Geography

Sunday, 7 December 2025
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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Negev
It covers almost 60 percent of Israel, covering an area of approximately 13.000 square kilometers.
It forms the shape of an inverted triangle, the sharp apex of which points towards Eilat, a city in ...
Mississippi River
It is divided into three sections—the Upper Mississippi, the Middle Mississippi, and the Lower Mississippi.
Lake Victoria
The waters of Lake Victoria are divided between three countries: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
80% of the lake's water comes from rainfall, plus rivers and thousands of small streams. The largest ...
Lake Baikal
In winter, Baikal freezes and the ice cover can be up to 2 m thick.
The ice on Baikal is so transparent that the bottom can be seen at small depths.
Bermuda Triangle
Another event was the disappearance of the coal ship USS Cyclops on March 4, 1918.
After leaving Barbados under unexplained circumstances, The U.S. Navy ship disappeared in the Bermud ...
River Thames
The River Thames is divided into tidal and non-tidal sections.
The non-tidal Thames stretches for 237 kilometers from its source to Teddington Lock, while the tidal Thames stretches for 109 kilometers to the North Sea.
Lake Tanganyika
The lake's ecosystem is very unique and diverse.
Over 2000 species, both plants and animals, are found here, and about 500 of them cannot be seen anywhere else.
Colorado
Colorado was the first state to legalize marijuana for medicinal, industrial, and recreational use.
As a medicinal drug, marijuana was legalized in 2000, and for industrial and recreational purposes i ...
Sahara desert
It covers an area of 9.2 million km2 (3.55 million sq mi). It is the largest hot desert in the world.
The desert covers 31% of Africa and 8% of the Earth's land area. Comparing the Sahara to countries, its area is almost identical to that of the United States of America.
River Thames
In Oxford, the river goes by the name River Isis.
In the Middle Ages, it was thought that the ancient name of the river–Thamesis–was a combination of the words Thame and Isis.