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)
#1 Asia - (3,674,000,000)
#2 Africa - (778,000,000)
#3 Europe - (732,000,000)
#4 North America - (483,000,000)
#5 South America - (342,000,000)
#6 Australia/Oceania - (31,000,000)
#7 Antarctica - (0)
CONTINENTS (by the number of countries)
#1 Africa - (53)
#3 Europe - (46)
#2 Asia - (44)
#4 North America - (23)
#5 Oceania - (14)
#6 South America - (12)

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
Total Water Area (361,419,000 sq km) 70.9%
Type of Water (97% salt), (3% fresh)
Land Area (148,647,000 sq km) 29.1%
Estimated Age 4.6 billion years
OCEANS OF THE WORLD (by size)
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
MAJOR RIVERS (By Length)
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)
MAJOR LAKES (By Size)
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)

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 f
Hottest, Coldest, Driest, Wettest
Hottest Place Dalol, Denakil Depression, Ethiopia,
annual average temperature (93.2F, 34C)
Cold Place Plateau Station, Antarctica, annual
average temperature (-56.7C)
Wettest Place Mawsynram, Assam, India, annual
average rainfall (11,873 mm, 467.4")
Driest Place Atacama Desert, Chile, imperceptible
rainfall on a yearly basis
TOP 10 TALLEST MOUNTAINS
(By Size)
Mount Everest 8850m (29035ft) Nepal
Qogir (K2) 8611m (28250ft) Pakistan
Kangchenjunga 8586m (28169ft) Nepal
Lhotse 8501m (27920ft) Nepal
Makalu I 8462m (27765ft) Nepal
Cho Oyu 8201m (26906ft) Nepal
Dhaulagiri 8167m (26794ft) Nepal
Manaslu I 8156m (26758ft) Nepal
Nanga Parbat 8125m (26658ft) Pakistan

Annapurna I 8091m (26545ft) Nepal

The dormant volcano Mauna Kea (on the Big Island
of Hawaii) could be considered the tallest mountain
in the world. If you measure it from its base in the
Hawaiian Trough (3,280 fathoms deep) to its summit
of 13,796 feet, it reaches a height of 33,476 feet.
TALLEST MOUNTAINS
(On Each Continent)
Mount Everest 8850m (29035ft) Asia
Aconcagua 6959m (22831ft) S. America
Mount McKinley 6194m (20320ft) N. America
Mount Kilimanjaro 5963m (19563ft) Africa
Mount Elbrus 5633m (18481ft) Europe
Puncak Jaya 4884m (16023ft) Oceania
Vinson Massif 4897m (16066ft) Antarctica