Interesting Facts About Geography and Maps

Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world's countries combined.

The longest place name in the world is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, a hill in New Zealand.

Mawsynram, India, is the wettest place on Earth, receiving an average annual rainfall of 467.4 inches.

There are over 2,000 languages spoken across Africa, making it the most linguistically diverse continent.

Antarctica is the only continent without a native human population.

There are more people living in Tokyo, Japan, than in the entire country of Canada.

Istanbul, Turkey, is the only city in the world located on two continents, Europe and Asia.

The Great Wall of China is not visible from space with the naked eye, contrary to popular belief.

Greenland is the world's largest island that is not a continent.

Russia spans 11 time zones, the most of any country in the world.