Geography

The River Jordan has six main tributaries.

The Galapagos is also home to another unusual species - the marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus).

There are approximately 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells in the Gulf.

The first European to cross the Atacama was the conquistador Diego de Almagro in 1536.

Etna is the oldest stratovolcano on Earth - it was formed in the late Pleistocene and Holocene.

The longest arch bridge in the world, located on the Yangtze, is the Chaotianmen Bridge.

It is surrounded by five lakes.

It is located on the island of the same name.

Wadi Rum, also known as the Valley of the Moon, is the largest wadi in Jordan.

Strombolicchio is in fact a volcanic plug - a hardened magma that filled the ancient volcano's vent. Erosion has caused the terrain around the vent to disappear, but a strong and enduring lava neck proudly rises above the waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea, reminding us of a long-gone volcanic mountain.