Cognitive facts about our planet

Did you know that Mount Everest though lays claim to the highest height, due to the convexity of the Earth at the equator, Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is the closest to the Moon.




Less than 1 percent of all the Caribbean islands populated



Alaska - The most northern, eastern, and western states across America. It is also the only part of the continent, vhodaschy in the eastern hemisphere.



Shortest city name - 'A', this place is located in Sweden and Norway.



Of the 25 highest peaks in the world, 19 are in the Himalayas.



Mid-Atlantic Ridge - the longest mountain chain in the world (18,000 kilometers). Ridge is located at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean



The Andes form the longest mountain range in the freeboard 7, 000 kilometers.



Glaciers store between 70% and 80% of the total stock of fresh water on the planet.



99% of these glaciers are in the Arctic and Antarctic.



In 1811 and 1812 respectively three earthquakes measuring about 8 on the Richter scale, caused the Mississippi River to flow backwards.



Seven largest countries in the world (Russia, Canada, USA, China, Australia, Brazil and Argentina) occupy half of the territory of our planet.



Trans-Siberian Railway crosses the bridge 3901.



Nauru - the only country in the world, which has no official capital.



In Japan, the 17 active volcanoes.



In Saudi Arabia, there are no rivers.



Lebanon - the only country in the Middle East, where there is no desert.



Unlike most African countries, Ethiopia was never a European colony.



France, Italy and Chile formally recognized the existence of UFOs



The largest city in the world by land area, Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia (China), which is 263,953 km. sq.



Lesotho, the Vatican and San Marino - the only countries completely surrounded by one other country.



Sargasso Sea - the area in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the ocean current. It is the only sea that has no shore



Source: lifeglobe.net