Landforms & Water
Yerevan Lake: Engineering and Urban Hydrology
Yerevan Lake (Երևանյան լիճ, Yerevanyan lich) is the capital’s artificial reservoir tucked between Malatia-Sebastia and Shengavit districts. Built in the 1960s to regulate the…
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Articles by Z.K Atlas
I’m Z.K. Atlas, founder and editor of GeographyPin. I studied geography as a minor and personally research, write, fact-check, and publish the site’s articles while also building its mapping tools. My work focuses on explaining physical and human geography—including places, borders, maps, political systems, and geographic patterns—in clear language without removing the context that matters.
Landforms & Water
Vorotan Cascade
The Vorotan Cascade, also known as the ContourGlobal Hydro Cascade, is a significant hydroelectric complex situated on the Vorotan River in the Syunik Province…
Landforms & Water
Lake Sevan: Armenia’s Largest Lake
Explore Lake Sevan’s changing geography and choose a realistic peninsula, western-shore or overnight visit, with current monitoring data and practical safety checks.
Landforms & Water
Lake Lessing
Lake Lessing (Լեսինգ) is a small mountain lake on the northeastern slope of Mount Aragats in Armenia’s Aragatsotn Province. The Hrazdan basin-management plan adopted…
Landforms & Water
Akhurian Reservoir
Akhurian Reservoir is an artificial reservoir on the Akhurian River along the border between Armenia and Türkiye (Turkey). It is known as Arpaçay Baraj…
Quizzes
Azerbaijan Quiz: 10 Easy Geography and Culture Questions
Explore Azerbaijan with 10 easy questions about its cities, coastline, language, food and traditions. This quiz is a quick way to test what you…
Landforms & Water
Mount Vinson: Highest Mountain in Antarctica
Mount Vinson is Antarctica’s highest mountain, reaching 16,050 feet (4,892 meters) above sea level. It stands in the Vinson Massif of the Sentinel Range,…
Political Geography
Countries that Still Have Colonies
The word colony is rarely used in modern law, but the reality people mean is still here: states administering territories beyond their mainland. The…
Explainers & Big Questions
Indian Ocean: The Only Ocean Named After a Country
The Indian Ocean’s name connects a familiar country with a much older geographical tradition. Understanding that distinction explains why the ocean is associated with…
Explainers & Big Questions
Which Countries Have No Snakes at All?
Most of the world has snakes, from tropical forests to semi-arid hillsides. But a handful of places buck the pattern. If you’re ophidiophobic (afraid…