Geography Facts for Kids
Cool facts about our planet
Veryovkina Cave in Georgia (the country, not the US state) is the deepest known cave on Earth, reaching a depth of over 2,200 metres.
The Congo Rainforest in Central Africa is the second largest tropical rainforest in the world, sometimes called the lungs of Africa.
Iceland sits right on the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, which is why it has so many volcanoes and hot springs.
The Maldives is the lowest-lying country on Earth, with an average elevation of just 1.5 metres above sea level, making it vulnerable to rising seas.
About 90% of the world's earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire, a horseshoe-shaped zone around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
The Strait of Gibraltar, separating Europe from Africa, is only about 14 kilometres wide at its narrowest point.
The Alps stretch across eight European countries: France, Monaco, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, and Slovenia.
Australia is the only country in the world that is also its own continent.
The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean reaches a depth of nearly 11 kilometres, making it the deepest point on Earth's surface.
The Greenland ice sheet contains enough water to raise global sea levels by about 7 metres if it were all to melt.