Geography

Thursday, 21 May 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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Manhattan
Manhattan is the center of LGBT culture.
The district is widely recognized as the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ rights movement.
Easter Island
When Jacob Roggeveen discovered the island on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1722, the island was inhabited by 2 - 3 thousand people.
Previously, the island may have been inhabited by 10-15 thousand people, but the depletion of natura ...
Komodo National Park
The islands that make up the park are of volcanic origin.
The park encompasses the western, coastal part of Flores Island, the islands of Komodo, Padar, and R ...
Yangtze River
The first bridge constructed on the Yangtze River was the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge.
It was completed in 1957 and stretches 1,670 meters.
Cappadocia
Derinkuyu - the largest underground city.
The largest underground city - Derinkuyu - consists of several levels reaching 80 meters deep into t ...
Mount Vesuvius
The formation of the volcano began about 25 thousand years ago. Subsequent eruptions and lava flows caused the mountain to grow ever larger.
Another powerful explosion occurred about 19 thousand years ago, initiating the whole cycle of catac ...
Gulf of Mexico
The average depth of the gulf is 1,6 kilometers.
The deepest part of the Gulf is the Sigsbee Deep, which is estimated at 4,4 kilometers.
Hawaii
The total area of the islands is 16.636,5 square kilometers.
There are 8 main, largest islands, the largest of which is Hawaiʻi (Big Island), which covers an area of 10.432,5 square kilometers.
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is located in Africa.
It is located in the East African highlands, in a basin between the Albertine Rift and the East African Rift.
Nan Madol
The size of islets ranges from 160 to 12,7 thousand m2  and the total building area is 750 000 m2.
The islands are made of coral pebbles and basalt boulders, which are surrounded and strengthened wit ...