About the book: 1975 / - Do you know your region? - Yes, - the majority will say. But try to answer some questions regarding the features of its nature or the distant past , and you will see that this is not always easy to do. Tell me, for example, what kind of appearance did the Krasnodar region have 8 or 100 million years ago and what plants and animals inhabited its seas and land then? And what mineral resources are there in the region? Majestic and terrible Tornadoes in deserts and at sea are a spectacle, but do such tornadoes exist in our region? When and why do boras and dust storms occur? You can live in the Kuban for decades and not experience earthquakes. However, is our region really seismically calm? What do you think, reader, are there volcanoes in the Kuban and where are they located and what kind of volcanoes are they? Do we have underwater eruptions and on which sea? Do you know what the Black Sea and the Kuban River were called in the old days? All residents of the Krasnodar region know the Kuban River, but who can say how much water and sediment it carries into the Sea of ​​Azov and how it has changed its regime - as a result of the construction of reservoirs? Which rivers of the region are “aging” and how can they be “rejuvenated”? Waterfalls leave an unforgettable impression on tourists. On what rivers are they found? Are there mirages and auroras in our region? The climate in different parts of the region is very diverse. Tell me, which points of the region are champions in the number of sunny days, in the lowest and highest temperatures, in the amount of precipitation? Do you think that in our region the sun can be higher above the horizon at noon than on the equator? Everyone has probably heard about wonderful lotus. There are entire thickets of it in the Krasnodar region, but where exactly? Do you know what interesting and valuable animals live in the Caucasus Nature Reserve and in the seas of the region? Is it true that fish also “talk”? What is karst? It is beautiful in its own way and the world of caves is full of secrets - a world of darkness and silence. Are there large caves in our mountains, where are they located and how were they formed? The sea is a source of untold wealth; its water contains dozens of different chemical elements. Is it possible to extract gold and silver from sea water? And how much silver does the Black Sea contain? You will find answers to all these and many other questions on the pages of this book.