Our earth has several remarkable facts and facts. What about the largest and smallest countries in our world? There are various interesting facts to be found. From the deepest point to the rainiest place and from the coldest measured temperature to the longest place names. For example, have you ever heard of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?
Facts and numbers
The Earth is estimated to have formed 4.57 billion years ago. About 1 billion years later, life first emerged on our planet. The circumference of the Earth is 40,075 kilometers, and the Earth has a diameter of 12,756 kilometers.
The largest and smallest countries in the world
The top 5 largest countries:
- Russia
- Canada
- United States
- China
- Brazil
The top 5 smallest countries:
- Vatican CITY
- Monaco
- Nauru
- Tuvalu
- San Marino
Remarkable facts regarding the weather
- The warmest temperature ever recorded is 56.7 degrees Celsius. This temperature was measured in Death Valley, California, in the year 1913.
- The coldest temperature ever recorded is -89.2 degrees Celsius. This temperature was measured at the North Pole in 1983.
- The town of Cherapunjee in India is the rainiest place in the world. An average of 11.5 meters of precipitation falls here per year! Perhaps what makes it even more extreme is the fact that all this rain falls in just 4 months! The rainy season is from April to July. The rest of the year it is bone dry in Cherapunjee.
- The driest place in the world is Quillagua, in Chile. Only 0.06 millimeters of rain falls in this place every year.
The deepest point and the highest point in the world
- The deepest point in the sea is located east of the Philippines. This area is also called the Mariana Trench and is located in the Pacific Ocean. The Mariana Trench has a depth of over 11 kilometers. The area of this area is thousands of kilometers!
- The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest. This mountain is located in the Himalayas and has a height of 8850 meters. Of the top 10 highest mountains in the world, 9 are located in the Himalayas.
The longest place names
The longest place name in the world can be found in Wales, here you can find the city of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. This town is located on the Isle of Anglesey. This place name has 58 letters.
The longest name is of a hill
Yet there is still a longer name in this world. This name is not of a city or village, but of a hill. This hill is found in New Zealand, and has a height of 305 meters. The name of this hill is Taumata wh akatangihanga koauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu. This name was given by the Maori, and means The mountain where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the mountain climber, the land-eater who travels the world, plays the flute with his nose for his beloved. The name has 85 letters!
The longest place name in the Netherlands
The longest plate name in the Netherlands is Gasselterboerveenschemond. This place can be found in Drenthe. This is the longest place in the Netherlands that is written as one word. This place name has 25 letters. It is remarkable that the place next door is called Gasselternijveenschemond. This place has only 1 letter less, namely 24. There is also a longer place name in the Netherlands . However, this is written with a hyphen, and therefore does not count as the longest place. This is the town of Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk. This place has 28 letters.