Geography

Wednesday, 4 March 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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Mount Elbrus
It is in Russia, northwestern Caucasus.
It is located 11 km from the Russian-Georgian border.
Congo River
It is one of the most ecologically diverse habitats in the world.
It is home to over 10,000 tropical plants, 1,000 species of birds, 700 species of fish, and 400 mammals, many of which are endemic to Africa.
Lake Malawi
It is located in three countries: Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique.
Tropical rainforests
They are called the largest pharmacy in the world.
They owe this name to the fact that more than 25% of all natural medicines have been discovered there.
Yangtze River
The Yangtze River basin accounts for over 40% of freshwater resources in China.
Lake Malawi
It is home to many endemic fish species. At least 700 species of cichlids live in the waters of Lake Malawi.
Mountains
The highest mountain on Earth is Mount Everest in Himalayas on the China-Nepal border.
Mount Everest is 8,848 meters high. The border between China and Nepal runs through its summit point.
Nan Madol
One of the Oceania researchers, who was the first to describe Nan Madol  at the end of the 19th century was the Polish ethnographer Jan Kubary.
On the basis of oral stories of islanders who still remembered the names of individual islets of Nan Madol, German ethnographer and archaeologist Paul Hambruch in 1910 made a map of the islets.
Manhattan
In 1664, the English took over New Amsterdam and changed the name of the city to New York.
Under English rule, the city grew rapidly. In 1700 it housed 5000 inhabitants.
Santorini
Part of the traditional buildings of Fira was destroyed during the earthquake in 1956.
Luckily most of the historic buildings have survived to this day. The city is the administrative center of Santorini.