Geography Facts for Kids
Cool facts about our planet
Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, is Europe's most active volcano — it has been erupting almost continuously for 2.5 million years.
The Yangtze in China is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world at 6,300 kilometres — it is home to the world's largest hydroelectric dam.
Greenland's ice sheet is so heavy that it has pushed the bedrock beneath it below sea level in the interior — if the ice melted, a shallow sea would form.
Regions near the equator receive the most direct sunlight year-round, which is why tropical rainforests there are so lush and support the greatest biodiversity on Earth.
The Sahel is a narrow belt of semi-arid land south of the Sahara Desert that runs across the full width of Africa — it is about 5,400 kilometres long.
The city of Venice in Italy is built on 118 small islands connected by canals and bridges — its buildings stand on millions of wooden piles driven into the muddy lagoon floor.
The Amazon Basin spans nine countries in South America — Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.
Mount Olympus in Greece is the highest mountain in the country at 2,918 metres and was believed by ancient Greeks to be the home of the gods.
The North Pole sits in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, beneath a layer of floating sea ice — there is no land at the North Pole.
The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strip of water just 14 kilometres wide at its narrowest point that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, separating Europe from Africa.