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Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0 | 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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