Geography

Crete is located on the so-called Aegean plate (a small tectonic plate located in the eastern Mediterranean Sea).

It is 348 meters high above ground level, 863 meters above sea level, 3.6 kilometers long, and 1.9 kilometers wide, with a total circumference of 9.4 kilometers.

The water level of the Caspian Sea varies, but recent measurements prove it systematically rises.

37 people died during their attempt to climb Uluru.

The longest river in Asia is the Yangtze. Its length is 6300 km (3 914 mi).

The volcano began to form about 34-30 thousand years ago.

From the top of Mount Vesuvius stretches a beautiful view over the Gulf of Naples.

The taiga in its present form has existed for the last 12,000 years, since the beginning of the Holocene epoch.

The enormous salinity causes even non-swimmers can easily stay afloat.

It supplies water for over 18 million people from 50 cities.