TRIVIA ABOUT OUR WORLD

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.