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Curiosities of places



The Milk Way, galaxy where it is the planet Land, has 250 billion stars. 6 a thousand only can be seen by rough estimate nú!

The biggest mountain range of the world is the Mountain range of Andes, in the South America, with 8 a thousand kilometers.

The biggest island of the world is in Greenland, with 2.175.600 km2.

The biggest water fall of the world is the Angel, in Venezuela, with 979 meters of height.

The mountain highest of the world is the Mauna Kea, in the Havaí, has 10,203 meters from the deep one of the Pacific ocean. If the piece will be considered only that is above sea level, the mountain counts on 4.205 meters.



The Pyramids of Egypt are only the Wonders of the World that survived until the present time.

The waters of the Pacific ocean are 5º C more cold of what of the Atlantic.

In the Antartic, which had the biggest incidence of ultraviolet rays, is possible to see blue, green and black ice blocks, beyond whites.

In the Micronésia the men do not have permission to use neckties.

In Sweden it is law that the parents cannot insult or envergonhar its children!

In the majority of the European countries the minimum age to work is from 16 years.

In the North Pole, during the winter, they occur 186 days entire without Sun none.

The Desert of the Atacama, in Chile, is the region more dries of the world. There it did not rain per 1571 years!

Japan is formed by 3.922 islands.

The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific.

The Pacific Ocean has average depth of 4267 meters.

The Valley of the Dinossauros, in the Paraíba, is the place where if it can all find the biggest number of footprints of dinossauros in the world. They are 505 tracks of 51 different species of dinossauros that had inhabited this region have 120 million years.

The World Trade Center had 110 floors and 417 meters of height. The Pontchartrain lake, in the United States, is crossed by a viaduct that measures 38,5 almost km of length.

The lake deepest of the world is Lago Baikal, in Russia, with 1.620 meters.

The biggest gulf of the world is the Gulf of Mexico, with 1.502.200 km2.

The biggest lake of the world is the Sea Cáspio, between Russia and Irã, 372,000 km2 and 980 meters of depth.

The biggest river in extension of the world is the River Amazon, with 7.025 kilometers.

The biggest volcano of the world is the Gallatiri, in Chile, with 6.060 meters.

The highest navigable lake is the Titicaca, in Peru, 3,811 meters above sea level.

The point highest of the land is Monte Everest, in the Himalaia, border between Nepal and Tibet, 8,848 meters above sea level.

The point lowest of the land is the Sea Died, between Israel and Jordan. The surface of the water is 396 meters below of the level of the sea.

The point rainiest of the land is Monte Waialeale, in the Havaí, with an annual average of 11.680 mm.

The point most cold of the world is the Station of Vostok, in the Antartic, -89,2ºC (21/07/1983).

The point hottest of the land is in El Azizia, in the Lybian, 58ºC (13/09/1922).

The point driest of the land is the Desert of Atacama, in Chile, without rains of the year of 400 the 1971.

First shopping of the world was constructed in 1896 in the United States.

Venice was constructed on 118 islands and islets. The Italian city has 160 canals and 400 bridges.

The 10 bigger countries of the world
Russia - 17.075.400 km2
Canada - 9.976.139 km2
China - 9.561.000 km2
United States - 9.519.666 km2
Brazil - 8.511.966 km2
Australia - 7.682.300 km2
India - 3.287.590 km2
Argentina - 2.776.889 km2
Casaquistão - 2.717.300 km2
Sudan - 2.505.813 km2

The 10 lesser countries of the world
The Vatican - 0,44 km2
Mônaco - 1,89 km2
Nauru - 21 km2
San Marino - 60,5 km2
Liechtenstein - 160 km2
Maldivas - 298 km2
Malta - 316 km2
Grenada - 344 km2
St. Vicent - 389 km2
Seychelles - 404 km2


Size of the continents
Asia - 44.250.000 km2
America - 42.191.000 km2
Africa - 30.264.000 km2
Europe - 9.907.000 km2
Oceania - 8.534.000 km2


The Seven Wonders of the World are:
Statue of Zeus Olímpico, in Greece
Temple of Diana, in Turkey
Colossus of You twirl, in Greece
Mausoleum of Halicarnasso, in Turkey
Lighthouse of Alexandria, in Egypt
Suspended gardens of Babilônia, in Iraq.
Great Pyramid of Giza, in Egypt.

New Seven Wonders of the world
Great Wall of China, in China (longest human-made structure).
Petra, in Jordan.
Christ the Redeemer (statue), in Brazil.
Machu Picchu, in Peru.
Chichen Itza, in Mexico.
Colosseum, in Italy.
Taj Mahal, in India.

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