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Hello Everyone!
Hope you are doing well. In the busy schedules of life, sometimes we miss something interesting around the world. Well, nature has always something way more beautiful and interesting and we can see and feel it everywhere. In today's post, I am sharing with you some interesting facts about the world - some are human-made and some are natural. Though, many of you already know about them, I hope you'll love to remind. So, here we go..
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1). The world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, is 828 meters (2,716 feet) tall.
2). The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the world's largest coral reef system and is visible from space.
3). Mount Everest, located in the Himalayas, is the highest point on Earth at 8,848 meters (29,029 feet) above sea level.
4). The world's largest desert is the Sahara, located in North Africa, covering an area of approximately 3.6 million square miles (9.2 million square kilometers).
5). The Amazon rainforest in South America is the world's largest rainforest, covering an area of about 2.1 million square miles (5.5 million square kilometers).
6). The Nile River in Africa is the world's longest river, stretching over 4,135 miles (6,650 kilometers).
7). The Dead Sea, located between Jordan and Israel, is the world's lowest point on land at 1,388 feet (423 meters) below sea level.
8). The world's largest island is Greenland, which is located in the Arctic and covers an area of about 836,330 square miles (2,166,086 square kilometers).
9). The city of Rome, Italy, is often called the "Eternal City" because it has been continuously inhabited for over 2,700 years.
10). Antarctica is the world's driest continent, with an average annual precipitation of only 200 mm (8 inches) in the interior.
11). The world's largest volcano is Mauna Loa in Hawaii, which is also one of the most active volcanoes on Earth.
12). The Great Wall of China, which was built over 2,000 years ago, stretches over 13,000 miles (21,000 kilometers) and is visible from space.
13). The world's largest animal is the blue whale, which can grow up to 100 feet (30 meters) long and weigh as much as 200 tons (180 metric tons).
14). The world's largest flower is the Rafflesia, which can grow up to three feet (one meter) in diameter and weigh up to 22 pounds (10 kilograms).
15). The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit (-89.2 degrees Celsius) in Antarctica in 1983.
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