Geography

Wednesday, 9 July 2025
25 facts about Galapagos Islands
25 facts about Galapagos Islands
Islands of the tortoises
The Galapagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands, islets and coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean. Since the nineteenth century it has belonge ...

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Bermuda Triangle
The best documented and most quoted in the history of the Bermuda Triangle is Flight 19.
In an incident on December 5, 1945, five American bombers and one search plane were lost - the plane ...
Asia
The first five tallest skyscrapers on Earth are Asian buildings.
Those are: Burj Khalifa - Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Shanghai Tower - Shanghai, China, Abraj Al-bait - Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Ping An - Shenzen, China, Lotte World Tower - Seoul, South Korea.
Sahara desert
The highest recorded air temperature in the Sahara was 47 °C (116,6 °F).
During the day, average temperatures are 30-35 °C (86-95 °F). At night, the temperature drops to 10-20 °C (50-68 °F), and occasionally it can fall below 0 °C (32 °F).
Nan Madol
Agricultural communities formed over time united around the 10th-12th centuries under the leadership of the chief, the so-called Saudeleur.
And it was the Saudeleurs who began building Nan Madol around 1200 CE. The Saudeleur dynasty was the ...
Mount Elbrus
It belongs to the Seven Summits.
Although some classify Elbrus as an Asian peak, which would give the title of Europe's highest peak to Mont Blanc, most scientists consider Elbrus a European peak.
Manhattan
Manhattan is divided into three informal parts: Lower, Middle, and Upper Manhattan.
Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York, is the southernmost part of ...
Mount Vesuvius
It is a volcanic complex that includes Vesuvius and Monte Somma.
In the caldera of Monte Somma, which is a hollow in the top of the volcano, grew the cone of Vesuviu ...
Nile river
The course of the river was quite different before and during the period of the last glaciation.
The Nile flowed through an area of eastern Libya at what we now call Wadi al Hamim and Wadi al Maqar ...
Mediterranean Sea
It is an intercontinental sea.
It is situated between Europe, Africa and Asia.
Jordan River
It is known by three different names, depending on the country it flows through.
In most of the world it is known as the Jordan River. The Arabs call it Nahr al Urdun, while its name in Hebrew is Nahar ha-Yarden.