The Olympic Mountains are a mountain range of the United States. It is situated on the Olympic Peninsula, a large arm of land in western Washington that stretches across Puget Sound. The Olympic Mountains have the form of a cluster of steep-sided peaks surrounded by heavily forested foothills and incised by deep valleys. They are … Read more
The Mojave Desert is a desert in North America. It is situated in the Southwestern United States, primarily within southeastern California and southern Nevada. Small areas also extend into Utah and Arizona. The Mojave Desert occupies about 124,000 square kilometers (48,000 square kilometers). It is the smallest of the North American deserts. The Mojave extends … Read more
The Atacama Desert is a desert in South America. According to estimates, it occupies about 105,000 square kilometers (41,000 sqare miles). The Atacama Desert stretches the northern third of Chile and straddles the southern border of Peru. It covers a 1,600 kilometers (990 miles) strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes Mountains. Most … Read more
The Gobi Desert is a large desert or brushland region in East Asia. It stretches across huge portions of both Mongolia and China. The Gobi Desert is the 6th largest desert in the world and Asia’s 2nd largest. The desert measures over 1,600 km (1,000 miles) from southwest to northeast and 800 km (500 miles) … Read more
The Chocolate Hills are a geological formation in Bohol Province, Philippines. There are at least 1,260 hills (and maybe more) spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometres (20 square miles). The domes vary in sizes from 30 to 50 metres (98 to 164 ft) high with the largest being 120 metres (390 … Read more
In botany, the term evergreen refers to a tree, shrub, or other plant having foliage that persists throughout the year. Many tropical species of broad-leaved flowering plants are evergreen, but in cold-temperate and Arctic areas the evergreens commonly are cone-bearing shrubs or trees (conifers) , such as pines and firs. The leaves of evergreens usually are … Read more
An atoll is a ring-shaped reef of coral enclosing a shallow lagoon. Oftentimes, atolls are uninhabited desert islands relatively untouched and unexplored by humans, although some grow beyond short reef formations, forming substantial landmass. It begins as a reef surrounding a slowly subsiding island, usually volcanic. As the island sinks, the coral continues to grow … Read more
A park is a large public garden or area of land used for recreation. Parks may consist of grassy areas, rocks, soil and trees, but may also contain buildings and other artifacts such as monuments, fountains or playground structures. Urban parks also known as a municipal park are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and … Read more
A valley is a low area between hills or mountains. The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys. Most valleys belong to one of these two main types or a mixture of them, at least with respect to the cross section of the slopes or hillsides. A … Read more