GEOGRAPHICAL STUFF.



THE EARTH



  • Estimated Weight (mass) (5,940,000,000,000,000,000,000 metric tons)
  • Estimated Age 4.6 billion years
  • Current Population 6,446,131,714
  • Surface Area (510,066,000 sq km)
  • Land Area (148,647,000 sq km) 29.1%
  • Ocean Area (335,258,000 sq km)
  • Total Water Area (361,419,000 sq km) 70.9%
  • Type of Water (97% salt), (3% fresh)
  • Circumference at the equator (40,066 km)
  • Circumference at the poles (39, 992 km) >
  • Diameter at the equator (12,753 km) >
  • Diameter at the poles (12,710 km)
  • Radius at the equator (6,376 km)
  • Radius at the poles (6,355 km)
  • Orbit Speeds The earth orbits the Sun at (66,700 mph), (107,320 km per hour)
  • Sun Orbit The earth orbits the Sun every 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds






AMERICAN STATES
GREAT BRITAIN
MOUNTAINS
OCEANS & SEAS
CONTINENTS
RIVERS & LAKES
DESERTS
POPULATION
CITIES
WATERFALLS





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AMERICAN STATES

STATE CAPITALS

LARGEST CITY

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii 
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania 
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
  • Montgomery
  • Juneau
  • Phoenix
  • Little Rock
  • Sacramento
  • Denver
  • Hartford
  • Dover
  •   Tallahassee
  • Atlanta
  • Honolulu
  • Boise
  • Springfield
  • Indianapolis
  • Des Moines
  • Topeka
  • Frankfort
  •      Baton Rouge
  • Augusta
  • Annapolis
  • Boston
  • Lansing
  • St. Paul
  • Jackson
  • Jefferson City
  • Helena
  •        Lincoln
  • Carson City
  • Concord
  • Trenton
  • Santa Fe
  • Albany
  • Raleigh
  • Bismarck
  • Columbus
  •        Oklahoma City
  • Salem
  • Harrisburg
  • Providence
  • Columbia
  • Pierre
  • Nashville
  • Austin
  • Salt Lake City
  • Montpelier
  • Richmond
  • Olympia
  • Charleston
  • Madison
  • Cheyenne
  • Birmingham
  • Anchorage
  • Phoenix
  • Little Rock
  • Los Angeles
  • Denver
  • Bridgeport
  • Wilmington
  • Jacksonville
  • Atlanta
  • Honolulu 
  • Boise
  • Chicago
  • Indianapolis
  • Des Moins
  • Wichita
  • Louisville
  • New Orleans
  • Portland
  • Baltimore
  • Boston
  • Detroit
  • Minneapolis
  • Jackson
  • Kansas City
  • Billings
  • Omaha
  • Las Vegas
  • Manchester
  • Newark
  • Albuquerque
  • New York City
  • Charlotte
  • Fargo
  • Columbus
  • Oklahoma City
  • Portland
  • Pennsylvania 
  • Providence
  • Columbia
  • Sioux Falls
  • Memphis
  • Huston
  • Salt Lake City
  • Burlington
  • Virginia Beach
  • Seattle
  • Charleston
  • Milwaukee
  • Cheyenne

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    COUNTIES of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND

    ENGLAND

    COUNTIES
    MAIN TOWNS

    1. Bedfordshire
    2. Berkshire
    3. Buckinghamshire
    4. Cambridgeshire
    5. Cheshire
    6. Cornwall
    7. Cumberland
    8. Derbyshire
    9. Devon
    10. Dorset
    11. Durham
    12. Essex
    13. Gloucestershire
    14. Hampshire
    15. Herefordshire
    16. Hertfordshire
    17. Huntingdonshire
    18. Kent
    19. Lancashire
    20. Leicestershire
    21. Lincolnshire
    22. Middlesex
    23. Norfolk
    24. Northamptonshire
    25. Northumberland
    26. Nottinghamshire
    27. Oxfordshire
    28. Rutland
    29. Shropshire
    30. Somerset
    31. Staffordshire
    32. Suffolk
    33. Surrey
    34. Sussex
    35. Warwickshire
    36. Westmorland
    37. Wiltshire
    38. Worcestershire
    39. Yorkshire

    Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard
    Reading, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Newbury, Windsor
    Aylesbury, Milton Keynes, Slough, Buckingham0
    Cambridge, Wisbech, Ely, March, Whittlesey
    Chester, Stockport, Birkenhead, Wallasey, Runcorn
    Bodmin, Truro, Redruth, St. Austell, Falmouth, Newquay
    Carlisle, Whitehaven, Workington, Penrith
    Derby, Chesterfield, Ilkeston, Swadlincote, Buxton
    Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay, Paignton, Barnstaple, Tiverton
    Dorchester, Poole, Weymouth, Sherborne, Wimborne Minster
    Durham, Sunderland, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Hartlepool
    Chelmsford, Basildon, Romford, Southend, Colcheter West Ham
    Gloucester, Bristol, Cheltenham, Stroud, Cirencester
    Winchester, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth Newport
    Hereford, Ross-on-Wye, Leominster, Ledbury
    Hertford, Watford, St. Albans, Hemel Hempstead
    Huntingdon, St. Ives, St. Neots, Ramsey, Yaxley
    Maidstone, Canterbury, Margate, Folkestone, Dover, Greenwich
    Lancaster, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Bolton
    Leicester, Loughborough, Hinckley, Melton Mowbray
    Lincoln, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Boston, , Skegness, Louth
    City of London, Harrow, Enfield, Staines, Ealing, Potters Bar, Westminster
    Norwich, Great Yarmouth, King's Lynn, Dereham, Cromer, Hunstanton
    Northampton, Peterborough, Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough
    Alnwick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Berwick-upon-Tweed
    Nottingham, Mansfield, Worksop, Newark, Retford, Southwell
    Oxford, Banbury, Witney, Henley-on-Thames, Thame
    Oakham, Uppingham. Cottesmore
    Shrewsbury, Telford, Oswestry, Bridgnorth, Whitchurch
    Taunton, Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Yeovil, Bridgwater, Wells, Glastonbury
    Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Cannock, Lichfield
    Ipswich, Bury St. Edmunds, Lowestoft, Felixstowe, Sudbury
    Guildford, Croydon, Woking, Sutton, Wandsworth, Wimbledon, Brixton
    Chichester, Brighton, Worthing, Hastings, Eastbourne, Bognor Regis)br> Warwick, Birmingham, Coventry, Rugby, Solihull, Stratford-upon-Avon
    Appleby, Kendal, Windermere, Ambleside, Kirkby Lonsdale
    Salisbury, Swindon, Chippenham, Devizes, Marlborough, Warminster
    Worcester, Dudley, Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Malvern, Evesham
    Leeds, Harrogate, Sheffieldx, Middlesbrough, Scarborough, York



