Geography Facts

Here are 55 Geography Facts that will absolutely blow your mind:

1. Russia has 11 time zones, more than any other country.
2. The Dead Sea is the lowest point on Earth at 430.5 meters below sea level.
3. Mount Everest grows about 4mm taller every year.
4. Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.
5. Africa is the only continent that covers all four hemispheres.
6. The Amazon River is 4,000 miles long.
7. Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is the closest point to space.
8. Lake Baikal contains 20% of the worlds unfrozen fresh water.
9. The Sahara Desert is about the size of the United States.
10. Antarctica is the only continent without a native ant population.
11. Vatican City is the smallest country in the world.
12. Russia borders 16 different countries.
13. The Nile River is approximately 4,132 miles long.
14. Greenland is the largest island in the world.
15. Australia is wider than the moon.
16. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from space.
17. There are more than 1.5 million animal species on Earth.
18. Mountains grow and shrink over millions of years.
19. The Pacific Ocean is larger than all land on Earth combined.
20. 85% of the worlds population lives in the Northern Hemisphere.
21. The worlds longest highway is the Pan-American Highway.
22. The deepest point in the ocean is the Mariana Trench.
23. There are about 195 countries in the world.
24. The smallest country is Vatican City at 0.17 square miles.
25. California has the worlds tallest, oldest, and largest trees.
26. The shortest country name is 4 letters (Mali, etc.).
27. The longest place name has 85 letters.
28. Norway has the longest coastline in the world.
29. The world population is over 8 billion people.
30. 90% of the worlds population lives in the Eastern Hemisphere.
31. The driest place on Earth is the Atacama Desert.
32. The wettest place is Mawsynram, India.
33. Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
34. The compass was invented in China.
35. Earths core is as hot as the suns surface.
36. There is a place on Earth called the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign.
37. The worlds deepest lake is Lake Baikal at 5,387 feet deep.
38. Africa has 54 countries.
39. Europe has 44 countries.
40. The largest desert is Antarctica.
41. Mount Fuji last erupted in 1707.
42. The Amazon rainforest produces 20% of the worlds oxygen.
43. California state flower is the California poppy.
44. The world has 7 continents.
45. The deepest mine is 2.4 miles deep.
46. Ice covers 10% of Earths land area.
47. The worlds largest castle is in Germany.
48. The Blue Whale is the largest animal ever to exist.
49. Australia is the smallest continent and largest island.
50. The Mediterranean Sea was once a dry basin.
51. Mount Everest was first climbed in 1953.
52. Venice is sinking about 1-2mm per year.
53. There are more than 7,000 islands in Indonesia.
54. The Great Wall of China is not visible from space with the naked eye.