Geography

Friday, 9 October 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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Greenland
Greenland became a Danish colony in the 18th century.
It is now an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark with autonomy since 1979.
Montana
The biggest fish ever caught in Montana was white sturgeon.
It was caught in 1968 and weighed 43,5 kg (96 lb), and was 190 cm (75 in) long.
Mediterranean Sea
There are a total of nearly 5,000 islands in the Mediterranean basin.
Their coast length is about 18,000 km, which is almost 40% of the total Mediterranean coastline. Amo ...
Lake Tanganyika
It consists of three basins that are connected to each other. These are the northern, central and southern basins.
The central basin developed earliest. Lake Tanganyika began to form in the period 12-9 million years ...
Nan Madol
Nan Madol was the elite residence of the nobility who took care of the burial and funerary activities guided by priests.
Tropical rainforests
Some of the tribes living in the tropical rainforests have no contact with outsiders.
In Brazil alone, 67 such tribes have been discovered, and in New Guinea, 44.
Easter Island
After the economic crisis of 1929, Chile tried to sell the island in exchange for warships.
Offers were made to the United States, Great Britain, Japan, and Germany, but none of these countries saw the offer as strategically advantageous - the island was too remote from other lands.
Mount Etna
Etna is the oldest stratovolcano on Earth - it was formed in the late Pleistocene and Holocene.
The first volcanic activity on Etna took place about 500,000 years ago, with eruptions occurring und ...
Santorini
Santorini is also known for its beautiful sunsets, some tourists come here mainly for this reason.
Lake Superior
The most picturesque shore of Lake Superior is the northern one.
It is made of ancient, Precambrian granites that emerged pushed up by magma between 4,5 billion and 540 million years ago.