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Geologic Extremes Flashcards

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Coldest Temperature Recorded

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-89.2 degrees Celsius in Vostok Station, Antartica

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Deepest Borehole

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12,262 m below surface - Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia

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Deepest Cave

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7,208 ft deep - Krubera Cave in Georgia

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Deepest Mine

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4 km below surface - Mponeng Gold Mine, South Africa

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Deepest Point in the Ocean

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11,032 m below sea level - Challenger Deep, Pacific

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Driest Desert

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15mm annual Rainfall - Atacama Desert

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Farthest Peak from the Earth’s Center

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6,310m above sea level - Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador

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Flattest Place

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4,000 mi^2 of salt flat - Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

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Highest Mountain in the Solar System

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21,287 km - Olympus Mons, Mars

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Highest Point (Altitude)

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8,484 m above sea level - Mount Everest, Himalayas

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Highest Volcano Summit

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6,879 m Nevado Ojos del Salado, South America

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Hottest Temperature Recorded

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56.7 degrees Celsius Death Valley, California

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Largest Artificial Land

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5.72 km^2 - Palm Jumeirah, UAE

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Largest Basin

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155,000,000 km^2 Pacific Ocean

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Largest Cave System

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150 ft deep, 9km long - Hang Song Doong, Vietnam

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Largest Desert

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14,245,014 km^2 Antarctic Polar Desert

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Largest Diamond Mine

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Alkhal Mine, Russia

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Largest Earthquake

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Magnitude 9.5 - 1960 Valdivia Earthquake, Chile

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Largest Gold Mine

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100km^2 - Grasberg Mine, Indonesia

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Largest Gold Nugget

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97.14 kg - Welcome Stranger

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Largest Impact Crater

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300 km^2 - Vredefort Crater

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Largest Lake by Surface Area

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371,000 km^2 - Caspian Sea

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Largest Lake by Volume

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23,615.39 km^3 - Lake Baikal

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Largest Meteorite

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2.7m x 2.7m x 0.9m - Hoba Meteorite, Namibia

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Largest Non-Polar Desert

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9,065,009 km^2 - Sahara Desert

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Largest Open-Pit Mine

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9 km^2 - Bingham Canyon Mine, USA

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Largest River by Discharge

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340,000m^3/s (maximum) - Amazon River

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Largest Rock

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92 km ^2 - Mount Augustus, Australia

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Largest Rough Diamond

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621.350 g - Cullinan Diamond

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Largest Subaerial Landslide

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1,036 km^2, 487 m thick - Heart Mountain Landslide

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Largest Submarine Landslide

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~3500 km^3 - Storegga Slide, Norway

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Largest Surviving Gold Nugget

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6,082 g - Pepita Canaa Nugget

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Largest Tsunami

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525m - 1958 Lituya Bay Mega Tsunami

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Longest and Most Active Fault System

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40,000 km - Pacific Ring of Fire

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Longest Cave System

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640 km - Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

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Longest Mountain Range

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16,000 km - Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Antlantic

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Longest Mountain Range above Sea Level

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7000 km - Andes Mountain Range

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Longest River

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6,650 km - Nile River

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Lowest Point on Land

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395 m Below sea level - Deep Sea Shore, Israel

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Most Active Volcano

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Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

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Most Massive Volcano

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553,000 km^2 - Tamu Massif, Pacific

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Most Remote Island

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Trustan de Cunha, Saint Helena - 1,743 mi. away from land, cape town, South Africa

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Smallest Island

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46 x 16m - Bishop Rock, England

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Snowiest Place

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Paradise, Washington, USA - 93.5 ft Maximum annual snowfall

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Tallest Mountain

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10,203 m from submarine base to peak - Mauna Kea, Hawaii

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Wettest Place

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Mawsynram, India - 467 in. of annual rainfall

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Windiest Place

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Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica - 150mph winds

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