Geography

Monday, 21 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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Colorado
About 70% of Colorado’s population lives along the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains.
This is known as the Front Range–an urban corridor covering eighteen counties. It includes cities su ...
Lake Huron
It is not as deep as Lake Superior or Lake Michigan.
In fact, only Lake Eerie is shallower than Lake Huron. The average depth of Lake Huron is 59 m (195 ft), with the deepest point at 229 m (750 ft).
Sahara desert
Despite the hot weather and lack of water, many organisms have adapted to the conditions in the Sahara.
Among plants, palms, thorny shrubs, grasses, and various types of succulents are most common. The mo ...
Nan Madol
One of the Oceania researchers, who was the first to describe Nan Madol  at the end of the 19th century was the Polish ethnographer Jan Kubary.
On the basis of oral stories of islanders who still remembered the names of individual islets of Nan Madol, German ethnographer and archaeologist Paul Hambruch in 1910 made a map of the islets.
Mountains
Puncak Jaya is the highest peak on an island.
It is situated on the island of New Guinea and measures 4884 meters high.
Easter Island
That they were Polynesians was supported by similarities in customs, facial features, clothing, and language.
The author of another theory was Thor Heyerdahl, a Norwegian biologist and ethnographer, later a tra ...
Lake Superior
The Lake Superior Basin area is home to 58 native orchid species.
Most orchids grow in the wetlands, marshes and swamps, a habitat where we would not expect to find them, but native orchids have adapted to this harsh weather and acidic and sandy soils.
Taiga
The term "taiga" is mostly used for the forests of Eurasia.
American forests are generally referred to as boreal coniferous forests.
Mount St. Helens
Mount St. Helen is the youngest and the most active volcano of the Cascade Arc.
Montana
Most popular birds in Montana.
Among others, the most popular and numerous are: American robin Black-capped chickadee Northern flicker European starling House finch Bald eagle Peregrine falcon