Geography

Sunday, 19 July 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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Martinique
The highest point of the island is Montagne Pelee - a dormant volcano that rises 1397 m above sea level.
The name of the volcano in French means "bald mountain". It was granted around 1635 by the first Eur ...
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Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius is located in the territory of the Vesuvius National Park, created on June 5, 1995.
In the park are protected both local plants and animals and archaeological sites and geological form ...
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Gulf of Mexico
The basin is also suitable for a large number of mollusks that thrive along the coastline.
Most of the seafood consumed in both North and South America comes from the Gulf.
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Mount Pinatubo
The volcanic activity of Mount Pinatubo has begun some 1,1 million years ago.
Mount Pinatubo’s history is divided into two stages—the ancestral Pinatubo and the modern Pinatubo.T ...
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Europe
Finland is the European lake region.
There are 178.888 lakes in this country, which means that each of them has 26 fins. To counterbalance, the Vatican and Malta are countries where we will not find a single lake.
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Santorini
Santorini is also known for its beautiful sunsets, some tourists come here mainly for this reason.
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Mediterranean Sea
In the area of today's Mediterranean Sea a gigantic salt desert was created.
It was also a depression with a depth of up to 3,000 meters. It is estimated that the salts on its s ...
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Negev
The hills in the northeastern corner of the crater were once completely covered with spiraling ammonite fossils.
They ranged in size from the size of a snail to tractor wheels. Most of them have been excavated.
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Atacama Desert
The most conspicuous feature of the Atacama is the almost complete absence of precipitation.
The desert is widely known as the driest place on earth, especially around the abandoned mining town ...
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Cotopaxi volcano
Cotopaxi is the second highest peak in Ecuador.
It is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world - its height is 5897 m above sea level.
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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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