Geography Facts for Kids

Angel Falls in Venezuela is the tallest waterfall in the world, dropping 3,212 feet — that's about 15 times taller than Niagara Falls.

The continents move about 1 to 2 inches per year — about as fast as your fingernails grow.

The Amazon rainforest produces about 6% of the world's oxygen and is home to 10% of all species on Earth.

Point Nemo in the Pacific Ocean is the farthest place from any land — the closest humans are astronauts on the International Space Station.

Iceland is growing about 2 centimetres wider every year because it sits on two tectonic plates pulling apart.

Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan are the only two doubly landlocked countries — they are surrounded entirely by other landlocked countries.

Mount Everest is so popular with climbers that there can be traffic jams near the summit.

The Earth is not a perfect sphere — it's slightly squished at the poles and bulges at the equator.

Lake Superior contains enough water to cover all of North and South America in one foot of water.

Son Doong Cave in Vietnam is so enormous that it has its own weather system, including clouds and fog.