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Angel Falls (Salto Ángel) in Venezuela is the world’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall, with a total height of 979 meters (3,212 feet) and a single main plunge of 807 meters (2,648 feet). It drops off the edge of the Auyán-tepui table mountain in Canaima National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bolívar State. The 979-meter … Read more

Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering about 17.1 million square kilometers (roughly 6.6 million square miles), about one-ninth of Earth’s land. It spans eleven time zones across Eastern Europe and North Asia. Canada is second at about 9.98 million square kilometers, so Russia is roughly 1.7 times larger than the … Read more

The largest desert in the world is the Antarctic Desert, which covers about 14.2 million square kilometers (roughly 5.5 million square miles). Deserts are defined by very low precipitation, not heat, so the cold, dry polar regions count. The Arctic Desert is second at about 13.9 million square kilometers. The Sahara in North Africa is … Read more

The Nile, in northeast Africa, is generally listed as the longest river in the world at about 7,088 kilometers (4,404 miles). It flows north from its headwaters near Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea, passing through Khartoum and Cairo before forming a large delta near Alexandria. The Amazon carries far more water, and some measurements … Read more

The tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It stands 829.8 meters (about 2,722 feet) tall to its tip, with a roof height of 828 meters (2,717 feet). Designed by the architecture firm SOM, it has held the title since its official opening in 2011, when it surpassed … Read more

All sections of the Great Wall of China together measure about 21,196 kilometers (roughly 13,171 miles), according to China’s official survey. That total counts every wall built by successive dynasties, not one continuous line. The best-known stretches, such as Badaling and Jinshanling near Beijing, were built by the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). The wall system runs … Read more

Mount Everest is 8,848.86 meters (about 29,032 feet) tall, making it the highest mountain on Earth above sea level. That official height comes from a joint survey by Nepal and China announced in 2020, and it includes the summit’s snow cap. Everest sits in the Mahalangur Himal section of the Himalayas, and its summit marks … Read more

There are 5,280 feet in a mile. The statute mile used in the United States and United Kingdom equals 1,760 yards, or exactly 1,609.344 meters under the 1959 international yard agreement. Do not confuse it with the nautical mile used at sea and in aviation, which is exactly 1,852 meters, or about 6,076 feet. Source: … Read more

Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida are the five U.S. Gulf States.

Lufthansa Group said its airlines would suspend flights to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, through October 16, 2026. The suspension followed Houthi-claimed attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on October 8 that killed three Saudi citizens, including a Saudia pilot. By the afternoon of October 9, at least 124 flights to and from Riyadh had been … Read more