DOCALLAS, YASMIEN GAIL B.

BSED-2 MAJOR IN SOCIAL STUDIES

GEOGRAPHY 2
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15 GEOGRAPHY FACTS

THERE’S A LAKE WITHIN AN ISLAND ON A LAKE WITHIN AN ISLAND

Three Sisters Volcanoes

In the Philippines, you'll find Vulcan Point, an island within Main Crater Lake.

Main Crater Lake is located on Volcano Island.

Volcano Island is located in Lake Taal.

Lake Taal is located on the island of Luzon.

And there you have a lake within an island on a lake within an island.

MAUNA KEA IS TALLER THAN EVEREST

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Mount Everest may be the tallest mountain above sea level, but when it comes to the tallest mountain on
earth, that honor goes to Mauna Kea.

Above the sea, Mauna Kea only stands 13,796 feet in height. But when you follow the mountain to its
base at the bottom of the Pacific, it's 32,808 feet — more than 3,000 feet taller than Everest.
Mt. Everest Isn't as Close to the Moon as Mt. Chimborazo

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Poor Mt. Everest — not only is it not actually the tallest mountain in the world, but it's also not the closest
to outer space, even though it boasts the highest elevation above sea level. That distinction goes, instead,
to Ecuador's Mt. Chimborazo.

How so?

Earth isn't actually round, but oval, with an inflated middle.

Although Ecuador's Mt. Chimborazo is only 20,564 feet in height, its equator location pushes it closer to
the stars than Mt. Everest, at 29,035 feet.
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ICELAND IS GROWING 5 CENTIMETERS EACH YEAR
Iceland, divided by the North American and European tectonic plates, is growing by nearly 5 centimeters
per year as the plates grow wider apart.

PACIFIC OCEAN IS SHRINKING

As North America and South America move farther westward, the Pacific Ocean is shrinking.
Every year, Asia and North America get closer and closer as the Pacific is reduced by 2 to 3 centimeters.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK IS HOME TO A SUPERVOLCANO

Beneath Yellowstone National Park lies an active "supervolcano" — a distinction bestowed upon
volcanoes that have seen at least one explosion release more than 240 cubic miles of material (a bit more
than twice the volume of Lake Erie, according to National Geographic).
The Yellowstone volcano has actually experienced three very large eruptions, two of which qualified as
"super" — though fortunately for park-goers, the most recent one was 640,000 years ago.
Today, the park's volcanic roots are evident in its hot springs, mud pots and world-famous geysers

SUDAN HAS MORE ANCIENT PYRAMIDS THAN EGYPT

Egypt's Pyramids of Giza may be considered one of the wonders of the world, but Sudan has nearly twice
the number of pyramids. Sudan touts 200 to 255 known pyramids, built for the Kushite kingdoms of
Nubia, compared to Egypt's relatively paltry 138 pyramids.

Within the Sahara, you can still visit the ancient and reconstructed pyramids of Meroe.