TRIVIA ABOUT OUR WORLD
Added on: 15th Mar 2015
CUBA IS THE ONLY CARIBBEAN ISLAND WITH A RAILWAY
LESS THAN 1 PERCENT OF THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS
ARE INHABITED.
ALASKA IS THE MOST NORTHERN, EASTERN, AND
WESTERN STATE IN ALL OF AMERICA.
IT IS ALSO THE ONLY STATE TO ENTER THE
EASTERN HEMISPHERE
THE SHORTEST PLACE NAME IS ‘Å’ IT IS LOCATED
IN BOTH SWEDEN AND NORWAY.
OF THE 25 HIGHEST PEAKS OF THE WORLD,
19 ARE IN THE HIMALAYAS.
THOUGH MT. EVEREST LAYS CLAIM TO THE HIGHEST
ALTITUDE, DUE TO THE BULGE OF THE EARTH AT THE
EQUATOR, MOUNT CHIMBORAZO IN ECUADOR IS THE
CLOSEST TO THE MOON.
THE MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE IS THE LONGEST MOUNTAIN
CHAIN ON EARTH (AT 40 THOUSAND KILOMETERS).
THE ANDES FORM THE LONGEST EXPOSED MOUNTAIN
RANGE AT 7,000 KILOMETRES.
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