Most volcanoes occur near the Earth's plate boundaries, but some do not. For example, the Hawaiian islands have been formed over millions of years by volcanic eruptions thousands of miles from the edges of the Pacific plate.Island formation is still happening on Hawaii every time the shield volcanoes Kilauea and Mauna Loa erupt.ost volcanoes occur near the Earth's plate boundaries, but some do not. For example, the Hawaiian islands have been formed over millions of years by volcanic eruptions thousands of miles from the edges of the Pacific plate.
Jordan River. The Jordan River (also River Jordan; Hebrew: × Ö°×Ö·×¨ ×Ö·×Ö·Ö¼×¨Ö°×ÖµÖ¼×â Nahar ha-Yarden; Arabic: ÙÙÙÙØ± Ø§ÙÙØ£ÙØ±ÙØ¯ÙÙÙââ Nahr al-Urdun, Ancient Greek: Î¹Î¿ÏÎ´Î¬Î½Î·Ï, IordÃ nes) is a 251-kilometre (156 mi)-long river in the Middle East that flows roughly north to south through the Sea of Galilee and on to the Dead Sea.
Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the east and south, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north, Israel, Palestine and the Dead Sea to the west and the Red Sea in its extreme south-west. Jordan is strategically located at the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe. The capital, Amman, is Jordan's most populous city as well as the country's economic, political and cultural centre. What is now Jordan has been inhabited by humans since the Paleolithic period.