GEOGRAPHY - I NEVER KNEW THAT!
Here are a few bits of geography trivia. When you take your summer vacation see if you can collect any more bits of fun trivia about geography.
- Disney World in Orlando, Florida, is twice the size of the island of Manhattan, New York.
- Approximately one-tenth of the earth's surface is permanently covered with ice.
- The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
- The only continent without reptiles or snakes is Antarctica.
- The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% of the world's oxygen supply.
- Istanbul, Turkey, is the only city in the world located on two continents.
- Maine is the only state in the United States with only one syllable in its name.
- Florida has twice as many lightning injuries and deaths than any other state.
- There are over 2,000 different species of cactuses.
- The Sea of Tranquility on the moon is deeper than the highest mountain on Earth.
Here are a few bits of geography trivia. When you take your summer vacation see if you can collect any more bits of fun trivia about geography.
- Disney World in Orlando, Florida, is twice the size of the island of Manhattan, New York.
- Approximately one-tenth of the earth's surface is permanently covered with ice.
- The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
- The only continent without reptiles or snakes is Antarctica.
- The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% of the world's oxygen supply.
- Istanbul, Turkey, is the only city in the world located on two continents.
- Maine is the only state in the United States with only one syllable in its name.
- Florida has twice as many lightning injuries and deaths than any other state.
- There are over 2,000 different species of cactuses.
- The Sea of Tranquility on the moon is deeper than the highest mountain on Earth.
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