Geography is the science of both how our planet works and how people live on it. Over the course of thousands of years, humanity's understanding of the Earth has changed. In ancient times, people believed that the Earth was flat and rested on elephants. Today, this representation of distant ancestors makes us smile. How well do we know our planet ourselves? This book convincingly demonstrates: no! Who created the giant drawings on the Nazca plateau and the elven circles? Why do the stones groan and the sands sing? What is the nature of mirages and ball lightning? The book is dedicated to the mysteries and secrets of the Earth, many of which scientists have not yet been able to explain, as well as other, no less amazing phenomena, the nature of which has already been unraveled today. The last chapter provides extensive information from the history of geographical discoveries and the appearance of geographical names, interesting information about the unique records that nature itself sets.