Earth

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EarthsSurfaceTrivia D Mayhew
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Earths Surface is approximately1/4 Land
¾ Water
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The Oceans on Earth contain 97 of Earths water
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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?

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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.

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Largest Island on Earth Greenland,North
America

• Unknown ?
• Perhaps only
• a few islands
• covered by
• sheet of ice

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Mount Everest in India  The "Highest
Altitude"
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Highest altitude Mountain in USA Mt
McKinleyLocated in Alaska 2 pictures
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  "Tallest Mountain" on Earth Mauna Kea,
Hawaii
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Deepest Place Marianna Trench (Philippine Sea),
Pacific Ocean
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• At Mariana Trench Land is Destroyed
• Sinks beneath Earths Crust

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• Largest
• Lake
• on
• Earth
• By Size and
• Volume
• CASPIAN
• SEA in
• Russia

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Worlds Largest Lake by Surface Volume
Lake
Superior in USA
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Largest Peninsula on Earth Arabia Peninsula
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Alaska Peninsula USA (3rd on
Earth)
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World's Highest WaterfallAngel Falls Venezuela
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Tallest Waterfall in USA

• Yosemite Falls
• at Yosemite National Park
• in California

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Oldest Mountains on Earth Highlands in
Scotland over 400 million years old

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Oldest Mountains in USA
Appalachian
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• The birth
• of the Appalachian mountains occurred
  approximately 480 million years ago.
• Thats old!
• Appalachian mountains are located on the Eastern
  side of United States.

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Longest Mountain Range Andes in South
America

• Andes Mountains
• are in many countries including Colombia,
  Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and
  Argentina.

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Where is the lowest dry point on Earth?

• Shores
• of the Dead
• Sea
• Located
• in
• Israel

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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

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Largest Canyon

• Grand

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What three countries have the greatest number
of historically active volcanoes?

• Canyon
• In
• Arizona

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The Hottest Place on Earth

• Dalol, Ethiopia
• In Africa
• near the
• Red Sea

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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 Antarcticapicture by Sean Brocklesby