random geo info Flashcards
coldest temperature recorded
vostok station antartica 89.2C
deepest borehole
kola superdeep borehole russia 12 262
deepest cave
krubera cave georgia 7 208
deepest mine
mponeng gold mine south africa 4km below
deepest point in the ocean
challenger deep pacific 11 032
driest desert
atacama desert
farthest peak from the earth’s center
mount chimborazo ecuador 6310
flattest place
salar de uyuni bolivia 4k
highest mountain in the solar system
olympus mons mars 21 287 km
highest point (altitude)
mt. everest himalayas 8 484
highest volcano summit
nevado ojos del salado south america 6 879
hottest temperature recorded
death valley california 56.7C
largest artificial land
palm jumeirah UAE 5.72 km^2
largest basin
pacific ocean 155 000 000
largest cave system
hang song doong vietnam 150 ft deep
largest desert
antartic polar desert 14 245 014km
largest diamond mine
aikhal mine russia
largest earthquake
1960 valdivia earthquake chile m 9.5
largest gold mine
grasberg mine indonesia 100km ^2
largest gold nugget
welcome stranger 97.14kg
largest impact crater
vredefort crater 300km^2
largest lake by surface area
caspian sea 371 000km
largest lake by volume
lake baikal 23 615.39
largest meteorite
hoba meteorite, namibia 2.7m x 2.7m x 0.9 m