Geography

Friday, 26 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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Mount Fuji
It is made of basalt.
It is a fine-grained volcanic rock, formed from the cooling of low-viscosity lava.
Lake Baikal
In 1996, Lake Baikal and adjacent protected areas were enlisted on the UNESCO World Heritage List as areas of exceptional value for evolutionary sciences.
Uluru
It is a sandstone formation, located in the southern part of the Northern Territory in Australia.
Mount St. Helens
It was named after a British diplomat, Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St. Helens.
He was a friend of British captain George Vancouver, who explored the northwestern parts of the Pacific Coast of North America, and spotted Mount St. Helens on May 19th, 1792.
Congo River
It is the only major river in Africa that crosses the equator twice.
Mount Vesuvius
From the top of Mount Vesuvius stretches a beautiful view over the Gulf of Naples.
Annually, the volcano and the surrounding area are visited by about 2.5 million tourists.
Amazon River
There are no bridges on the Amazon River.
While it is not impossible to build a bridge across the Amazon River, such a structure would not sur ...
Gulf of Mexico
The average depth of the gulf is 1,6 kilometers.
The deepest part of the Gulf is the Sigsbee Deep, which is estimated at 4,4 kilometers.
Europe
The longest European place name is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, it consists of 58 letters.
It is located in north-west Wales on the island of Anglesey. It was named so in the 19th century to become a tourist attraction.
Jordan River
From 70% to 90% of the water reserves are used by humans.
This, combined with a high evaporation rate, causes the Jordan River to dry up.