    WALES

    40. Anglesey/Sir Fon
    41. Brecknockshire/Sir Frycheiniog
    42. Caernarfonshire/Sir Gaernarfon
    43. Carmarthenshire/Sir Gaerfyrddin
    44. Cardiganshire/Ceredigion
    45. Denbighshire/Sir Ddinbych
    46. Flintshire/Sir Fflint
    47. Glamorgan/Morgannwg
    48. Merioneth/Meirionnydd
    49. Monmouthshire/Sir Fynwy
    50. Montgomeryshire/Sir Drefaldwyn
    51. Pembrokeshire/Sir Benfro
    52. Radnorshire/Sir Faesyfed

    Beaumaris, Holyhead, Llangefni, Amlwch, Menai Bridge
    Brecon, Builth Wells, Hay-on-Wye, Talgarth, Llanwrtwd Wells
    Caernarfon, Bangor, Llandudno, Conwy, Pwllheli, Porthmadog
    Carmarthen, Llanelli, Ammanford, Llandovery, Kidwelly, St. Clears
    Cardigan, Aberystwyth, Lampeter, New Quay, Tregaron
    Denbigh, Wrexham, Ruthin, Abergele, Llangollen
    Mold, Flint, Rhyl, Prestatyn, Connah's Quay, Holywell, Buckley, St. Asaph
    Cardiff, Swansea, Merthyr Tydfil, Barry, Caerphilly, Bridgend, Neath, Penarth
    Dolgellau, Bala, Tywyn, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Barmouth, Harlech
    Monmouth, Newport, Blackwood, Cwmbran, Abergavenny, Chepstow
    Montgomery, Newtown, Welshpool, Machynlleth, Llanidloes
    Pembroke, Milford Haven, Haverfordwest, Fishguard, Tenby, St. David's
    Presteigne, Llandrindod Wells, Knighton, Rhayader, New Radnor

    SCOTLAND

    53. Aberdeenshire
    54. Angus/Forfarshire
    55. Argyllshire
    56. Ayrshire
    57. Banffshire
    58. Berwickshire
    59. Buteshire
    60. Cromartyshire
    61. Caithness
    62. Clackmannanshire
    63. Dumfriesshire
    64. Dunbartonshire/Dumbartonshire
    65. East Lothian/Haddingtonshire
    66. Fife
    67. Inverness-shire
    68. Kincardineshire
    69. Kinross-shire
    70. Kirkcudbrightshire
    71. Lanarkshire
    72. Midlothian/Edinburghshire
    73. Morayshire
    74. Nairnshire
    75. Orkney
    76. Peeblesshire
    77. Perthshire
    78. Renfrewshire
    79. Ross-shire
    80. Roxburghshire
    81. Selkirkshire
    82. Shetland
    83. Stirlingshire
    84. Sutherland
    85. West Lothian/Linlithgowshire
    86. Wigtownshire

    Aberdeen, Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Inverurie, Huntley
    Forfar, Dundee, Arbroath, Brechin, Montrose, Carnoustie
    Inveraray, Oban, Dunoon, Campbeltown, Lochgilphead
    Ayr, Kilmarnock, Irvine, Saltcoats, Kilwinning, Largs, Troon
    Banff, Buckie, Keith, Macduff, Portsoy, Dufftown
    Greenlaw, Duns, Eyemouth, Lauder, Coldstream
    Rothesay, Millport, Brodick, Lochranza
    Cromarty, Ullapool
    Wick, Thurso, Halkirk, Castletown
    Clackmannan, Alloa, Tillicoultry, Tullibody)
    Dumfries, Annan, Lockerbie, Moffat, Sanquhar, Langholm
    Dumbarton, Clydebank, Cumbernauld, Helensburgh, Alexandria
    Haddington, North Berwick, Dunbar, Tranent, East Linton
    Cupar, Dunfermline, Glenrothes, Kirkcaldy, St. Andrews
    Inverness, Fort William, Kingussie, Newtonmore, Portree
    Stonehaven, Banchory, Laurencekirk, Inverbervie
    Kinross, Milnathort
    Kircudbright, Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, New Galloway
    Lanark, Glasgow, East Kilbride, Hamilton, Motherwell
    Edinburgh, Musselburgh, Penicuik, Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg
    Elgin, Forres, Rothes, Lossiemouth, Fochabers
    Nairn, Auldearn, Cawdor, Ferness
    Kirkwall, Sromness, Balfour
    Peebles, Innerleithen, West Linton
    Perth, Crieff, Pitlochry, Callander, Blairgowrie, Rattray
    Renfrew, Paisley, Greenock, Johnstone, Port Glasgow
    Dingwall, Stornaway, Tain, Alness, Invergorden
    Jedburgh, Hawick, Kelso, Melrose, Roxburgh
    Selkirk, Clovenfords, Galashiels
    Lerwick, Scalloway, Baltasound
    Stirling, Falkirk, Grangemouth, Kilsyth, Bridge of Allan
    Dornoch, Helmsdale, Brora, Golspie, Lairg, Durness
    Linlithgow, Livingston, Bo'ness, Broxburn, Whitburn
    Wigtown, Stranraer, Newton Stewart, Whithorn

