Yerevan Lake · Lakes
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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Landforms
The Vorotan Cascade, also known as the ContourGlobal Hydro Cascade, is a significant hydroelectric complex situated on the Vorotan River in the Syunik Province…
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Armenia · Lakes
Explore Lake Sevan’s changing geography and choose a realistic peninsula, western-shore or overnight visit, with current monitoring data and practical safety checks.
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Lake Lessing · Lakes
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…
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Armenia · Lakes
Akhurian Reservoir is an artificial reservoir on the Akhurian River along the border between Armenia and Türkiye (Turkey). It is known as Arpaçay Baraj…
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Antarctica · Mountains
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,…
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Seas & oceans
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…
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Landforms
Imagine a place so isolated that the closest human beings are often not on Earth at all, but orbiting 254 miles (408 kilometers) above…
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Countries & regions
Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest sovereign country without a permanent natural river. It covers about 830,000 square miles (2.15 million square kilometers), yet…
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