Interesting facts about geography

Interesting facts about geography Is a great opportunity to learn more about the natural sciences. Geography deals with the study of the functioning and transformation of the Earth's shell. Thanks to the study of this science, a person can learn about various discoveries, the location of countries on the map, and also get many other knowledge.

So, here are the most interesting facts about geography.

1. Translated from ancient Greek, the word "geography" means - "land description".
2. The Amazon forests play an important role in enriching our planet with oxygen. They produce 20% of the world's oxygen.
3. Istanbul is the only city on the planet geographically located simultaneously in 2 parts of the world - Asia and Europe.
4. Did you know that the only territory in the world that does not belong to any state is Antarctica (see interesting facts about Antarctica)?
5. Damascus, the capital of Syria, is considered to be the oldest city on earth. The first mentions of him appear in documents dating back to 2500 BC.
6. Rome is the first million-plus city in the history of mankind.
7. The smallest island in the world with state status is Pitcairn (Polynesia). Its area is only 4.5 km².
8. The deepest hole in the earth of an artificial origin is the Kola Well - 12,262 m.
9. An interesting fact is that 25% of the world's forests are concentrated in Russian Siberia.
10. The Vatican, being a dwarf enclave state, is considered the smallest state in the world. Its territory is only 0.44 km².
11. It is curious that from the point of view of geography, 90% of the world's population lives in the Northern Hemisphere.
12. Shanghai is home to the largest number of people than any other city on the planet - 23.3 million inhabitants.
13. Canada (see interesting facts about Canada) contains over 50% of all natural lakes on earth.
14. Canada is also the world leader in coastline lengths of over 244,000 km.
15. The area of ​​the Russian Federation (17.1 million km2) is only slightly inferior to the area of ​​Pluto (17.7 million km2).
16. As of today, the Dead Sea is 430 m below sea level, dropping by about 1 m every year.
17. The largest state on the planet in terms of territory is Russia. There are 11 time zones here.
18. An interesting fact is that geographically Africa is located at the intersection of all 4 hemispheres.
19. The Pacific Ocean is the largest body of water both in terms of area and volume of water.
20. The largest lake Baikal contains 20% of fresh water in a liquid state. Few people know the fact that more than 300 rivers flow into it, and only one flows out - the Angara.
21. The highest fertility rate is observed in Africa, as well as the highest death rate.
22. According to statistics, the longest life expectancy was recorded in Andorra, Japan and Singapore - 84 years.
23. Burkina Faso is considered to be the most illiterate state. Less than 20% of citizens can read here.
24. Almost all rivers flow towards the Equator. The Nile (see interesting facts about the Nile) is the only river that moves in the opposite direction.
25. Today, the longest river is the Amazon, not the famous Nile.
26. The White Sea is the coldest body of water, the water temperature in which reaches -2 ° C.
27. Victoria Land (Antarctica) has the strongest winds that can reach a fantastic 200 km / h.
28. Among all African countries, only Ethiopia has never been under anyone's domination.
29. Canada is considered the world leader in the number of rivers. There are about 4 million of them.
30. At the North Pole, you will not see land anywhere. Its basis is 12 million km² of floating ice.

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