    IRELAND

  • Province of Connaught
  • Galway
  • Leitrim
  • Mayo
  • Roscommon
  • Sligo
  • Province of Leinster
  • Carlow
  • Dublin
  • Kildare
  • Kilkenny
  • Laois (Queens)
  • Longford
  • Louth
  • Meath
  • Offaly (Kings)
  • Westmeath
  • Wexford
  • Wicklow
  • Province of Munster
  • Clare
  • Cork
  • Kerry
  • Limerick
  • Tipperary
  • Waterford
  • Province of Ulster
  • Antrim
  • Armagh
  • Cavan
  • Derry (Londonderry)
  • Donegal
  • Down
  • Fermanagh
  • Monaghan
  • Tyrone

  • Ardrahan, Ballinasloe, Ballyconneely, Woodford, Cleggan
  • Askill, Brockagh, Corractoona, Derradda, Largydonnell
  • Hollymount, Irishtown, Islandeady, Kilkelly, Balla
  • Roscommon, Athlone, Carrowreagh, Knockcroghery, Strokestown
  • Sligo, Ballymote, Collooney, Ballysodare,Enniscrone

  • Carlow, Ballymurphy, Graiguealug, Fennagh, Seskinryan
  • Dublin, Santry, Shankill, Balbriggan, Dollymount, Lucan
  • Kildare, Ballitore,Castledermot, Newbridge, Straffan
  • Callan, Kilkenny City, Castlecomer, Gowran,Inistioge
  • Ballyfin, Ballylynan, Clonenagh, Stradbally, Rosenallis
  • Abbeylara, Ballymahon, Drumlish, Killoe, Moyne
  • Ardee, Ballymascanlon, Drogheda, Greenore, Collon
  • Ardagh, Bettystown, Dowth, Meath, Kilmessan
  • Offaly, Ballycumber, Kilcormac, Roscrea, Shinrone
  • Athlone, Ballymore, Kilbeggan, Moyvore, Tyrrellspass
  • Rosslare, Ballycullane, Curracloe, Killinick, Murrintown
  • Ashford, Wicklow, Laragh, Enniskerry, Blessington


  • Clare, Ballynacally, Shannon, Kilshanny, Miltown Malbay
  • Cork, Baltimore, Enniskeane, Doneraile, Shanagarry
  • Kerry, Castleisland, Killarney, Farranfore, Fenit
  • Limerick, Balyshalikin, Newcastle, Fahanasoodry, Annagh
  • Tipperary, Roscrea , Dualla , Clogheen, Burncourt
  • Waterford, Ballymacarbry, Dungarvan, Killotteran, Tallow

  • Antrim, Bushmills, Crumlin, Ballymena, Belfast
  • Armagh, Loughgall, Moira, Gilford, Portadown
  • Glangevlin, Cootehill, Dowra, Mountnugent, Cavan
  • Coleraine, Derry_City, Dungiven, Limavady, Portstewart
  • Donegal, Gweedore, Inishowen, Inver, Laghey
  • Bangor, Carryduff, Down, Holywood, Maghera
  • Aghanglack, Ballinamallard, Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Roslea
  • Emyvale, Glaslough, Iniskeen, Monaghan, Rockcorry
  • Gortin, Knockmany, Moy, Ballywholan, Strabane


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    The Highest Mountain on Each Continent
    MOUNTAIN
    COUNTRY
    HEIGHT
    CONTINENT
  • Mount Everest
  • Aconcagua
  • Mount McKinley
  • Kilimanjaro
  • Mount Elbrus
  • Vinson Massif
  • Carstensz Pyramid
  • Nepal.........Tibet
  • Argentina
  • United States
  • Tanzanier
  • Russia
  • Antarctic
  • New Guinea
  • (8,850 m)
  • (6,959 m)
  • (6,194 m)
  • (5,895 m)
  • (5,642 m)
  • (4,897 m)
  • (4,884 m)
  • Asia
  • South America
  • North America
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • Antarctica
  • Oceania

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    Asian Mountains
    MOUNTAIN
    COUNTRY
    HEIGHT
    CONTINENT
  • Everest............(Highest)
  • K2
  • Kangchenjunga
  • Lhotse
  • Makalu
  • Cho Oyu
  • Dhaulagiri
  • Manaslu
  • Nanga Parbat
  • Annapurna
  • Nepal..........Tibet
  • Pakistan
  • Nepal..........India
  • Nepal..........Tibet
  • Nepal..........Tibet
  • Nepal..........Tibet
  • Nepal
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Nepal
  • (8,848 m)
  • (8,611 m)
  • (8,586 m)
  • (8,511 m)
  • (8,463 m)
  • (8,201 m)
  • (8,167 m)
  • (8,163 m)
  • (8,125 m)
  • (8,091 m)
  • Asia
  • Asia
  • Asia
  • Asia
  • Asia
  • Asia
  • Asia
  • Asia
  • Asia
  • Asia

