Geography Facts for Kids
Cool facts about our planet
Death Valley in California, USA, holds the record for the highest reliably recorded air temperature on Earth — 56.7°C (134°F) — recorded in July 1913.
The Arabian Peninsula is the world's largest peninsula, covering about 3.2 million square kilometres and home to countries including Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman.
When Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted in 1991, it was so powerful that it temporarily cooled the entire Earth's average temperature by about 0.5°C.
The Appalachian Mountains in eastern North America are among the oldest in the world — they formed over 480 million years ago, long before dinosaurs existed.
The Mekong River flows through six countries — China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam — making it one of the most internationally shared rivers in Asia.
Madagascar separated from the African continent about 165 million years ago, which is why it has evolved so many unique species found nowhere else on Earth.
La Paz in Bolivia, at around 3,640 metres above sea level, is the world's highest administrative capital city — visitors often experience altitude sickness upon arrival.
The Black Forest (Schwarzwald) in south-west Germany is a mountainous region of dense forest that gave its name to the famous Black Forest cake and inspired the Brothers Grimm fairy tales.
The Mariana Trench is so deep that if you placed Mount Everest at its bottom, the peak would still be more than two kilometres below the surface of the ocean.
The Amazon River was first navigated by European explorers in 1542 — its name reportedly comes from female warriors described by the Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana.