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INFO ABOUT THE WORLD

Land 29.3 %
Water 70.7 %

LAND MASS OF CONTINENTS


Asia 29.8 %
Africa 20.3 %
North America 16.2 %
South America 11.9 %
Antarctica 9.4 %
Europe 6.7 %
Australia and Oceania 5.7 %

FAMOUS PEAKS OF THE WORLD


Europe
Mont Blanc France / Italy 4807 Meters
Etna Italy 3340 Meters
Ben Nevis UK 1343 Meters
Africa
Kilimanjaro Tanzania 5895 Meters
Mount Kenya Kenya 5199 Meters
North America
Mt McKinley USA/Alaska 6194 Meters

LAND LOWS
Caspian Sea Europe 28 Meters
Dead Sea Asia 400 Meters
Lake Assal Africa 156 meters
Lake Eyre North Oceania 16 Meters
Death Valley North America 86 Meters
Valdes Peninsula South America 40 Meters

OCEANS
Pacific Ocean 49.9 %
Atlantic Ocean 25.7 %
Indian ocean 20.5 %
Arctic Ocean 3.9 %

HIGHEST MOUNTAINS
Everest China / Nepal 8848 Meters
Godwin Austen(K-II) China / Kashmir 8611 Meters
Kanchenjunga India / Nepal 8598 Meters
Lhotse China / Nepal 8516 Meters
Makalu China / Nepal 8481 Meters
Chooyu China / Nepal 8201 Meters
Dhaulagiri Nepal 8172 Meters
Manaslu Nepal 8156 Meters
Nanga Parbat Kashmir 8126 Meters
Gasherbrum China/ Kashmir 8068 Meters
Broad Peak India 8051 Meters
Note. There are a total of 13 Peaks above 8000 Meters in the
world.
BIGGEST ISLANDS OF THE WORLD
Greenland Greenland
New Guinea Indonesia / Papua New Guinea
Borneo South East Asia
Madagascar Indian Ocean
Baffin Islands Canada
Sumatra Indonesia
Honshu Japan
Great Britain UK
Victoria Is Canada
Ellesmere Is Canada

LONGEST RIVERS
Nile Mediterranean 4140 Miles
Amazon Atlantic 3990 Miles
Yangtze Pacific 3960 Miles
Missisippi - Missouri Gulf of Mexico 3740 Miles
Yenisey Angara Arctic 3445 Miles
Ob Irtysh Arctic 3360 Miles
Hwang Ho Pacific 3005 Miles
Zaire / Congo Pacific 2900 Miles
Amur Pacific 2800 Miles
Mekong Pacific 2795 Miles

FAMOUS RIVERS OF THE WORLD


Europe
Volga Caspian Sea 2300
Danube Black Sea 1770
Ural Caspian Sea 1574
Dnepr Volga 1420
Don Volga 1240
Rhine North Sea 820
Elbe North Sea 710
Vistula Baltic Sea 675
Thames
Asia
Indus Indian Ocean 1925 Miles
Brahmaputra Indian Ocean 1800 Miles
Euphrates Indian Ocean 1675 Miles
Ural Caspian Sea 1575 Miles
Ganges Indian Ocean 1560 Miles
Irrawaddy Indian Ocean 1250 Miles
Tigris Indian Ocean 1180 Miles

FAMOUS LAKES OF THE WORLD


Caspian Sea Asia
Lake Superior Canada / USA
Lake Victoria East Africa
Lake Huron Canada / USA
Lake Michigan USA
Aral Sea Kazakhstan / Uzbekistan
Lake Tanganyika Central Africa
Great Bear Lake Canada
Lake Baikal Russia
Lake Malawi East Africa

PACIFIC OCEAN
Mariana Trench 11022 Meters
Tonga Trench 10822 meters
Japan Trench 10554 Meters
Kuril Trench 10542 Meters
Mindanao Trench 10497 Meters

ATLANTIC OCEAN
Puerto Rico (Milwaukee Deep) 9200 Meters
Cayman Trench 7680 Meters
Gulf of Mexico 5203 Meters
Mediterranean 5121 Meters
Black Sea 2211 Meters
North Sea 310 Meters
Baltic Sea 294 Meters
INDIAN OCEAN
Java Trench 7450 Meters
Red Sea 2266 Meters
Persian Gulf 73 Meters

ARCTIC OCEAN
Molly Deep 5608 Meters

Atoll Circular arrangement of coral rocks surrounding a lagoon.


Bay Part of a coastline where the land curves inwards.
Cape Large piece of land that sticks out in the sea.
Creek Narrow inlet where a sea comes a long way into the land.
Gulf Very large area of sea which extends a long way into the
surrounding land.
Lagoon An area of calm sea water that is separated from the ocean by
reefs or sand.
Reefs A long line of rocks or sand lying close to the surface of the sea.

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