Geography

Friday, 22 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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Lake Como
On the western shore of Como is the Sacro Monte di Ossuccio, one of the nine sacred mountains in northern Italy.
The Tan complex was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2003.
Easter Island
A macrolide antibiotic used in modern medicine was first isolated in 1975 from Streptomyces hygroscopicus bacteria from a soil sample taken on Easter Island.
The drug called Sirolimus (rapamycin) is an immunosuppressant used in transplantation. Rapamycin is ...
Mediterranean Sea
The salinity of the Mediterranean Sea is 33-39 per mille.
The Dead Sea is considered the most saline body of water with a salinity of 231 per mille, which is more than six times the average salinity of the oceans. Read facts about the Dead Sea
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls is considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
Pamukkale
Pamukkale is a town in southwestern Turkey.
It lies in the valley of the Meander River, near the ancient archaeological site of Laodicea on the ...
Martinique
About 90 percent of Martinique's inhabitants are Christians, mainly Roman Catholics.
The island has 49 parishes and several historic places of worship, such as the Saint-Louis Cathedral ...
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is actually a lake.
Although it is fed with turbid water by numerous large wadis flowing down from the surrounding mountains, the reservoir has no outflow.
Caspian Sea
Its surface is located 28 meters below sea level.
Lake Tanganyika
It has three main tributaries: Ruzizi River, Malagarasi River and Kalambo River.
Due to its enormous size and lack of many tributaries, the residence time of Tanganyka is about 5500 years.
Taiga
Major tree species, growing season length, and temperatures vary among taiga regions.