Geography Facts for Kids
Cool facts about our planet
The Danube is Europe's second-longest river and flows through or forms a border for ten different countries — more than any other river on the continent.
The Alps are still growing by about one to two millimetres per year as the African tectonic plate continues to push northward into the Eurasian plate.
There are underwater rivers at the bottom of the ocean, formed when dense, salty water sinks and flows along the seabed like a river flowing on land.
Indonesia is so wide that it spans three time zones and is made up of more than 17,000 islands, though only about 6,000 are inhabited.
The Congo River in Africa is the deepest river in the world, reaching depths of more than 220 metres in some places.
Borneo, the world's third-largest island, is shared by three countries: Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei.
Earth officially has five oceans: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern (Antarctic), and Arctic. The Southern Ocean was only officially recognised in 2000.
Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is the closest point on Earth's surface to outer space because of the planet's equatorial bulge, even though Everest is taller above sea level.
The Siberian taiga is the world's largest forest, covering about 5.7 million square kilometres — an area larger than all of the Amazon rainforest.
The Maldives is the lowest country on Earth, with an average elevation of just 1.5 metres above sea level, making it extremely vulnerable to rising seas.