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    Mountains in Africa
    MOUNTAIN
    HEIGHT
    COUNTRY
  • Mount Kilimanjaro
  • Mount Kenya
  • Mount Stanley
  • Mount Karisimbi
  • Mount Cameroon
  • Mount Elgon
  • Jbel Toubkal
  • Ras Dejen
  • Ahaggar Mountains
  • Table Mountain
  • 5,895 m
  • 5,195 m
  • 5,119 m
  • 4,507 m
  • 4,075 m
  • 4,321 m
  • 4,167 m
  • 4,533 m
  • 2,918 m
  • 1,088 m
  • Kenya-Tanzania
  • Kenya
  • Congo-Uganda
  • Rwanda-Congo
  • Cameroon
  • Kenya-Uganda
  • Morocco
  • Ethiopia
  • Algeria
  • Cape Town, South Africa

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    Mountains of Europe
    MOUNTAIN
    HEIGHT
    COUNTRY
  • Piz Bernina
  • Dachstein
  • Dent Blanche
  • Dent du Midi
  • Diablerets
  • Eiger
  • Finsteraarhorn
  • Gran Paradiso
  • Grand Combin
  • Grandes Jorasses
  • Großglockner
  • Matterhorn
  • Mont Blanc
  • Monte Cristallo
  • Monte Rosa
  • Ortler
  • Pelvoux
  • Gran Sasso
  • Aneto
  • Montserrat
  • Mulhacén
  • Etna
  • Mount Vesuvius
  • 4,049 m
  • 2,997 m
  • 4,356 m
  • 3,260 m
  • 3,210 m
  • 3,970 m
  • 4,274 m
  • 4,061 m
  • 4,314 m
  • 4,208 m
  • 3,797 m
  • 4,477 m
  • 4,808 m
  • 3,199 m
  • 4,634 m
  • 3,902 m
  • 3,946 m
  • 2,912 m
  • 3,404 m
  • 1,236 m
  • 3,482 m
  • 3,263 m
  • 1,270 m
  • Eastern Alps, .......Switzerland-Italy
  • Limestone Alps, ....Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Switzerland
  • Switzerland
  • Bernese Alps, .......Switzerland
  • Bernese Oberland.....Switzerland
  • Italy
  • Switzerland
  • Mont-Blanc range.....France - Italy
  • Austria
  • Switzerland-Italy
  • France-Italy
  • Dolomites,......... South Tyrol-Italy
  • Western Alps, .......Italy - Switzerland
  • South Tyrol,............ Italy
  • French Alps............France
  • Apennines...........Italy
  • Pyrenees ............Spain
  • Spain
  • Sierra Nevada .........Spain
  • Sicily..............italy
  • Italy

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    UK Mountains
    Scotland
    England
    Ireland
    Wales
  • Ben Nevis
  • Ben Macdhui
  • Braeriach
  • Cairn Toul Cairn Toul
  • Sgor an Lochain Uaine
  • Cairn Gorm
  • Aonach Beag
  • Càrn Mor Dearg
  • Aonach Mor
  • Ben Lawers
  • 1,344 m
  • 1,310 m
  • 1,296 m
  • 1,291 m
  • 1,258 m
  • 1,244 m
  • 1,234 m
  • 1,220 m
  • 1,218 m
  • 1,214 m
  • Scafell Pike
  • Helvellyn
  • Skiddaw 931
  • Great Gable
  • Cross Fell
  • Pillar 892
  • Fairfield
  • Blencathra
  • Grasmoor
  • St Sunday Crag
  • 978 m
  • 950 m
  • 931 m
  • 899 m
  • 893 m
  • 892 m
  • 872 m
  • 868 m
  • 852 m
  • 841 m
  • Slieve Donard
  • Slieve Commedagh
  • Slieve Bearnagh
  • Slieve Mael Beg
  • Slieve Lamagan
  • Slieve Binnian
  • Slieve Mael Mor
  • Sawel Mountain
  • Shan Slieve
  • Slieve Muck
  • 852 m
  • 767 m
  • 730 m
  • 704 m
  • 703 m
  • 685 m
  • 682 m
  • 678 m
  • 671 m
  • 668 m
  • Snowdon
  • Carnedd Llewelyn
  • Glyder Fawr
  • Y Garn
  • Elidir Fawr
  • Tryfan
  • Aran Fawddwy
  • Y Lliwedd
  • Cadair Idris
  • Pen y Fan
  • 1085 m
  • 1064 m
  • 999 m
  • 947 m
  • 923 m
  • 915 m
  • 905 m
  • 898 m
  • 893 m
  • 886 m


