Our Earth
Our Earth
- Earth's age : 4,550 million years.
- Surface Area Total : 510,100,500 sq.km
- Water Surface Area : 361,149,700 sq.km (70.92%)
- Land Surface Area : 48,950,800 sq.km(29.08%)
- Circumference at the equator : 40,067 km.
- Diameter of the earth at the equator : 12,754km
- Diameter of the earth at the poles : 12,714 km
- Distance between the Earth and the Sun : 149,407,000 km
- Time to complete Earth's one Rotation :23hrs, 56mins, 4.09sec
- Time to complete one Revolution :365days, 5hrs 48min 51 sec
- Smallest continent :Australia
- Total Number of countries : 195
- Largest country : Russia (Area)
- Smallest country : Vatican City
- Most populated country : China
- Least populated country : Vatican city
- Biggest Ocean : The Pacific
- Deepest Ocean : The Pacific
- Biggest Sea : Southern China Sea
- Biggest Gulf : Gulf of Mexico
- Highest Mountain Ranges : Himalayas ( Asia )
- Biggest Island : Greenland
- Largest Animal on Land : African Elephant
- Largest Creature in water : Blue Whale (150 tons).
- Tallest Animal : giraffe (Tallest)
- Smallest Bird : Humming Bird
- Deepest Lake : Baikal (701 metres : Siberia)
- Deepest Trench : Marina Trench (10,915 mts)
- Coolest Desert : Gobi ( in Asia )
- Highest Lake : Titicaca (Bolivia)
- Highest Water fall : Angel (Venezuela)
- Highest Plateau : Pamir (Tibet)
- Highest Peak : Everest (Nepal)
- Largest Artificial Lake : Lake Mead (Bounder Dam)
- Largest Fresh Water Lake : Lake Superior
- Largest Salt Water Lake : Aral Sea
- Longest Canal : Suez Canal (161km)
- Longest River : Nile River (egypt 6679 km)
- Largest Volcano : Mauna Lea (Hawaii)
- Largest Peninsula : Arabia
- Largest Desert : Sahara Africa
- Rainiest Place : Mawsynram (Asom India – 11,873 m.m)
- Driest Place : Death Valley
- Hottest Place : Azizia (Libya)
- Coldest Place : Verkhoyansk (Russia)
- Continent covered with Ice : Antarctica
- Hardest Substance : Diamond
- Largest Church : The Balisca of St.Peter in the Vatican City, Rome
- Largest Wall : Great wall of China
- Largest Temple : Angkorwat in Kampuchea
- Largest Straits : Tartar Straits
- Largest Port : Port of New York and New Jersey, USA.
- Largest Library : The United States Library of Congress, Washington.
- Largest Delta : Sunderbans
- Fastest land animal : cheetah
- Most Intelligent animal : Chimpanzee
- Largest Railway platform : Kharagpur (West Bengal)
- Biggest Port : Rotterdam (Netherlands)
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