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Did you know that it is possible to be in four places in the world at once? Or that there is a point on planet Earth where no one could find you? Or even that there is a stadium (here in Brazil) whose midfield line coincides with the equator? Did not know? So keep reading this post.
O awesome.club gathered several curiosities about Geography, capable of surprising even the most educated readers.
1. Everest is not the highest point on the planet
The Chimborazo volcano is several kilometers higher than Mount Everest. Yes, we speak in kilometers, because we are referring to the height of the mountain from the center of the Earth (6,384.4 km from Chimborazo (in Ecuador) against 6,381 km from Everest, from the center of the Planet), and not the height above sea level (in this case, Everest would already be 8,848 meters). So, when we compare the height of Everest with the rest of the mountains following this method, it wouldn’t even make the list of the 20 highest points on the planet.
2. Two soccer teams can play against each other being each in a hemisphere of the Earth
O Milton de Souza Corrêa Stadium“, in Macapá, It is also known as “Zero”. Its nickname stems from the fact that the equator, the zero parallel, passes almost through the middle of the field. Therefore, we can say that the teams would not only be defending their sides of the field, but also a certain terrestrial hemisphere.
3. Ponto Nemo: the most inaccessible in the world
The Pacific Ocean has a point that is the furthest from the Earth’s surface. The nearest dry land is at a distance of 2,688 km. Such a place is also called the inaccessibility pole of the Pacific. The closest portions of land are the uninhabited Ducie Atoll, Motu Nui Island and Maher Island.
The place got its name from the hero of the character of “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” by Jules Verne.
An interesting fact: the orbit of the International Space Station can pass over Point Nemo. Therefore, sometimes the nearest inhabited place to the point is approximately 400 km away, only not on Earth, but in space.
4. It is possible to be in four states at the same time
The “Four Corners” is a place in the US where the borders of Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico meet. Therefore, it is possible to be in four states at the same time.
Here in Brazil, something similar to Pico dos Três Estados occurs., in Serra da Mantiqueira. There, at 2,665 meters of altitude, a landmark divides the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.
5. Glaciers contain most of all fresh water on Earth
About 10% of our planet’s surface is covered in ice. Glaciers cover approximately 15 million square kilometers of Earth. And that 10% contains 75% of all the drinking water on the planet. But when we consider only unfrozen drinking water, 20% of it is in Lake Baikal in Russia.
6. The “Dingo Fence” in Australia is longer than the Russian-China border
In the 19th century, sheep farming was an important sector of the Australian economy. In the 1880s, farmers decided to build a long fence to protect sheep herders from the invasion of dingoes, the Australian wild dogs. The fence is 5,614 km long. Just to compare, the border between Russia and China is 4,209.3 km.
7. The biggest desert on Earth is in Antarctica
A desert is not always filled with extreme heat and sand. In fact, deserts are dry places with little precipitation: less than 250 mm per year. And any type of precipitation is taken into account: rain, snow, fog. Thus, a cold place, where little snow falls, is also a desert.
Therefore, we can say that the Antarctic desert is the largest in the world: its surface is 13.8 million square kilometers, and the precipitation that falls there is below 51 mm per year.
Obviously, the Sahara is the biggest hot desert in the world, but among all the deserts on the planet in general, it is the second, after Antarctica.
8. Pheasant Island changes ownership every six months
The island is in the middle of the Bidasoa River, and belongs to Spain for six months. Then it becomes French property. This alternation of administrations has been going on for more than three centuries.
No one lives on the site, which is closed to visitors.
9. The Dead Sea is below sea level
The salt waters of the Dead Sea sink 1 meter per year. Today, it is 430 meters below sea level.
10. In Canada, there is an island with a lake, which has an island that also has a lake, and in that lake there is also an island
Victoria Island on Canada map.
We are talking about Victoria Island, which is part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. There, there is an island that is on an island that is on another island. Its size is about 4 hectares. Most likely it has never been visited by humans.
11. Ervandun and Son Doong caves are so large that each has its own microclimate
The depth of Ervandun Cave, China, is 441 meters. It is so large that it has its own microclimate and vegetation. Locals try to guess the weather based on cave observations. When mist comes out of it, people wait for rain.
The Son Doong Cave is in Vietnam🇧🇷 In some places, the depth reaches 200 meters. In the cave there is an underground river, grassy fields and even trees.
12. The Appalachian Mountains are getting lower as the Himalayas grow
The Appalachians are a mountain range located in the eastern part of the USA. Its altitude is around 2,000 meters. It’s not much when compared to the Rocky Mountains (also in the United States, with an average of 4,000 meters) and the Himalayas (8,000 meters).
But it wasn’t always that way: there was a time when the Appalachians were even higher than the Himalayas. But the latter is younger than the Appalachians, and continues to ‘grow’ to this day, as the Indian plateau is ‘separating’ from Eurasia. The Appalachians arose in a similar way, but today there is no longer any force “pushing” those mountains.
13. A single farm, “Anna Creek”, in Australia, is larger than the entire territory of Israel
Dedicated to livestock, ‘Anna Creek’ is the largest ranch in the world. Its territory is 23,677 square kilometers, while the State of Israel covers an area of 20,770-22,072 square kilometers. The ranch was built in 1863.
14. Between the Diomedes Islands there are 4 kilometers of distance, a state border and 21 hours of time difference
Landscape of the islands from the north.
These two islands lie in the middle of the Bering Strait, between Alaska and Siberia. The western island, Ratmanov, belongs to Russia, while the eastern island, Krusenstern Island, belongs to the United States. Between them is the maritime border between the two countries, which passes through the middle of the strait. In the same place, pass a date change line. For example, when on the American island it is 6 am on Saturday, on the Russian island it is 9 am the next day, Sunday.
15. The Pacific Ocean is so big that it has antipodes of itself
An antipode is a point on the earth’s surface diametrically opposite to another. Surely you have already thought about what would happen if you dig a well that crosses the whole world, exactly where you are, and at which point on Earth it would come out. That is, you asked: where is the antipode of my location?
Well, the Pacific Ocean is so big that if you were to dive at a certain point in it and go through the Earth’s core, you’d still come out in the Pacific Ocean.
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