Earths Records

Highest mountain on Earth, Mt. Everest which grows about 4 millimeters a year since because the 2 tectonic plates continue to press against each other. Earths highest waterfall is at Angel Falls in Venezuela which drops 3,212 feet (979 meters). Hottest place on earth is Azizia in Libya 136 degrees Fahrenheit (57.8 Celsius) and coldest was in Vostok, Antarctica -129 Fahrenheit (-89 Celsius). Pacific is the biggest ocean (32.6% of the Earth's surface). Something I bet you didn't know is that Amazon recently became longest river by a bit more than 100 meters. Amazon is 4,225 miles (6,800 kilometers) long and the Nile is 4,160 miles long (6,695 kilometers).
Well I bet you didn't know half the things there and the most interesting one is the Amazon River fact i was wondering when it would be the longest. Oh yea those things the people are holding are solid ice pillars.

Angels Fall, Venezuela

Vostok, Antarctica



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