  • UK Mountain Ranges
    Mountain Range
    Highest Peak
    Area
    Country
    Cairngorms Ben Macdhui, at 1,310 mMoray and AberdeenshireScotland
    Cheviot HillsThe Cheviot, at 815 mScottish Borders.Scotland
    Cuillin Sgurr Alasdair, at 992 mIsle of Skye Scotland
    Grampians Ben Nevis, at 1,343 mCentral ScotlandScotland
    Ochil Hills/td>Ben Cleuch at 721m mStirling and FifeScotland
    Scottish Highlands Cairn Toul, at 1291 mHighlandsScotland
    Southern Uplands Merrick, at 843 mStranraer to East LothianScotland
    Brecon Beacons Pen y Fan, at 886 m South-east of WalesWales
    Cambrian MountainsAran Fawddwy 905 mNorth to South WalesWales
    Snowdonia Snowden 1085 mNorth WalesWales
    Cheviot HillsThe Cheviot, 816.2 m North of England & ScotlandEngland
    ChilternsCoombe Hill 260 m Buckinghamshire.England
    CotswoldsCleeve Cloud 330 m)GloucestershireEngland
    DartmoorHigh Willhays, 621 mDevon/td>England
    Lake District Scafell Pike 978 m NW England.England
    Lincolnshire WoldsWorlds top 168 m LincolnshireEngland
    Malvern Hills Worcestershire Beacon 425 mWorcestershire and HerefordshireEngland
    Mendip HillsBlackdown 326 mSomerset,England
    North Downs Westerham Hill: 252 mHampshire, Surrey, KentEngland
    North Yorkshire MoorsUrra Moor 454 mYorkshireEngland
    Quantocks Will's Neck at 384 mSomersetEngland
    Peak District Kinderscout 636 mDerbyshireEngland
    Pennines Cross Fell. 893.7 mScotland to DerbyshireEngland
    South Downs Leith Hill, at 294 mSurreyEngland
    Yorkshire Wolds Bishop Wilton Wold, 246 mEast Riding of Yorkshire England
    Mountains of MourneSlieve Donard 852 mCounty downNorthern Ireand
    Sperrin MountainsSawel Mountain 678 mUlster Northern Ireand
    Derryveagh Mountains Errigal Mountain 751 mCounty DonegalRepublic of Ireland.
    SilverminesSliabh Cimeálta 695 mCounty Tipperary Republic of Ireland.
    Macgillicuddy's ReeksCarrantuohill 1,041 m County KerryRepublic of Ireland.

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    North America
    MOUNTAIN
    HEIGHT
    STATE
    MOUNTAIN RANGE
    1. Mount McKinley
    2. Mount McKinley North Peak
    3. Mount Saint Elias
    4. Mount Foraker
    5. Mount Bona
    6. Mount Blackburn
    7. Mount Sanford
    8. South Buttress
    9. Mount Vancouver
    10. Mount Churchill
    • 2,0320 ft
    • 1,9470 ft
    • 1,8008 ft
    • 1,7400 ft
    • 1,6500 ft
    • 1,6390 ft
    • 1,6237 ft
    • 1,5885 ft
    • 1,5700 ft
    • 1,5638 ft
    • Alaska
    • Alaska
    • Alaska
    • Alaska
    • Alaska
    • Alaska
    • Alaska
    • Alaska
    • Alaska
    • Alaska
    • Alaska
    • Alaska
    • Saint Elias
    • Alaska
    • Wrangell
    • Wrangell
    • Wrangell
    • Alaska
    • Saint Elias
    • Saint Elias



    Well Known Mountain Ranges in U.S.A.
    Mountain Range
    State
    Height
  • Alaska Range
  • Appalachian Mountains
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Catskill Mountains
  • Shoshone Mountains
  • Black Hills
  • Blue Mountains
  • Henry Mountains
  • Santa Cruz Mountains
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Bighorn Mountains
  • Sacramento Mountains
  • Grand Tetons
  • Sierra Nevada
  • Alaska
  • Newfoundland to Alabama.
  • Pennsylvania & North Carolina
  • New York
  • Nevada
  • South Dakota
  • Oragon
  • Utah
  • California
  • Continental Divide
  • Wyoming
  • New Mexico
  • Wyoming & Idaho
  • California
  • 6,197 m
  • 2,038 m
  • 1,807 m
  • 1,274 m
  • 3,125 m
  • 2,208 m
  • 2,777 m
  • 3,486 m
  • 1,160 m
  • 4,402 m
  • 4,013 m
  • 3,660 m
  • 4,198 m
  • 4,420 m

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    Highest Mountains in South America
    Mountain
    Height
    Country
    Mountain Range
    1. Aconcagua
    2. Huascarán
    3. Llullaillaco
    4. Mercedario
    5. Illimani
    6. Chimborazo
    7. Pico Cristóbal Colón
    8. Nevado del Ruiz
    9. Monte Roraima
    10. Sugar Loaf Mountain
    • 6,959 m
    • 6,768 m
    • 6,739 m
    • 6,720 m
    • 6,462 m
    • 6,267 m
    • 5,776 m
    • 5,389 m
    • 2,810 m
    • 395 m
    • Argentina
    • Peru
    • Argentina-Chile
    • Argentina
    • Bolivia
    • Ecuador
    • Colombia
    • Colombia
    • Guyana-Venezuela
    • Brazil
    • Andes
    • Andes
    • Cordillera Blanca
    • Andes
    • Andes
    • Cordillera Real (Andes)
    • Andes
    • Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
    • Guiana Highlands
    • Tijuca

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    OCEANS OF THE WORLD

  • Pacific……….(155,557,000 sq km)
  • Atlantic……...(76,762,000 sq km)
  • Indian………..(68,556,000 sq km)
  • Southern……..(20,327,000 sq km)
  • Arctic………..(14,056,000 sq km)



    OCEANS GREATEST DEPTHS

  • Mariana Trench……….Pacific Ocean 35,827 ft
  • Puerto Rico Trench…….Atlantic Ocean 30,246 ft
  • Java Trench…………....Indian Ocean 24,460 ft
  • Arctic Basin……………Arctic Ocean 18,456 ft

  • DEEPEST OCEANS & SEAS

  • Pacific Ocean……….(35,827 ft) (10,924 meters)
  • Atlantic Ocean……….(30,246 ft) (9,219 meters)
  • Indian Ocean…………(24,460 ft) (7,455 meters)
  • Caribbean Sea………..(22,788 ft) (6,946 meters)
  • Arctic Ocean…………(18,456 ft) (5,625 meters)
  • South China Sea……...(16,456 ft) (5,016 meters)
  • Bering Sea……………(15,659 ft) (4,773 meters)
  • Mediterranean Sea……(15,197 ft) (4,632 meters)
  • Gulf of Mexico……….(12,425 ft) (3,787 meters)
  • Japan Sea……………..(12,276 ft) (3,742 meters)


