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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Mount Pinatubo
It is a part of the Luzon Volcanic Arc.
Luzon Volcanic Arc is a chain of volcanoes across the Luzon Strait.
Rio Grande
Because of climate change, water shortages affect the local ecosystem.
Many local species, including the southwestern willow flycatcher and cottonwood trees, are endangered as a result.
Krakatoa
The Anak Krakatau summit emerged on December 27th, 1927.
It has grown for the next 90 years, until it erupted on December 22nd, 2018.
Nile river
It is 6650 kilometers (4132 miles) long.
It flows through all climate zones in Africa, and its basins are located in the territory of eleven ...
Murray River
Ever since 1969, the river holds the annual canoe race, called the Murray Marathon.
It is the largest canoe race in the world.
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf Stream, originating from the Gulf of Mexico, is one of the strongest currents in the world.
Mediterranean Sea
In the east, the Dardanelles connect the Mediterranean Sea with the Sea of Marmara, then through the Bosporus Strait with the Dead Sea, then through the Suez Canal with the Red Sea and further with the Indian Ocean.
The Dardanelles are located between the Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor and connect the Aegean Sea w ...
Lake Superior
Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake on Earth by surface area.
It is also the second-largest lake on Earth after the Caspian Sea. Lake Superior's surface area is 82,000 km2 (31,700 sq mi). Its maximum length is 560 km (350 mi), and maximum width 260 km (160 mi).
Mount St. Helens
On March 27th, the volcano released a 1,829 high steam and blasted a crater 75 meters wide.
Victoria Falls
Thanks to the massively rising mist created by water falling from high altitudes, rainbows are a common sight here, which are visible even at night when the sunlight reflected from the moon is scattered in the misty clouds of the waterfall.