Download on Earth

Earth’s
Surface
Trivia
D Mayhew
Earth’s Surface is approximately
1/4 Land
&
¾ Water
The Oceans on Earth contain 97%
of Earth’s water
Northernmost Point on Earth: Oodaq, Greenland – tiny island
There is no land at North Pole, only ice, on top of sea.
Some claim the
northernmost
point is …
Cape Morris K.
Jesup –
located on
northeastern tip of
Greenland.
What do
you think?
Southernmost Point and Coldest Place on Earth:
South Polar Station, AmundsenScott, Antarctica
The South Pole is a high-altitude site and there are 3 south poles.
The population at the South Pole peaks in summer sun, reaching 125.
The number of people at the South Pole during winter of 1993 was 28.
Largest
Island
on Earth
Greenland,
North America
Unknown ?
Perhaps only
a few islands
covered by
sheet of ice
Mount Everest in India
The "Highest Altitude"
Highest “altitude” Mountain in USA: Mt McKinley
Located in Alaska – 2 pictures
"Tallest Mountain" on Earth: Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Deepest Place: Marianna Trench (Philippine Sea), Pacific Ocean
At Mariana Trench …Land is Destroyed
Sinks beneath Earth’s Crust
Largest
Lake
on
Earth
By Size and
Volume
CASPIAN
SEA in
Russia
World’s Largest Lake by Surface Volume:
Lake Superior in USA
Largest
Peninsula
on Earth
Arabia
Peninsula
Alaska Peninsula – USA (3rd on Earth)
World's Highest
Waterfall
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Tallest
Waterfall
in USA
Yosemite Falls
at Yosemite
National Park
in California
Oldest Mountains on Earth: Highlands in
Scotland – over 400 million years old
Oldest
Mountains
in USA
Appalachian
The birth
of the Appalachian
mountains
occurred
approximately
480 million years
ago.
That’s old!
Appalachian
mountains are
located on the
Eastern side of
United States.
Longest Mountain Range: Andes in South America
Andes
Mountains
are in many
countries
including
Colombia,
Venezuela,
Ecuador,
Peru, Bolivia,
Chile, and
Argentina.
Where is the lowest dry point on Earth?
Shores
of the
Dead
Sea
Located
in
Israel
Longest River on Earth
• The River Nile
• is said to be the
longest river…
• But the Amazon
River in South
America is the
longest river
according to
other sources.
•
Picture is of Nile River
Largest Canyon
Grand
What three countries have the greatest number of historically
active volcanoes?
In descending
order of
Canyon activity:
#1 Indonesia
In
Arizona#2 Japan
#3 United
States.
The Hottest Place on Earth
Dalol,
Ethiopia
In Africa
near the
Red Sea
Wow! Did you know there is an active volcano
under the Antarctic ice? Surprised?
Above: Mt Erebus, which was previously the only active volcano in Antarctica
picture by Sean Brocklesby