Geography

Thursday, 10 September 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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Galapagos Islands
The archipelago is located in the western part of the Galapagos Submarine Ridge (an undersea ridge made of volcanic rocks and characterized by volcanic activity), on the Nazca Plate, which moves southeast at a rate of about 6.4 cm per year. 
Negev
There is also dangerous infrastructure in the Negev.
It includes a nuclear reactor at the Negev Nuclear Research Center, 22 agrochemical and petrochemica ...
Dead Sea
There is virtually no life in the Dead Sea except for some forms of bacteria.
Gobi Desert
Visiting the Gobi Desert, we can participate in organized tours for tourists on camels, quads or jeeps.
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.
Jordan River
It originates from the Mount Hermon mountain cluster on the Syrian-Lebanon border, flows through the Sea of Galilee, and into the Dead Sea.
The section between the source of the river and the Sea of Galilee is called upper course of Jordan ...
River Thames
There are over 80 islands on the Thames.
Mount Fuji
Its image was captured on the back of a 1,000 Yen note.
Yen is an official Japanese currency.
Amazon River
The Amazon River, now flowing into the Atlantic Ocean, once flowed in the opposite direction.
About 10 million years ago, the Amazon changed course from flowing into the Pacific Ocean.The river' ...
Galapagos Islands
Until February 12, 1832, the Galapagos Islands were ruled by the Spanish.
A French-Spanish general born in South America, Jose de Villamil, began to promote the settlement of ...