Geography

Wednesday, 10 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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Nile river
The Nile Delta covers an area of about 22,000 km² (8 494 sq mi).
It begins in the suburbs of Cairo, about 175 km (109 mi) south of the Mediterranean coastline. At Ca ...
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Greenland
On the south coast, about 50 km from the Atlantic Ocean, lies the Qinngua Valley, protected from the cold winds from the interior of the island. This is the warmest place in Greenland where a natural forest has developed.
The trees that grow there can reach a height of 7-8 metres. Birch, willow, ash and alder are among the trees that grow there.
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Gobi Desert
The Gobi desert is expanding all the time.
The greatest expansion is seen towards the south, where desertification of about 3600 km² (1390 sq m ...
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Nan Madol
Agricultural communities formed over time united around the 10th-12th centuries under the leadership of the chief, the so-called Saudeleur.
And it was the Saudeleurs who began building Nan Madol around 1200 CE. The Saudeleur dynasty was the ...
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Paricutin volcano
One of the villages that was completely engulfed by the eruption is San Juan Parangaricutiro.
The only evidence of the village is the ruined church protruding above a lava and ash field.
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Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria used to be very rich in fish, including many endemic species, but a large number of them have become extinct in the last fifty years.
 The main group in the lake is the cichlids (Haplochromis) with more than 500 species, almost all of ...
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Lake Huron
It is situated between Michigan and Ontario shores.
23,580 km2 (9,103 sq mi) lays in Michigan 36,010 km2 (13,904 sq mi) lays in Ontario
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Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf ecosystem had been explored in the late 1990s and 2000s.
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Amazon River
Amazon estuary is about 325 km wide.
Within it, there is a giant river island, Marajó, which is flanked on both sides by the Amazon River ...
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Easter Island
In 1966, Chile regularized the island's status by incorporating it into the Valparaiso region and granting the islanders citizenship rights.
Since the island's official incorporation into Chile, indigenous people have fought for compensation ...
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22 facts about Europe
22 facts about Europe
The cradle of Western civilization
Although humanity came to Europe from Asia Minor, Europe is referred to as the Old Continent. This term appeared in the 16th century, when European sa ...
15 facts about Lake Como
15 facts about Lake Como
The deepest lake in the Alps
The ancient Romans called it Lacus Larius. It has been a popular vacation spot for aristocrats and wealthy people since Roman times and remains so to ...
15 facts about Aokigahara
15 facts about Aokigahara
Suicide forest
Aokigahara is a forest that stretches northwest to Mount Fuji in Japan. It is called the Aokigahara Sea of Trees, the Mount Fuji Sea of Trees, or the ...
9 facts about Cotopaxi volcano
9 facts about Cotopaxi volcano
One of the highest active volcanoes in the world
Cotopaxi is one of the highest active volcanoes. It is a stratovolcano with an almost perfect cone, which has always been an object of worship for the ...
19 facts about Martinique
19 facts about Martinique
Flower Island
Martinique is a French overseas territory located in the Caribbean. Its history is related to French colonization and the slave trade.As part of the L ...
18 facts about Manhattan
18 facts about Manhattan
The most expensive district in New York
Manhattan is the place where New York was born. Although it is its smallest district, it serves as the economic and administrative center of the city, ...
24 facts about Crete
24 facts about Crete
The largest Greek island
The history of Crete goes back thousands of years, and its continuity, as the Greeks say, lies in nature. At every turn, there are traces of the past. ...
12 facts about Iguazú Falls
12 facts about Iguazú Falls
Guarani Indian waterfall
Iguazu Falls lies on the border of Brazil and Argentina. As late as the end of the 16th century, the Guarani Indians lived there, who lost their terri ...
20 facts about Negev
20 facts about Negev
Rocky desert in Israel
The Negev Desert in Israel is a large desert plateau covering a large area of the southern part of the country. It is desert land, although unusual be ...
11 facts about Pamukkale
11 facts about Pamukkale
A milky white fortress built of cotton fibers
Pamukkale is a geographically and historically unique place located in western Turkey, known mainly for its white terraced pools and cascades. It is o ...
12 facts about Death Valley
12 facts about Death Valley
One of the hottest places on Earth
Death Valley is a desert area located in the western part of the US, mainly in California, although it also reaches into the state of Nevada. It is on ...
14 facts about Victoria Falls
14 facts about Victoria Falls
One of the seven natural wonders of the world
Victoria Falls is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. In addition to a magnificent and over-a-kilometer-wide cascade, they offer visitors a uni ...
13 facts about Niagara Falls
13 facts about Niagara Falls
The world’s fastest-moving waterfall
It lies on the border of two countries, near two cities of the same name, and feeds two power plants.Niagara Falls is a waterfall lying on the river o ...
11 facts about Komodo National Park
11 facts about Komodo National Park
One of the new seven wonders of the world
Komodo National Park is a protected area located in Indonesia. It is one of the country's fifty national parks, located in the Lesser Sunda Islands. T ...
29 facts about Colorado
29 facts about Colorado
Centennial State
Colorado is one of the larger American states, bordered by longitude and latitude. The state is famous for its varied landscape of mountains, forests, ...
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