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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The biggest volcano in the world is Mauna Loa, a volcano on the big island of Hawaii. Mauna Loa is next to the biggest mountain in the world, Mauna Kea and both of these mountains along with other land masses form the actual island. This volcano is about 1,000,000 years ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The biggest country in Africa is the Republic of Sudan at 2.5 million square kilometers. The Sudan gained independence from England and Egypt jointly in 1956. Since that time, the country has been in varying degrees of civil war and in an almost constant humanitarian crisis. There doesn't seem to ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The biggest desert in the world is the continent of Antarctica. It is 14 million square kilometers and classified as a Polar Desert. 98% of Antarctica is covered by an ice sheet that is 1.6 kilometers thick. The biggest hot desert in the world is the Sahara Desert at 9 ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The biggest rainforest in the world is the Amazon River Basin. It makes up 40% of the South American continent and is the same size as the contiguous 48 United States. It is home to one in ten of the world's species. Scientists continue to discover new species every day. ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest country in the World is the Vatican City at just over half a square kilometer. It was granted sovereignty by the Lateran Treaty in 1929. Technically, it isn't referred to as a country; but as an independent state. It has almost 800 residents, most of whom are not ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest continent in the world is Australia at just over 8.5 million square kilometers. Arbitrarily, Australia isn't considered an island because it is so large, so the status of largest island in the world is awarded to Greenland at about one quarter the size of Australia. Australia is not ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest ocean in the world is the Arctic Ocean. It has very complex and sometimes disputed borders, but it surrounded by Canada, Norway, Russia and the United States. The Bering Strait separates the Arctic Ocean from the Pacific Ocean in the west and the Greenland and Labrador Seas separate ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest country in Africa, by geographical size, is The Seychelles, a group of islands, north of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean that has a total of 451 square kilometers. The Seychelles is also the smallest in terms of population at just over 80,000 people. Their main industry is Tourism ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest U.S. State by land area is The State of Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations at just over 2700 square kilometers (not including the ocean). This little group of islands also holds the title of State with the Longest Name! The Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest country in Asia by landmass is Singapore, or to be more precise, The Republic of Singapore, a city state consisting of over 63 islands that lies at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It is just over 704 square kilometers. Singapore has "enjoyed" many changes in foreign ...
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