly after Jesus' resurrection.
Both archaeological excavations and the writings of Josephus Flavius confirm that there were Jewish communities in Cappadocia during this period.
Congo River
The Congo Basin covers an area of approximately 4,000,000 square kilometers.
Greenland
Greenland has tundra and grassland, where you can find mosses, lichens, low shrubs and dwarf trees.
Of course, vegetation is only found where there is no ice cover, above 80 degrees north there is no vegetation at all.
Cotopaxi volcano
The Cotopaxi volcano is located in the central part of Cotopaxi National Park.
The park was created in 1975 in an area of 334 km2. It is the first national park created on the con ...