Geography

Friday, 12 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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Europe
There are as many as 12 countries in Europe with monarchies.
These include Andorra, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the Vatican and the United Kingdom.
Lake Superior
It has over 200 tributaries.
Most large tributary rivers are located in the northern part of the lake. The only large in the sout ...
Aokigahara
The area around Mount Fuji is one of Japan's leading bird breeding grounds and a treasure trove of mammals.
42 species of mammals have been confirmed to exist there. The Aokigahara area is characterized by a ...
Tropical rainforests
Soils in tropical forests fall into two categories: red soils and ferralitic soils.
Red soils are well-weathered, red clay soils that are acidic and poor in essential nutrients such as ...
Taiga
The growing season, when vegetation in the taiga revives, is usually slightly longer than the climatic definition of summer.
This is because plants of the boreal biome have a lower temperature threshold to induce growth than ...
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.
Santorini
Because of the explosion, a lot of ash escaped from the crater. Ash clouds obstructed sunlight to the entire Mediterranean region, about 300,000 km² (115 830.648 sq mi).
According to the hypothesis, the volcano ejected 60 km3 (14.39 cu mi) of magma from the crater.
Crete
The earliest references to Crete come from texts of the Syrian city of Mari from the 18th century BC, where the island is referred to as Kaptara.
In ancient Egypt, it was known as Keftiu, which strongly suggests the Minoan name of the island. The ...
Tropical rainforests
In the equatorial forests, the average monthly temperature exceeds 18 °C (64 °F) all year round and the average annual rainfall is no less than 1,680 mm.
Montana
Most popular mammals of Montana.
Among others, the most popular and numerous are: Grizzly bear (population: 800) Lynx (population: 3 ...