The following list contains the 10 largest countries by population: 1. China The largest population in the world with over 1.3 billion people – 1,359,100,000 to be exact. China’s population alone is 19.1% of the entire population on earth! China is also the third largest in the world by size (after Russia and Canada). 2. India Not too...
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice. They form over many years, often centuries. Glaciers form only on land and should not be confused with icebergs which are huge bodies of ice that float on water. Glaciers and icebergs together hold most of Earth’s fresh waters. Here’s a list of the most amazing and famous glaciers in the...
Open-pit mining, open-cut mining or opencast mining is a surface mining technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow. The result of using this technique is a huge visible scar on the earth surface. Here is a list of 10 incredible such open-pit mines. 1. Mirny Mine, Russia Mirny Mine is an...
The following is a list of the largest countries by area in the world which includes some pretty big places from Russia at number 1 all the way down to Algeria at number 10. 10 Largest Countries In The World 1. Russia – Largest country in the world by far with a size of 17,098,242 square km (6,601,668 square mi). 2. Canada – Second...
A shipwreck is the remains of a ship that has wrecked, which are found either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water. Shipwrecking may be purposeful or accidental. The United Nations estimates that there are more than 3 million shipwrecks on the ocean floor. Below is a list of 10 incredible shipwrecks found on beach or land. 1...
A sinkhole is a natural depression or hole in the Earth’s surface which may have various causes. Sinkholes may vary in size from 1 to 600 m (3.3 to 2,000 ft) both in diameter and depth, and vary in form. Sinkholes may be formed gradually or suddenly, and are found worldwide. 1. Great Blue Hole, Belize The first sinkhole in the list, and by...
The following is a list of the 10 best beaches in the world, according to National Geographic book: The 10 Best Of Everything 1. Seychelles The 115 components of this archipelago in the Indian Ocean are a popular resort and one of the most photographed beaches in the world. The turquoise water is relatively shallow and protected from the ocean’s...
The following is a list of the most extreme and hazardous airports from in the world. They’re considered as such due to proximity to mountain peaks, cliff faces, crowded beaches, main roads or other nonconventional features 1. Princess Juliana Airport, Saint Martin This international airport serves the Dutch part of the island of Saint...
1. Flame Lily (Gloriosa Superba) This unusual flowering plant is native of tropical regions of Asia and Africa and belongs to Colchicaceae family. Flame Lily usually grows as a tuberous climbing plant and produces unusual red or yellow flowers with wavy edges. It is the national flower of Zimbabwe. 2. Bee Orchid (Ophrys Apifera) Bee Orchid comes...
The following is a list of the largest species in a group, where a group could be in a narrow definition like penguins or a much wider definition like reptiles. With no specific order: 1. Blue Whale At 30 meters (98 ft) in length and 170 tonnes or more in weight, it is the largest whale and the largest known animal ever to have existed! 2. Killer...
