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EARTH IN FIGURE

-> Estimated Weight(mass) - 5,940,000,000,000,000,000,000 metric tons.
-> Estimated Age = 4.6 billion years.
-> Current Population = 6,135,000,000
-> Surface Area = 510,066,000 sq.km
-> Land area = 148,647,000 sq.km
-> Ocean Area = 335,258,000 sq.km
-> Type of Water = salt - 97%, fresh = 3%
-> Circumference at the Equator = 40,066 km
-> Circumference at the poles = 39,992 km
-> Diameter at the Equator = 12,753 km
-> Diameter at poles = 12,710 km
-> Radius at the Equator = 6376 km
-> Radius at the Poles = 6355 km
-> Orbit Speeds the Earth orbits the sun at = 66,700 mph. 107,320 km per hour.
-> Sun orbit the earth orbits the Sun every 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes & 46 seconds.

OCEANS OF THE WORLD

# Pacific = 155,557,000 sq.km
# Atlantic = 76,762,000 sq.km
# Indian = 68,556,000 sq.km
# Southern = 20,327,000 sq.km
# Arctic = 14,056,000 sq.km
Note : Southern Ocean was approved in the year 2000, by The International Hydrographic Organization. It is now 4th largest ocean.

GREATEST DEPTHS

* Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean = 35,837 ft.
* Puetro Rico Trench, Atlantic Ocean = 30,246 ft.
* Java Trench, Indian Ocean = 24,460 ft.
* Arctic Basin, Arctic Ocean = 18,456 ft.

DEEPEST OCEAN & SEAS

* Pacific Ocean = 10,924 meters, 35,837 ft.
* Atlantic ocean = 9219 meters, 30,246 ft.
* Indian ocean = 7455 meters, 24,460 ft.
* Caribbean Sea = 6946 meters, 22,788 ft.
* Arctic ocean = 5625 meters, 18,456 ft.
* South China Sea = 5016 meters, 16,456 ft
* Bering Sea = 4773 meters, 15,659 ft.
* Mediterranean Sea = 4632 meters, 15,197 ft.
* Gulf of Mexico = 3787 meters, 12,425 ft.
* Japan Sea = 3742 meters, 12,276 ft.

MAJOR SEAS BY SIZE

~ South China = 2,974,600 sq.km
~ Caribbean Sea = 2,515,900 sq.km
~ Mediterranean = 2,510,000 sq.km
~ Bering = 2,261,100 sq.km
~ Gulf of Mexico = 1,507,600 sq.km
~ Arabian Sea = 1,498,320 sq.km
~ Sea of Okhotsk = 1,392,100 sq.km
~ Sea of Japan (east sea) = 1,012,900 sq.km
~ Hudson Bay = 730,100 sq.km
~ East China = 664,600 sq.km
~ Andaman = 564,900 sq.km
~ Black = 507,900 sq.km
~ Red = 435,00 sq.km

MAJOR ISLANDS BY SIZE

~ Greenland = 2,175,600 sq.km
~ New Guinea = 792,500 sq.km
~ Borneo = 725,500 sq.km
~ Madagascar = 587,000 sq.km
~ Baffin = 507,500 sq.km
~ Sumatra = 427,300 sq.km
~ Honshu = 227,400 sq.km
~ Great Britain = 218,100 sq.km
~ Victoria = 217,300 sq.km
~ Ellesmere = 196,200 sq.km
~ Celebes = 178,650 sq.km
~ New Zealand (south) = 151,000 sq.km
~ New Zealand (north) = 114,000 sq.km
~ Java = 126,700 sq.km
~ NewFoundLand = 108,900 sq.km

MAJOR RIVERS BY LENGTH

> Nile, Africa = 6825 km
> Amazon, South America = 6437 km
> Chang Jiang, Asia = 6380 km
> Mississippi, North America = 5971 km
> Yenisey-Angara, Asia = 5536 km
> Huang (Yellow), Asia = 5464 km
> Ob-Irtysh, Asia = 5410 km
> Amur, Asia = 4416 km
> Congo, Africa = 4370 km
> MAckenize-Peace, North America = 4241 km
> Mekong, Asia = 4184 km
> Niger, Africa = 4171 km.

MAJOR LAKES BY SIZE

> Caspian sea, Asia-Europe = 371,000 sq.km
> Superior, N.America = 82,100 sq.km
> Victoria, Africa = 69,500 sq.km
> Huron, N.America = 59,600 sq.km
> Michigan, N.America = 57,800 sq.km
> Tanganyika, Africa = 32,900 sq.km
> Baikal, Asia = 31,500 sq.km
> Great Bear, N.America = 31,300 sq.km
> Aral sea, asia = 30,700 sq.km
> Malawi, Africa = 28,900 sq.km
> Great Slave, Canada = 28,568 sq.km
> Erie, N.America = 25,667 sq.km

DEEPEST LAKES = BY GREATEST DEPTH

`` Baikal, Russia fed. =5315 ft
`` Tanganyika, Africa = 4800 ft
`` Caspian sea, Asia-Europe = 3363 ft.
`` Nyasa, Africa = 2317 ft
`` Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan = 2303 ft.

TALLEST MOUNTAINS ON EACH CONTINENT

`` Mt. Everest = 8850 meters, 29035 ft - Asia
`` Aconcogua = 6959 meters, 22831 ft - S.America
`` Mt KcKinley = 6194 meters, 20320 ft - N.America
`` Mt.Kilimanjaro = 5963 meters, 19563 ft - Africa
`` Mt Elbrus = 5633 meters, 18481 ft - Europe
`` Puncak Jaya = 4884 meters, 16023 ft - Oceania
`` VinSon Massif = 4897 meters, 16066 ft - Antarctica.

HIGHEST & LOWEST SURFACE POINTS

!- Dead sea, Asia = 409 meters
!- Lake Assal, Africa = 156 meters
!- Death Valley, N.America = 86 meters
!- Valdes Peninsula, S.America = 40 meters
!- Antarctica (ice-covered) = 2538 meters.

LARGEST DESERTS IN SQUARE MILES

!- Sahara, N.Africa = 3,500,000 sq.miles
!- Arabian, Middle east = 1,000,000 sq.miles.
!- Great Victoria, Australia = 250,000 sq.miles
!- Rub'al Khal, Middle east = 250,000 sq.miles
!- Kalahari, Southern Africa = 225,000 sq.miles
!- Syrian, Middle east = 200,000 sq.miles
!- Chihuahuan, Mexico = 175,000 sq.miles
!- Thar, India/Pakistan = 175,000 sq.miles
!- Great Sandy, Australia = 150,000 sq.miles
!- Gibson, Australia = 120,000 sq.miles
!- Sonoran, S.W. USA = 120,000 sq.miles
!- Mohave, S.W. USA = 54,000 sq.miles

CONTINENTS BY POPULATION

-- Asia = 3,674,000,000
-- Africa = 778,000,000
-- Europe = 732,000,000
-- North America = 483,000,000
-- South America = 342,000,000
-- Australia/Oceania = 31,000,000
-- Antarctica = 0

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