In this article we have collected some information based on Geography which are no doubt interesting and amazing. We have collected those from some various sources.
Those are given below :
- The longest geographical name recorded in Guinness Book is "TAUMATAWHAKATANGIHANGAK OAUAUOTAMATEATURIPUKAKA PIKIMAUNGAHORONUKUPOKAIWHE NUA KITINATAHU" . This 85 letter name is a hill in New Zealand . Though it is known that there is a 163 letter name in Thailand .
- The Vatican City is now the smallest country ( about 0. 2 sq. miles) in the world.
- The Glaciers store about 75% fresh water of the world. But 99% Glaciers exist in Arctic and Anterctica
- Among the 25 highest peaks , 19 from Himalaya.
- There is no river in Saudi Arabia .
- The river Ob has 150,000 inflows.
- The widest street : Monumental Axis ( 250 m) , Brasilia .
- The example of the power of earthquake is likely the best ever. In the duration of one year (1811-1812) three earthquakes of around 8 on richter scale , forced the Mississippi river to flow backward. Besides that the Reelfoot lake in Tennessee was created by the same earthquakes.
- Japan is made by nearly 4,000 island .
- The Ganges Delta is the largest Delta among the Deltas made by any river.
- The coldest capital is Ulan Bator , Mongolia .
- The hottest capital is Kuwait City , Kuwait .
- Vatican City , San Marino and Lesotho are the three countries completely surrounded by only one other country. Vatican City and San Marino is completely surrounded by Italy while Lesotho is surrounded by South Africa.
- On 18th Feb , 1979 it was snowing in the Sahara desert.
- The seven largest countries in the world ( Russia , Canada , USA , China , Australia , Brazil and India ) occupy the half of Planet's territory.
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Amazing Fact,
Geography
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