  • MAJOR SEAS
    (by size)
    MAJOR ISLANDS
    (by size)
    1. South China (2,974,600 sq km)
    2. Caribbean (2,515,900 sq km)
    3. Mediterranean (2,510,000 sq km)
    4. Bering (2,261,100 sq km)
    5. Gulf of Mexico (1,507,600 sq km)
    6. Arabian Sea (1,498,320 sq km)
    7. Sea of Okhotsk (1,392,100 sq km)
    8. Sea of Japan (East Sea) (1,012,900 sq km)
    9. Hudson Bay (730,100 sq km)
    10. East China (664,600 sq km)
    11. Andaman (564,900 sq km)
    12. Black (507,900 sq km)
    13. Red (453,000 sq km)
    1. Australia, (7,617.930 sq km)
    2. Greenland (2,175,600 sq km)
    3. New Guinea (792,500 sq km)
    4. Borneo (725,500 sq km)
    5. Madagascar (587,000 sq km)
    6. Baffin (507,500 sq km)
    7. Sumatra (427,300 sq km)
    8. Honshu (227,400 sq km)
    9. Great Britain (218,100 sq km)
    10. Victoria (217,300 sq km)
    11. Ellesmere (196,200 sq km)
    12. Celebes (178,650 sq km)
    13. New Zealand (south) (151,000 sq km)
    14. Java (126,700 sq km)
    15. New Zealand (north) (114,000 sq km)
    16. Newfoundland (108,900 sq km)

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    CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD

    CONTINENTS
    (by size)


    1 Asia - (44,579,000 sq km)
    2 Africa - (30,065,000 sq km)
    3 North America - (24,256,000 sq km)
    4 South America - (17,819,000 sq km)
    5 Antarctica - (13,209,000 sq km)
    6 Europe - (9,938,000 sq km)
    7 Australia/Oceania - (7,687,000 sq km)
    CONTINENTS
    (by population) 2005 est.


    1 Asia - (3,879,000,000)
    2 Africa - (877,500,000)
    3 Europe - (727,000,000)
    4 North America - (501,500,000)
    5 South America - (379,500,000)
    6 Australia/Oceania - (32,000,000)
    7 Antarctica - (0)
    CONTINENTS
    (number of countries)


    1 Africa - (53)
    3 Europe - (46)
    2 Asia - (44)
    4 North America - (23)
    5 Oceania - (14)
    6 South America - (12)
    7 Antarctica - (0)

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    MAJOR RIVERS (By Length)
    MAJOR LAKES (By Size)
    • Nile, Africa (6,825 km)
    • Amazon, South America (6,437 km)
    • Chang Jiang (Yangtze), Asia (6,380 km)
    • Mississippi, North America (5,971 km)
    • Yenisey-Angara, Asia (5,536 km)
    • Huang (Yellow), Asia (5,464 km)
    • Ob-Irtysh, Asia (5,410 km)
    • Amur, Asia (4,416 km)
    • Lena, Asia (4,400 km)
    • Congo, Africa (4,370 km)
    • Mackenzie-Peace, North America (4,241 km)
    • Mekong, Asia (4,184 km)
    • Niger, Africa (4,171 km)
    • Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe (371,000 sq km)
    • Superior, North America (82,100 sq km)
    • Victoria, Africa (69,500 sq km)
    • Huron, North America (59,600 sq km)
    • Michigan, North America (57,800 sq km)
    • Tanganyika, Africa (32,900 sq km)
    • Baikal, Asia (31,500 sq km)
    • Great Bear, North America (31,300 sq km)
    • Aral Sea, Asia (30,700 sq km)
    • Malawi, Africa (28,900 sq km)
    • Great Slave, Canada (28,568 sq km)
    • Erie, North America (25,667 sq km)
    • Winnipeg, Canada (24,387 sq km)
    • Ontario, North America (19,529 sq km)
    • Balkhash, Kazakhstan (18,300 sq km)
    DEEPEST LAKES (By Greatest Depth)
    HOTTEST,COLDEST,WETTEST,DRIEST
    • Baikal, Russian Fed. (5,315 ft)
    • Tanganyika, Africa (4,800 ft)
    • Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe (3,363 ft)
    • Malawi or Nyasa, Africa (2,317 ft)
    • Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan (2,303 ft)
    • Hottest Place Dalol, Denakil Depression, Ethiopia, annual average temperature (93.2°F, 34°C)
    • Coldest Place Plateau Station, Antarctica, annual average temperature (-56.7°C)
    • Wettest Place Mawsynram, Assam, India, annual average rainfall (11,873 mm, 467.4")
    • Driest Place Atacama Desert, Chile, imperceptible rainfall on a yearly basis

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    LONGEST UK RIVERS

    RIVER

    LENGTH (miles)

    • 1 River Severn
    • 2 River Thames
    • 3 River Trent
    • 4 River Aire
    • 5 River Great Ouse
    • 6 River Wye
    • 7 River Tay
    • 8 River Spey
    • 9 River Nene
    • 10 River Clyde
    • 11 River Tweed
    • 12 River Eden, Cumbria
    • 13 River Dee, Aberdeenshire
    • 14 River Avon, Warwickshire
    • 15 River Don, Aberdeenshire
    • 16 River Bann
    • 17 River Ribble
    • 18 River Tyne
    • 19 River Tees
    • 20 River Dee, Wales
  • 220
  • 215
  • 185
  • 161
  • 143
  • 135
  • 117
  • 107
  • 100
  • 98
  • 96
  • 90
  • 85
  • 84
  • 80
  • 76
  • 75
  • 73
  • 70
  • 70

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    Main Europran Rivers.

