Geography Trivia- Thursday Thirties Week 1

Chad’s land area is 1,284,000 km

Canada has around 325 total lakes

The Canada-US border is 8,891 km (5,525 mi) long (including the Alaska-Canada border). This is nearly twice the length of the Russia-Kazakhstan border (7,644 km).

La Paz, Bolivia sits at approximately 3,640m elevation, making it the highest capital city. (Note: Quito, Ecuador at 2,850m is sometimes cited, but La Paz is higher. Bolivia's constitutional capital Sucre is at 2,810m.)

Reykjavik, Iceland (64°08'N) is the world's northernmost capital city. Helsinki (60°10'N) is second, followed by Oslo (59°55'N).

The Great Barrier Reef off Queensland, Australia is the world's largest coral reef system, comprising over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands spanning 2,300 kilometres (1,429 miles).

Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia is the world's deepest lake at 1,642 metres (5,387 ft) and contains more water than all the North American Great Lakes combined.

Dettifoss in northeastern Iceland is one of Europe's most powerful waterfall by volume, with an average water flow of 193 cubic metres per second.

exico's Rio Grande (1,900km (1,180 miles)) vs New Zealand's Waikato (425km (264 miles)).

Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei) is at 4.9°N, while Gibraltar (Gibraltar) is at 36.1°N.

Ottawa (Canada) is at 45.4°N, while Cockburn Town (Turks and Caicos Islands) is at 21.5°N.

Dakar (Senegal) is at 14.7°N, while Nassau (Bahamas) is at 25.0°N.

Quito at 0.2°S and Kampala (Uganda) at 0.3°N are at similar absolute latitudes, just in opposite hemispheres.

Reykjavik was founded around 874, while Tirana was founded around 1614 - a difference of 740 years!

Addis Ababa is at 38.7°E, while Athens is at 23.7°E.

The Solomon Islands are named after King Solomon

The Blue Nile flows 1,450 km through Ethiopia and Sudan, during the rainy season it can account for up to 86% of Nile water

The Okavango River runs ~1,600 km from Angola to the Okavango Delta in Botswana.

The Murray flows 2,508 km through Australia. Other major rivers include the Darling and Murrumbidgee. New Zealand's Waikato is notable but shorter at 425 km.

Located in India, Chilika Lake covers 1,165 km² and sprawls along the east coast of Indian sub-continent in Asia. Its the second largest coastal lagoon in the world.

NASA states the Aral Sea has lost about 90% of its water volume. The Aral Sea lies between Kazakhstan (north) and Uzbekistan (south).

Makgadikgadi Pans seasonally transforms into one of southern Africa's largest wetlands

Kyrgyzstan: Issyk-Kul: World's 2nd largest mountain lake, 8th deepest (max depth ~668 m); rarely freezes despite -30°C winters due to salinity. Located in Asia.

Norway's coastline is drastically extended due to the presence of 50,000+ islands and fjords. The coastline-to-area ratio is extreme!

Saudi Arabia: The Rub' al Khali is the world's largest continuous sand desert at 650,000 km² Located in Asia.

Iran: Dasht-e Lut holds the record for hottest land surface temperature ever measured by satellite: 70.7°C in 2005. Located in Asia.

Mount Logan’s elevation is 5959 meters

Lake Titicaca (Peru/Bolivia) is the largest at 8,372 km². Full ranking: Lake Titicaca (Peru/Bolivia): 8,372 km²> Uvs Lake (Mongolia): 3,350 km² > Mar Menor (Spain): 135 km² > Marina Reservoir (Singapore): 2.45 km²

Yangtze (China) is the longest at 6,300 km. Full ranking: Yangtze (China): 6,300 km > Euphrates (Syria): 2,800 km > Blue Nile (Ethiopia): 1,450 km > Shannon (Ireland): 360 km

Russia and China are tied with 14 land border neighbors each. China borders: Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam.

Turkey has 7,200 km of coastline, while Spain has 4,964 km.