hemispheres. There are generally considered to be four hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western. The Equator, or line of 0 degrees latitude, divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Asia is the largest continent on Earth. It covers 9% of the Earth's total surface area (or 30% of its land area), and has the longest coastline, at 62,800 ... AFRICA
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous
continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.3 billion people as of 2018, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population. Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 metres and a plunge of 807 m. The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyán-tepui mountain in the Canaima National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Gran Sabana region of Bolívar State. ANDES The Andes, running along South America's western side, is among the world's longest mountain ranges. Its varied terrain encompasses glaciers, volcanoes, grassland, desert, lakes and forest. The mountains The Andes play a vital part in national shelter pre-Columbian archaeological sites and economies, accounting for a significant wildlife including chinchillas and condors. From proportion of the region's GDP, Venezuela in the north, the range passes through providing large agricultural areas, mineral Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and resources, and water for agriculture, Chile. hydroelectricity (Figure 1), domestic use, and some of the largest business centres in South America.5 Jun 2012 •There are several different types of rainforests. ... •Rainforests cover less than 3 percent of the planet. ... •The world's largest rainforest is the Amazon rainforest. ... •Rainforests house more species of plants and animals than any other terrestrial ecosystem. ... •Much of the life in the rainforest is found in the trees
AMAZON As well as the vivid beauty that comes with great diversity
in keeping our planet healthy. By absorbing carbon
dioxide and releasing the oxygen that we depend on for RAINFOREST in plants and animals, rainforests also play a practical role
our survival. The absorption of this CO2 also helps to
stabilize the Earth's climate.
A rain forest is simply an area of tall, mostly evergreen
trees and a high amount of rainfall. ... A rainforest is an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees and a high amount of rainfall. Rainforests are Earth's oldest living ecosystems, with some surviving in their present form for at least 70 million years. Antarctica, the southernmost continent and site of the South Pole, is a virtually uninhabited, ice-covered landmass. Most cruises to the continent visit the Antarctic Peninsula, which stretches toward South America. It’s known for the Lemaire Channel and Paradise Harbor, striking, iceberg-flanked passageways, and Port Lockroy, a former British research station turned museum. The peninsula’s isolated terrain also shelters rich wildlife, including many penguins. One of the world's most incredible natural phenomena, the Great Barrier Reef is a diverse marine wonderland and the largest living structure on earth. Comprising beautiful coral reefs, unspoiled islands and sandy corals cays, it provides protective homes for thousands of sea creatures.
The Great Barrier Reef
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