    River

    Length

    Country of Origin

    River Mouth

    1. Volga
    2. Danube
    3. Dnieper
    4. Rhine
    5. Elbe
    6. Vistula
    7. Loire
    8. Tagus
    9. Rhône
    10. Po
    1. 3,690 km
    2. 2,888 km
    3. 2,290 km
    4. 1,320 km
    5. 1,165 km
    6. 1,047 km
    7. 1,012 km
    8. 1,038 km
    9. 800 km
    10. 652 km
    1. Russia
    2. Germany
    3. Russia
    4. Switzerland
    5. Czechoslovakia.
    6. Poland
    7. France
    8. Spain
    9. Switzaland
    10. Italy
    1. Caspian Sea
    2. Black Sea
    3. Black Sea
    4. North Sea
    5. North Sea
    6. Baltic Sea
    7. Atlantic Ocean
    8. Atlantic Ocean
    9. Mediterranean Sea
    10. Adriatic Sea

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    LARGEST DESERTS OF THE WORLD

    SUBTROPICAL

    • Sahara, North Africa 3,500,000 sq. miles
    • Arabian, Middle East 1,000,000 sq. miles
    • Great Victoria, Australia 250,000 sq. miles
    • Rub'al Khali, Middle East 250,000 sq. miles
    • Kalahari, Southern Africa 225,000 sq. miles
    • Syrian, Middle East 200,000 sq. miles
    • Chihuahuan, Mexico 175,000 sq. miles
    • Thar, India/Pakistan175,000 sq. miles
    • Great Sandy, Australia 150,000 sq. miles
    • Gibson, Australia 120,000 sq. miles
    • Sonoran, S.W. USA 120,000 sq. miles
    • Mohave, S,W, USA 54,000 sq. miles

    COOL COASTAL

    • Atacama, Chile SA 54,000 sq. miles
    • Namib, S.W. Africa 13,000 sq. miles

    COLD WINTER

    • Gobi, China 500,000 sq. miles
    • Patagonian, Argentina 260,000 sq. miles
    • Great Basin, S.W. USA 190,000 sq. miles
    • Kara-Kum, West Asia 135,000 sq. miles
    • Colorado, Western USA 130,000 sq. miles (also called the Painted Desert}
    • Taklamakan, China 105,000 sq. miles
    • Iranian, Iran 100,000 sq. miles

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    COUNTRY POPULATION
    (Smallest)

    COUNTRY POPULATION
    (Largest)

    1. Vatican City 920
    2. Tuvalu 11,640
    3. Nauru 13,050
    4. Palau 20,300
    5. San Marino 28,880
    6. Monaco 32,410
    7. Liechtenstein 33,720
    8. St. Kitts 38,960
    9. Marshall Islands 59,070
    10. Antigua and Barbuda 68,720
    1. China 1,306,313,800
    2. India 1,080,264,400
    3. USA 295,734,100
    4. Indonesia 241,973,900
    5. Brazil 186,112,800
    6. Pakistan 162,419,900
    7. Bangladesh 144,319,600
    8. Russia 143,420,300
    9. Nigeria 128,772,000
    10. Japan 127,417,200

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    LARGEST CITY

    City
    Country
    Population
    1. Shanghai
    2. Mumbai (Bombay)
    3. Buenos Aires
    4. Moscow
    5. Karachi
    6. Delhi
    7. Manila
    8. Sao Paulo
    9. Seoul
    10. Istanbul
    11. Jakarta
    12. Mexico City
    13. Lagos
    14. Lima
    15. Tokyo
    16. New York City
    17. Cairo
    18. London,
    19. Teheran
    20. Beijing
    • China
    • India
    • Argentina
    • Russia
    • Pakistan
    • India
    • Philippines
    • Brazil
    • South Korea
    • Turkey
    • Indonesia
    • Mexico
    • Nigeria
    • Peru
    • Japan
    • USA
    • Egypt
    • UK
    • Iran
    • China
    • 13.3 million
    • 12.6 million
    • 11.92 million
    • 11.3 million
    • 10.9 million
    • 10.4 million
    • 10.3 million
    • 10.26 million
    • 10.2 million
    • 9.6 million
    • 9.0 million
    • 8.7 million
    • 8.68 million
    • 8.38 million
    • 8.3 million
    • 8.09 million
    • 7.6 million
    • 7.59 million
    • 7.3 million
    • 7.2 million

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    LARGEST BRITISH CITIES

    CITY

    POPULATION

    1. London
    2. Birmingham
    3. Leeds
    4. Glasgow
    5. Sheffield
    6. Bradford
    7. Liverpool
    8. Edinburgh
    9. Manchester
    10. Bristol
    11. Fife
    12. Wakefield
    13. Cardiff
    14. Dudley
    15. Wigan
    16. East Riding
    17. Coventry
    18. Belfast
    19. Leicester
    20. Sunderland
    21. Sandwell
    22. Doncaster
    23. Stockport
    24. Sefton
    25. Nottingham
    26. Newcastle-upon-Tyne
    27. Kingston-upon-Hull
    28. Bolton
    29. Walsall
    30. Plymouth
    31. Rotherham
    32. Stoke-on-Trent
    33. Wolverhampton
    34. Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
    35. Derby
    36. Swansea
    37. Salford
    38. Barnsley
    39. Tameside
    40. Oldham
    41. Trafford
    42. Aberdeen
    43. Southampton
    44. Rochdale
    45. Solihull
    46. Gateshead
    47. Milton Keynes
    48. North Tyneside
    49. Calderdale
    50. Northampton
    • 7,074,265
    • 1,020,589
    • 726,939
    • 616,430
    • 530,375
    • 483,422
    • 467,995
    • 448,850
    • 430,818
    • 399,633
    • 349,300
    • 317,342
    • 315,040
    • 312,194
    • 309,786
    • 307,450
    • 306,503
    • 297,300
    • 294,830
    • 294,261
    • 292,196
    • 291,804
    • 291,080
    • 289,739
    • 283,969
    • 282,338
    • 266,775
    • 265,449
    • 262,593
    • 255,342
    • 254,438
    • 244,453
    • 240,117
    • 235,129
    • 230,180
    • 229,179
    • 227,430
    • 220,722
    • 218,893
    • 217,260
    • 214,859
    • 208,700
    • 208,120
    • 207,563
    • 203,922
    • 200,968
    • 197,131
    • 193,619
    • 192,844
    • 192,382

