Geography

Saturday, 5 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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Mountains
The highest mountains of each traditional (not geological) continent are called Seven Summits.
There are several versions of which summits account, but we can consider Mount Everest (Asia), Aconc ...
Atacama Desert
Fauna in the desert is sparse.
Desert wasps and butterflies can be found in the hills. There are only a few species of reptiles and ...
Mountains
Mountains are not only found on Earth.
They are common features of most planets and moons. Some of them outshine the Earth’s highest peaks in size.
Lake Baikal
In Baikal there is excellent water transparency, which is 30-40 m in winter and 5-8 m in summer.
The Baikal waters are rich in oxygen even at considerable depths.
Krakatoa
The color of the sky in the famous painting by Edvard Munch, Scream, is theorized to be inspired by the 1883 eruption.
The amount of ash dispersed by the volcano during the eruption caused the sky to turn dark red durin ...
Mount Vesuvius
Vesuvius is one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes.
The list also includes Grímsvötn (Iceland), Cotopaxi (Ecuador), Mayon (Philippines), Popocatépetl (Mexico) or Nyiragongo (Democratic Republic of Congo).
Victoria Falls
On the Zimbabwean side is a rainforest.
It is a place where it rains every day due to the enormous amount of water evaporating from the falls.
Jordan River
It holds major significance in Christianity and Judaism.
According to the Bible, Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River. It was also crossed by the Israelites on their journey to the Promised Land.
Mediterranean Sea
In the Mediterranean region, millions of years of tectonic and volcanic activity are responsible for the topography of the area.
There are several active volcanoes in the region, such as Etna, Vesuvius and Stromboli.
Congo River
The Congo Basin covers an area of approximately 4,000,000 square kilometers.