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Largest rainforest in the world

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Amazon Rainforest (2.2 million square miles)

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Responsible for 20% of all water reaching the ocean via rivers

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Amazon River

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3
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Tallest waterfall on Earth

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Angel Falls (3,212 feet)

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4
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Contains 70% of Earth’s fresh water and 90% of its ice

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Antarctic Ice Cap

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5
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Largest glacier on Earth

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Lambert Glacier, Antarctica (60 miles wide, 270 miles long)

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6
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Driest non-polar place on Earth

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Atacama Desert (Chile)

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7
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Thickest sedimentary basin in the Philippines

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Agusan-Davao Basin (12,000 meters thick)

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8
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First known evidence of animal life in the Mesozoic era

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Ammonite specimen (Mansalay, Mindoro)

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9
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Largest atoll-like reef in the Philippines

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Apo Reef (34 square kilometers)

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Tallest falls in the Philippines

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Aliwagwag Falls (1,120 feet)

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Precious gemstone that was once as expensive as rubies and emeralds

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Amethyst

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12
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Mineral found in human teeth and bones that gives them hardness

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Apatite

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13
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Lunar mineral found during Apollo 11

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Armalcolite

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14
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World’s biggest diamond mine

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Aikhal (Russia)

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15
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Most valuable black opal

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Aurora Australis (Lightning Ridge, Australia)

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16
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Largest exposed fault on Earth

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Banda Detachment Fault (Beneath Banda Sea, Indonesia)

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17
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Most common mineral in Earth’s volume

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Bridgmanite (38% of Earth’s volume)

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18
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Largest natural crystals known

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Cave of Crystals (Naica, Mexico)

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19
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First instrument to detect earthquakes (132 AD)

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Chang Heng

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20
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Smallest desert on Earth

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Carcross Desert (1 square mile, Yukon, Canada)

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21
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Quickest tectonic plates

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Cocos and Nazca Plates (10 cm/year)

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22
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Largest river basin in the Philippines

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Cagayan River Basin (27,493 km²)

23
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Largest plain in the Philippines

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Central Luzon Region

24
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Largest natural carbonado diamond

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Sergio (3,167 carats, Brazil)

25
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World’s largest lake by surface area

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Caspian Sea (143,200 square miles)

26
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Deepest sinkhole

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Dragon Hole (987 feet, South China Sea)

27
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World’s largest island

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Greenland (2,175,597 square km)

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Geographical center of the Philippines

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Mogpog, Marinduque (Luzon Datum 1911)

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Oldest dated mineral on Earth

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Zircon (4.4 billion years old, Australia)

30
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Deepest cave on Earth

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Veryovkina Cave (2,212 meters, Georgia)

31
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Fastest wind speed not related to tornadoes

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Tropical Cyclone Olivia (408 km/h, April 10, 1996)

32
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Lowest recorded temperature on Earth

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Frozen Ice Ridge of East Antarctic Plateau (-148°F)

33
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Light travel time from Sun to Earth

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8 minutes 20 seconds

34
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Earth’s rotation is slowing by

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17 milliseconds per year

35
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Oceans explored by humans

36
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Total number of active volcanoes on Earth

37
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Highest temperature ever recorded on Earth

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56.7°C (Furnace Creek Ranch, California)

38
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Deepest canyon on Earth

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Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon (Tibet-China)

39
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Largest tectonic plate movement rate

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Tonga Microplate (24 cm/year)

40
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Longest mountain range on Earth

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Mid-Oceanic Ridge (40,389 miles)

41
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Tallest rock on Earth

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Mount Augustus (2,352 feet, Australia)

42
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Largest gold deposit ever recorded

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Witwatersrand Gold Field (2 billion ounces)

43
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Closest point to space on Earth

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Mount Chimborazo

44
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Second deepest spot under the ocean

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Mindanao Trench (34,440 feet)

45
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Most reflective metal

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Silver (reflects 95% of visible light)

46
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Fastest moving continental plates

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Cocos and Nazca Plates

47
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Largest freshwater lake in the world

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Lake Baikal

48
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Largest gemstone ever found

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Golden Jubilee Diamond (545.67 carats)

49
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World’s most expensive seashell

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Conus gloriamus ($5,000)

50
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Number of islands in the Philippines

51
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Largest natural pearl

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Pearl of Lao Tzu (24 cm, 6.4 kg)

52
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Deepest point in the Philippine Trench

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Galathea Depth (10,540 meters)

53
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Smallest active volcano in the world

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Taal Volcano (311 meters)

54
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Most dangerous mineral

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Crocidolite (Blue Asbestos)

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