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    TALLEST WATERFALLS

    WATERFALL

    RIVER

    COUNTRY

    HIGHT

    1. Angel Falls
    2. Tugela Falls
    3. Tres Hermanas, Cataratas las
    4. Olo'upena Falls
    5. Vinnufjellsfossen
    6. Balåifossen
    7. Pu'uka'oku Falls
    8. Browne Falls
    9. Strupenfossen
    10. Ramnefjellsfossen
    11. Waihilau Falls
    12. Colonial Creek Falls
    13. Mongefossen
    14. Mutarazi Falls
    15. Kjelfossen
    16. Johannesburg Falls
    17. Yosemite Falls
    18. Trou de Fer, Cascades de
    19. Ølmåafossen
    20. Mana'wai'nui Falls
  • Kerepakupay river
  • Tugela River
  • Unnamed
  • Unnamed
  • Vinnu River
  • Balåi River
  • Unnamed
  • Unnamed
  • Strupen River
  • Utigardselva River
  • Waihilau Stream
  • Colonial Creek
  • Mønge River
  • Mutarazi River
  • Kjelfossgrovi
  • Cascade Creek
  • Yosemite Creek
  • Bras de Caverne
  • Ølmåa
  • Mana'wai'nui Stream
  • Venezuela
  • South Africa
  • Peru
  • Hawaii......USA
  • Norway
  • Norway
  • Hawaii......USA
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Norway
  • Hawaii......USA
  • USA
  • Norway
  • Zimbabwe
  • Norway
  • USA
  • USA
  • Reunion
  • Norway
  • Hawaii......USA
  • 3,212 feet / 979 meters
  • 3,110 feet / 948 meters
  • 3,000 feet / 914 meters
  • 2,953 feet / 900 meters
  • 2,822 feet / 860 meters
  • 2,788 feet / 850 meters
  • 2,756 feet / 840 meters
  • 2,744 feet / 836 meters
  • 2,690 feet / 820 meters
  • 2,685 feet / 818 meters
  • 2,600 feet / 792 meters
  • 2,584 feet / 788 meters
  • 2,535 feet / 773 meters
  • 2,499 feet / 762 meters
  • 2,477 feet / 755 meters
  • 2,465 feet / 751 meters
  • 2,425 feet / 739 meters
  • 2,380 feet / 725 meters
  • 2,362 feet / 720 meters
  • 2,360 feet / 719 meters



  • LARGEST WATERFALLS

    WATERFALL

    RIVER

    COUNTRY

    VOLUME

    1. Inga Falls
    2. Livingstone, Chutes de
    3. Boyoma Falls
    4. Guaíra, Salto del
    5. Khone, Chutes de
    6. Niagara Falls
    7. Celilo Falls
    8. Pará, Salto
    9. Paulo Afonso, Cachoeira de
    10. Urubupunga, Salto do
    11. Iguacu, Salto de
    12. Patos e Maribondo, Saltos dos
    13. Victoria Falls
    14. Virginia Falls
    15. Grand Falls
    16. Cauvery Falls
    17. Kongou Falls
    18. Williamette Falls
    19. Kaieteur Falls
    20. Epupa Falls
    • Congo River
    • Congo River
    • Lualaba River
    • Rio Paraná
    • Mekong River
    • Niagara River
    • Columbia River
    • Rio Caura
    • Rio São Francisco
    • Rio Paraná
    • Rio Iguaçu
    • Rio Grande
    • Zambezi River
    • South Nahanni River
    • Hamilton River
    • Cauvery River
    • Ivindo River
    • Willamette River
    • Potaro River
    • Kunene River
    • Congo
    • Congo
    • Congo
    • Brazil
    • Laos
    • USA / Canada
    • USA
    • Venezuela
    • Brazil
    • Brazil
    • Argentina / Brazil
    • Brazil
    • Zimbabwe / Zambia
    • Canada
    • Canada
    • India
    • Gabon
    • USA
    • Guyana
    • Namibia
    • 1,500,000 cu.ft. per sec
    • 1,240,000 cu.ft. per sec
    • 600,000 cu.ft. per sec
    • 470,000 cu.ft. per sec
    • 410,000 cu.ft. per sec
    • 212,200 cu.ft. per sec
    • 191,215 cu.ft. per sec
    • 125,000 cu.ft. per sec
    • 100,000 cu.ft. per sec
    • 97,000 cu.ft. per sec
    • 61,660 cu.ft. per sec
    • 53,000 cu.ft. per sec
    • 38,430 cu.ft. per sec
    • 35,300 cu.ft. per sec
    • 35,000 cu.ft. per sec
    • 33,000 cu.ft. per sec
    • 31,783 cu.ft. per sec
    • 30,849 cu.ft. per sec
    • 23,400 cu.ft. per sec
    • 17,657 cu.ft. per sec


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