Geography Facts for Kids
Cool facts about our planet
The Great Rift Valley in East Africa is slowly splitting the continent apart. In millions of years, a new ocean may form where the rift is widening.
Despite being over 6,400 kilometres long, the Amazon River has not a single bridge crossing it along its entire length.
Japan is made up of over 6,800 islands, but most people live on just four main ones: Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku.
Despite its name, the Caspian Sea is technically the world's largest lake. It is called a 'sea' because of its size and salty water.
The Mid-Ocean Ridge is the longest mountain chain on Earth at over 65,000 kilometres — but it is almost entirely hidden beneath the ocean.
Russia is the largest country in the world by land area, covering over 17 million square kilometres — it spans 11 different time zones.
The Nile in Africa is widely considered the longest river in the world, stretching about 6,650 kilometres from its source to the Mediterranean Sea.
Mount Everest in the Himalayas is the highest point on Earth above sea level, standing at 8,849 metres (29,032 feet) tall.
Although not the longest, the Amazon River in South America carries more water than any other river — it discharges about 20% of all freshwater that flows into the world's oceans.
The Sahara in northern Africa is the world's largest hot desert, covering about 9.2 million square kilometres — roughly the size of the United States.