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Mother the Earth, the luminous splendor of pure light that shines throughout the universe. We Have Only One Earth ,the source of all creation..





Interesting Facts about Planet Earth

1. Mount Everest is the highest point on the surface.
2. The largest volcano on earth is Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii.
3. The longest river is the Nile River in Africa is 6,695 kilometers (4,160 miles) long.
4. The driest place on Earth is the Atacama Desert in Chile.
5. Grand Canyon is the world's largest canyon.
6. Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world by size and volume. It is located between southeast Europe and west Asia.
7. The Sahara Desert in northern Africa is the world’s largest desert.
8. The world’s deepest lake is Lake Baikal in the south central part of Siberia is 5,712 feet (1.7 kilometers) deep.

9. Greenland is the world’s largest island. Note: Australia is a continent.
10. Coldest temperature was minus 89.2 °C (-128.5?F) in Vostok, Antarctica, 1983. The highest temperature was 58°C (136.4?F) at Al'Aziziyah, Libya, on 13th September 1922.
11. Our Planet Earth’s hydrosphere consists mainly of water and when one speaks about water, it means oceans. This includes all the seas, lakes and even water bodies that flow underground. This abundance of water is what sets the Planet Earth apart from other planets.


12.The Earth is one such planet that provides an atmosphere, which helps to sustain life. It has the requisite amount of water and other conditions that are so very essential for any form of life to exist.


Did you know?

- Earth's axis is tilted 23.45? This creates the seasons because Earth's surface changes its position relative to the Sun and hence the amount of heat delivered to the surface.
- There is no official flag of the Earth.-
- The daily rotation of the Earth causes the day and night.
- The Earth is wider at the equator than from pole to pole
-Earth doesn’t take 24 hours to rotate on its axis (It’s actually 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds.)
- A year on Earth isn’t 365 days (It’s actually 365.2564 days. It’s this extra .2564 days that creates the need for leap years.)
-For now, Earth is the only place we know where there’s life.


In Every outthrust headland,in every curving beach, in every grain of sand There is the story of the EARTH

Responses to "Planet Earth : Fascinating world of wonder"

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