Geography

Saturday, 18 May 2024
17 facts about Bermuda Triangle
17 facts about Bermuda Triangle
A mysterious place in the Atlantic
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a maritime area in the Atlantic Ocean. It lies north of the Caribbean, roughly between so ...

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Lake Tanganyika
In Lake Tanganyika live hippos, crocodiles and many species of fish, most of which are endemic.
Over 200 endemic species are fish of the cichlid family.
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Crete
Its area is 8336 square kilometers.
It is located about 160 kilometers south of mainland Greece, It is located in the southern part of the Aegean Sea, separating the Aegean Sea from the Libyan Sea.
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Gobi Desert
It is one of the least populated areas in the world.
Only about 58 000 people live there so the population density is 0,044 people per km² (0,116 per sq mi).
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Mount Pinatubo
It is located approximately 87 kilometers northwest of the capital of the Philippines, Manila.
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Gobi Desert
The endemic species of the Gobi desert is the Przewalski's horse.
An attempt to reconstruct the population of this species in the wild is currently underway.
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Niagara Falls
The Niagara River flows out of Lake Erie and into Lake Ontario, into which it flows.
The difference in level between the two bodies of water is almost 100 meters.
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Gulf of Mexico
There are several coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico.
Scientists conclude that black corals found in the Gulf of Mexico may be one of the oldest organisms on Earth, being over 2,000 years old.
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Sahara desert
The oldest mummy in the world was found in the Sahara desert, dating from before the founding of the Egyptian state.
The Tashwinat mummy was found in a cave of the archaeological site of Uan Muhuggiag in Libya. It is ...
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Asia
The largest cities in Asia are:
Tokyo in Japan, Delhi in India, Bajing and Shanghai in China, Karachi in Pakistan, Dhaka in Bangladesh.
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Congo River
It originates back to 1,5—2 million years, during the Pleistocene period.
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19 facts about Mount Vesuvius
19 facts about Mount Vesuvius
The most dangerous volcano in Europe
Vesuvius gained its notoriety by destroying in 79 AD. Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabie. Since then, despite intermittent activity, shadows of terror sp ...
14 facts about Stromboli volcano
14 facts about Stromboli volcano
The volcano has been active for several thousand years.
Because of its incessant activity, dating back to ancient times, Stromboli volcano has been described as far back as the Roman Empire. Often spewing c ...
35 facts about Montana
35 facts about Montana
Oro y plata.
"Gold and silver" is the motto of one of the largest states. But in the case of Montana, it is far more than that. Besides rich mineral deposits, it i ...
20 facts about Lake Huron
20 facts about Lake Huron
Second largest of the Great Lakes
It was known as Karegnondi by the local Wyandot tribe before the first European settlers landed on the North American continent. The name Huron is der ...
22 facts about Lake Superior
22 facts about Lake Superior
Its name originated from the French language, where "Lac Supérieur" means "Upper Lake." It belongs to the five freshwater Great Lakes of North America ...
30 facts about Asia
30 facts about Asia
Top Asia facts
Asia is the largest and most populated continent. Its a cradle of many civilizations, religions and philosophies. Today Asia is also the fastest devel ...
15 facts about Paricutin volcano
15 facts about Paricutin volcano
Volcano in a cornfield
On February 20, 1943, Mexican farmer Dioniso Pulido noticed a small crack in his cornfield, and the ground nearby shook and became hot. About a month ...
22 facts about Gobi Desert
22 facts about Gobi Desert
Largest desert in Asia
The Gobi Desert, which stretches across northern China and southern Mongolia, is a vast and ancient landscape that defies the common perception of a d ...
20 facts about Lake Malawi
20 facts about Lake Malawi
The site of the first naval battle of World War I
One of the oldest lakes on earth. It was formed about the same time as Tanganyika Lake, 350 kilometres away. It was formed by the crack of the African ...
27 facts about Santorini
27 facts about Santorini
Saint Irene island
Santorini is a magical island, part of the Cyclades archipelago located in the Aegean Sea. A small but impressive piece of land with breathtaking land ...
18 facts about Lake Baikal
18 facts about Lake Baikal
Blue eye of Siberia
Baikal is a tectonic lake located in Russia, in southern Siberia. Is the oldest and deepest lake in the world. It stretches for 636 km and its maximum ...
16 facts about Lake Tanganyika
16 facts about Lake Tanganyika
One of the oldest lakes in the world
Lake Tanganyika is one of the most unique and unusual lakes in the world. Because it is isolated from other water reservoirs and the water has been he ...
19 facts about Mount Elbrus
19 facts about Mount Elbrus
Caucasian, Russian and European tallest peak
Elbrus is an old stratovolcano with an almost symmetrical structure. It is considered dormant, as no eruption has been recorded for about two thousand ...
19 facts about Nan Madol
19 facts about Nan Madol
Venice of the Pacific
Nan Madol is a medieval city located on one of the islands of the Micronesia Archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean. This relic of distant history has noth ...
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