Interesting things surprise you about where you live

The Earth is just a tiny planet in the universe but for humans, it is a vast world with a multitude of surprises.

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Africa is available in all hemispheres : Africa is the only continent located in all hemispheres - East, West, South and North.The largest part of this continent is in the Northern hemisphere and the Eastern hemisphere.

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The largest lake in the world is the Caspia Sea : The reason it is called "sea" because in the reservoir is all salt water.However, the Caspian Sea is not connected to any ocean and is below sea level.Therefore, in theory, it is a lake and the largest lake in the world, bigger than Lake Superior.

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The peak of the volcano Chimborazo in Ecuador is the highest peak from the center of the Earth with a distance of 6.384km.Considering this criterion, it is even higher than Mount Everest with the distance from the center of the Earth is 6,382km (it is along the protrusion of the equator, so its peak is the farthest point from the center of Earth)

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The small country of Nauru is located in the Pacific Ocean without a capital.The country is only one-tenth the size of Washington's US capital and gained independence from Australia in 1968. Since then, Nauru has not yet chosen the capital.

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Rome is everywhere : There's always a city or some town called Rome on all five continents of the world, except for Antarctica.

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Istanbul city of Turkey is a unique place because it is located on 2 continents.Part of the city is located in Asia and the rest is in Europe.

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Lesotho, Vatican and San Marino are 3 countries in the world completely located in another country.Lesotho is located in the middle of South Africa while the Vatican and San Marino are in Italy.

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Canada in Europe : In 1922, Canada owned a land in Europe.France gave Canada 117 hectares at Vimy Ridge in the north of the country, where 66,000 Canadian soldiers fell during World War I in 1917.

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Perhaps we know the continents are moving but do you know how fast they are moving?North America is moving away from Europe 5cm / year, equivalent to the speed of human nail growth at the same time.

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In the Philippines you can find an island located in a lake , on an island in a lake and all on an island.The island is located at Taal volcano in southern Manila, the capital of the Philippines.This is also the smallest active volcano on Earth but its eruptions are also terrible.

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The Mariana Trench can submerge the entire Mount Everest.With a depth of 10,991 meters, the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean is the deepest place on the planet.

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Extremely inaccessible Nemo is the ultimate place of loneliness in the ocean.If you suddenly get dropped right here, you will immediately be surrounded by 9 million square miles of seawater (about 23.3 million square kilometers).