It really is a wonderful world.

Earth is mysterious place. Though we have explored significantly well, there are places and geo phenomenon that are not common knowledge.

Here are geographical facts that are interesting-

1. There is a lake on an island that is located on a lake on an island. Confusing? Luzon in the Philippines is an island that houses Lake Taal which has an island called Volcano Island and Volcano Island houses a lake called the Main Crater Lake.
2. Alaska is the easternmost and westernmost state of U.S.A.
3. Due to Earth’s optical shape, Mt. Everest in Asia is not the closest mountain from the moon. It is Mt. Chimborazo, located in Ecuador.
4. Iceland is growing 5 centimeters every year due to tectonic movements. Due to plates moving, Pacific Ocean is shrinking about 2-3 centimeters per year as North America and Asia grow closer. Mexico City is shrinking by 3.2 feet per year.
5. Only one sea on Earth has no coastline – Sargasso Sea. The name Is derived from the seaweed that is mostly found here – Sargassum.
6. The tallest mountain Mt. Everest can fit into the Marina Trench – the deepest trench in the world. Ominous? Sort of, yes.
7. Pheasant Island – the island owned by two countries Spain and France switched nations after a six-month period. The island is uninhabited and is not for tourists.
8. Saudi Arabia is devoid of any river.
9. California has more population than the whole of Canada.
10. There is a phenomenon in Death Valley, California where rocks are found at the end of the track in the sand – Sailing Rocks – which seems like the rocks have moved on their own. No reason has been found about it yet.
11. Africa is the only continent that is in all four hemispheres. The location of Africa is pretty central. Istanbul is the only country to span across two continents.
12. Buildings in New York have their own zip codes.
13. The North Pole is not a landmass. Rather the entirety of North Pole is made of floating ice caps. Since the ice caps are floating, North Pole moves too.

The Dead Sea is shrinking by three feet every year. It’s already 1388 ft below sea level. You can, however, stay afloat on the Dead Sea owing to the copious quantity of salt it contains that gives the buoyancy to float.