2. Russia Canada
Total Area: 17,098,242 Total Area: 9,984,670
3. United States China
Total Area: 9,826,675 Total Area: 9,596,961
Brasil
Total Area: 8,514,877
4. Nile
Lenght in miles: 4,135
Where Found: North/ East Africa
Amazon
Lenght in miles: 3,980
Where Found: South America
5. Chang Jiang (Yangtze)
Lenght in miles: 3,917
Where Found: China
Mississippi-Missouri
Lenght in miles: 3,870
Where Found: United States
6. Caspian Sea: 143,000 square miles in size . It is a salt water lake
located in the general region between Russia and Northern Iran
although other nations including Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan
also claim some rights to the lake.
7. Lake Maracaibo:It is considerably smaller than the Caspian Sea at only 5,000 square
miles but it is the largest lake in South America. (It is located in Venezuela.)
8. Lake Michigan and Lake Huron: Although most people consider these two Great
Lakes of the United States to be separate lakes, they are actually a single, joined
body of water. At over 45,00 square miles combined, they make up one of the
largest single lakes in the world.
9. Lake Superior: This one is over 31,000 square miles in size. It is considered to be the
largest of the Great Lakes by those people who count Lake Michigan and Lake
Huron as two separate lakes since they are individually each smaller than Lake
Superior. (Located in USA and Canada)
10. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceans. It extends from
the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and
Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.
11. The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total
area of about 106,400,000 square kilometers (41,100,000 sq mi), it covers
approximately 22% percent of the Earth's surface and about twenty-six percent of its
water surface area.
12. The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceans, covering
approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface.
It is bounded on the north by the Indian subcontinent; on the west by East
Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and in the
far-south by the Southern Ocean.
17. The animals that live in the desert usually have special adaptations that allow
them to survive the hot temperatures that the desert present. A good
example of an animal with special adaptations is the camel. A camel can
drink very large amounts of water in one day or survive for a relatively long
time without drinking any water.
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19. Situated near the famous city of Naples in Italy, vesuvius is a name most
people have heard. Situated on the bay of Naples, it is the only volcano in
Europe to have erupted in the last century. Its height is approximately 1,281
meters. Vesuvius is among the most dangerous mountains in the world
because of its volcanic nature and the number of people living near it.
20. Located in Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula, this mountain is roughly 2,285 meters in
height. It is a mountain that holds a great religious significance for many religious in the
world.
21. Everyone has heard of the Mount Everest. The tallest mountain in the world, it
stands a staggering 8,848 meters above the sea level.
Situated in Nepal it is a great attraction for people of all types who want to scale
its heights. From professional mountaineers to amateurs, there are always
people who are willing to spend a fortune to reach the top of the highest
mountain on earth.
22. Among the most beautiful mountains in the world, Mount Fuji is notable
for its beautifully symmetrical shape. Situated in Japan it is the countries highest
mountain with the height of 3,776 meters. It is also an active volcano with its
last recorded eruption in the year 1707.
23. The largest volcano on earth is Mauna Loa on Hawai'i Big Island. It is a massive shield
volcano constructed by countless lava flows. When measured from the base to the top, the
pile of lavas measures more than 17,000 m (56,000 ft)!jm,khn
27. Taj Mahal, India
Machu Picchu, Peru
Great Wall of China, China
Colosseum, Italy
Petra, Jordan
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Christ the Redeemer, Brazil
28. Africa is the second-largest continent in the world in both area and population