A Desert is large, extremely dry area of land with sparse vegetation. More specifically, it is defined as an area that receives an average annual precipitation of less than 250 millimeters (10 inches). Deserts cover about 33 percent, or one-third, of the Earth‘s total landmass. There are four types of deserts: • subtropical deserts are … Read more
The Painted Desert is a United States desert of badlands in the Four Corners area. The desert extends from near the east end of Grand Canyon National Park and southeast into Petrified Forest National Park. It is most easily accessed in the north portion of Petrified Forest National Park. The Painted Desert e is approximately … Read more
The Caucasus Mountains are a mountain system in West Asia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region. The total length of the Caucasus is about 1,200 kilometers (932 miles); middle of the system is comparatively narrow, but its western and eastern ends have widths of 160 km (100 mi) or … Read more
Old Faithful is a cone geyser located in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States. It was so named in 1870 by the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition because it seemed to spout “faithfully” every 63 to 70 minutes. Continuous observation revealed, however, that the eruptions occurred with some irregularity, the intervals varying from 33 to 120 minutes. … Read more
The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG), one of the leading centres of botanical research and floristics in the United States. It is located in the Bronx, New York City. The New York Botanical Garden is a National Historic Landmark. The 100-hectare (250-acre) garden, has a plant collection consisting of about 12,000 species from almost every part … Read more
Sognefjord is the largest and deepest fjord in Norway. It is nicknamed the King of the Fjords. Sognefjord reaches 204 kilometers (127 miles) inland and branches off into smaller inlets and fjords along the way. At its widest, it is almost 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) across, and the cliff walls reach as high as 1,300 meters … Read more
The Everglades is a subtropical marshland located in the southern portion of the U.S. State of Florida. The geography of the area is typical of a tropical river delta running slowly through a low-lying basin near sea level. The Everglades is about 160 kilometers (100 miles) long and 100 km (60 miles) wide. It spans … Read more
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants. Flowers provide an eye-catching attribute to an otherwise plain, green-leaved plant. When insects, birds and some bats dip down to take a look at the flower and steal its nectar, they are inadvertently pollinating the plants by moving … Read more
The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of the Earth. It is the most extraordinary, mysterious and enigmatic region on our planet. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Alaska (United States), Northern Canada (Canada), Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia and Sweden. It occupies approximately … Read more