Geography

Sunday, 28 December 2025
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
As early as the Stone Age, people were settling in the Nile Valley.
The largest population center was north of present-day Aswan. Ancient Egyptians sang a hymn to the Nile, thanking the river for being and bestowing wealth on their country.
Mountains
There are three ways for mountains to form.
Those are erosion, tectonic forces or volcanism. There are also three main types of mountains: fault-block, fold and volcanic.
Lake Huron
Retention time of Lake Huron is 22 years.
It changes water much faster than its northern companion Lake Superior which needs 191 years to flush.
Lake Huron
There are over 30 thousand islands on lake Huron.
The most prominent one is Manitoulin Island, located in Georgian Bay, the lake's largest bay.
Lake Superior
The fauna on Isle Royale is very diverse.
Isle Royale National Park most popular animals are  moose,  deer mice, river otter, snowshoe hare, ...
Cotopaxi volcano
Cotopaxi is home to one of the few equatorial glaciers in the world.
The boundary of eternal ice begins at an altitude of approximately 5000 m above sea level.
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano.
Stratovolcanoes are cone-shaped mountains, consisting of multiple layers of lava and other pyroclast ...
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.
Martinique
Martinique is an island, part of the Lesser Antilles - an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Lesser Antilles is part of the Antilles, a group of islands located in the Caribbean Sea, stretc ...
Cappadocia
Currently, no volcano in Cappadocia is active.