The largest volcano on earth in terms of volume and area covered is Mauna Loa on Hawai’i Big Island. When measured from the base to the top, the pile of lavas have more than 17,000 m (56,000 ft).
Salto Ángel (Angel Falls), located in Venezuela, is the highest waterfall in the world with a height of 979 m (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 m (2,648 ft). Isn’t it beautiful?
Lloró, a town located in Colombia, is the wettest place on Earth with annual precipitation estimated at 523.6 inches (13,300 mm).
Have you watched yesterday’s jump by Felix Baumgartner? Science data gathered with it could help the developement of the commercial space tourism in the future, would you like to go on holidays to space?
Did you know that the Challenger Deep, located in the Pacific Ocean, with 10,916 m (35,814 ft) is the deepest known point on Earth?
La Rinconada, a mining town with a population of 50.000 located in Peru, is the highest settlement on Earth – 5.100 meter (16.728ft) above the sea level.
Did you know that Dallol in Ethiopia is the warmest place on Earth, with annual average temperature of 34°C (94°F)?
Did you know that the country with the smallest number of inhabitants is (officially named) the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands? These small vulcanic islands are a British Overseas Territory and their population was 67 people in the year 2011.
Providenciales beach in Bahamas is constantly ranked as the best beach in the world, do you agree? What is your favourite beach?