That's almost half the size of France! 21. The largest city in the world is Hulunbuir in inner Mongolia, China. They haven't received any rainfall for two million years. It is not a desert but the valleys of the Antarctic near Ross Island. The driest place on the EarthĪny guesses for the driest place on the Earth? You'll be surprised to know. Istanbul, in Turkey, is the only city in the world that lies on two continents-Europe and Asia. This gives Damascus the status of the oldest continuously inhabited city in existence. It was an important commercial and cultural center even then. The city of Damascus in Syria was founded in the third millennium BC. Countries have set up research stations here. Area on the Earth not owned by any countryĭo you know which area of land on the Earth is not owned by any country? It is Antarctica. The Amazon rainforest is responsible for producing more than 20% of the world's supply of oxygen. It is the home of the Emperor Penguins and the Wandering Albatrosses. The Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica, emerges from the waters of the South Atlantic Ocean, the South Pacific Ocean, and the Indian Ocean. The Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia is the deepest hole that has been sunk on the Earth. The center of the Earth is hotter than the sun! 13. The three time periods for dinosaurs, which are said to have been roaming on the Earth during the Mesozoic era are-Triassic (approximately 230 - 200 million years ago), Jurassic (201 - 144 million years ago), and Cretaceous (145 - 66 million years ago). Time periods when dinosaurs existed on the Earth Of course, in August 2010, a satellite-measured temperature of -94.7C (-135.8F) was recorded however, it doesn't feature in the Guinness Book as it was not measured using thermometers. Any guesses for where it could have been recorded? Where else, but Antarctica? This was observed using thermometers on July 21, 1983. The lowest temperature ever recorded on the Earth as per entry in the Guinness Book of World Records is -89.2C (-128.6F). Lowest temperature ever recorded on the Earth Country within a countryĬan a country lie within another country? Well, yes, there are three such countries-the Vatican within Italy, Lesotho within South Africa, and San Marino again within Italy. Most populated hemisphereĪbout 90% of the world's population lives in the Northern Hemisphere. The largest stock of freshwaterĪntarctica may be a frozen sheet of ice, but it has almost 90% of the world's freshwater.
Australia's coast is only 16,000 miles long.
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