Geography

Wednesday, 24 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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Sahara desert
Thanks to underground rivers or aquifers, oases exist in the desert.
These are largely relict, non-renewable bodies of water that date back to times when the Sahara had ...
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Montana
The highest point in the state of Montana is Granite Peak.
The 3,904 m ( 12,807 ft ) high peak is located in Park County within Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.I ...
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Cotopaxi volcano
The Cotopaxi volcano has erupted 87 times.
It has been active for over four thousand years. The strongest eruption took place at the turn of 15 ...
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Lake Como
The lake is also known for its attractive villas that have been built there since Roman times, when Pliny the Younger built the Comedy and Tragedy resorts.
Villa Carlotta was built for the Milanese marquis Giorgio Clerici in 1690 and covers an area of over ...
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Aokigahara
Aokigahara stretches northwest from the foothills of Mount Fuji at an altitude of 920-1300 meters.
The forest area is 30 square kilometers. Its base is hardened lava formed after the eruption of the ...
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Europe
The most forested country in Europe is Sweden.
Almost 70 percent of the country's land area is covered by forests, most of which are managed and regulated by the state. Virgin forests occur only in the northernmost mountain regions.
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Asia
Most billionaires live in China.
In 2021, according to estimates, there are 1058 Chinese billionaires, compared to "only" 660 in the U.S. This number can, of course, change rapidly due to dynamic changes in the stock markets.
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Paricutin volcano
The first year of the volcano's formation was the most intense period of its activity. At that time, a cone 275 m high was formed.
The volcano ejected mainly pyroclastic (ejecta) material. Ejecta, or the crumbly products of a volca ...
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Nan Madol
The builders of Nan Madol did not use pulleys, levers or metal tools.
This means that to build a city they had to move almost 2000 tons of stone per year for over 300 years.
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Mount Kilimanjaro
The tallest tree in Africa was discovered on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in 2016.
A representative of the species Entandrophragma excelsum, found in one of the valleys, is 81.5 meters high.
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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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