Earth’sSurfaceTrivia
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Earth’s Surface is approximately1/4 Land & ¾ Water
The Oceans on Earth contain 97% of Earth’s water
Northernmost Point on Earth: Oodaq, Greenland – tiny island
There is no land at North Pole, only ice, on top of sea.
Some claim the northernmost
point is …
Cape Morris K. Jesup –
located on northeastern tip of Greenland.
What do
you think?
Southernmost Point and Coldest Place on Earth: South Polar Station, AmundsenScott, Antarctica
The South Pole is a high-altitude site and there are 3 south poles.
The population at the South Pole peaks in summer sun, reaching 125.
The number of people at the South Pole during winter of 1993 was 28.
Largest Island
on Earth Greenland,
North America
Unknown ?
Perhaps only
a few islands
covered by
sheet of ice
Mount Everest in India The "Highest Altitude"
Highest “altitude” Mountain in USA: Mt McKinleyLocated in Alaska – 2 pictures
"Tallest Mountain" on Earth: Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Deepest Place: Marianna Trench (Philippine Sea), Pacific Ocean
At Mariana Trench …Land is Destroyed Sinks beneath Earth’s Crust
Largest
Lake
on
Earth
By Size and
Volume
CASPIAN
SEA in
Russia
World’s Largest Lake by Surface Volume: Lake Superior in USA
Largest Peninsula on Earth
Arabia
Peninsula
Alaska Peninsula – USA (3rd on Earth)
World's Highest Waterfall
Angel Falls Venezuela
Tallest Waterfall in USA
Yosemite Falls at Yosemite
National Park in California
Oldest Mountains on Earth: Highlands in Scotland – over 400 million years old
Oldest Mountains in USA Appalachian
The birth
of the Appalachian mountains occurred
approximately 480 million years
ago.
That’s old!
Appalachian mountains are located on the Eastern side of United States.
Andes Mountains
are in many countries including Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
Longest Mountain Range: Andes in South America
Where is the lowest dry point on Earth?
Shores
of the Dead
Sea
Located
in
Israel
Longest River on Earth• The River Nile • is said to be the
longest river… • But the
Amazon River in South America is the longest river according to other sources.
• Picture is of Nile River
Largest Canyon
Grand
What three countries have the greatest number of historically active volcanoes?
Canyon
In
Arizona
In descending order of activity:
#1 Indonesia
#2 Japan
#3 United States.
The Hottest Place on Earth
Dalol, Ethiopia
In Africa
near the
Red Sea
Wow! Did you know there is an active volcano under the Antarctic ice? Surprised?
Above: Mt Erebus, which was previously the only active volcano in Antarcticapicture by Sean Brocklesby
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