Surprising Geography and Maps Facts

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

There is a town called Büsingen am Hochrhein that is entirely in Germany but uses Swiss currency.

Alaska is both the westernmost and easternmost state in the United States due to the Aleutian Islands crossing the 180th meridian.

Istanbul is the only city in the world that straddles two continents, Europe and Asia.

Maine is the closest U.S. state to Africa.

The world's largest desert is not the Sahara but Antarctica, which is classified as a cold desert.

Australia is wider than the moon, measuring about 4,000 kilometers across compared to the moon's 3,474 kilometers.