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  1. #1 There is a town in Norway where the sun does not set for 76 days Longyearbyen, on the Svalbard archipelago, experiences continuous daylight from late April to late August — and continuous darkness for about four months in winter. Geography 100% liked · 3 votes
  2. #2 Mongolia is extremely sparsely populated Mongolia has one of the lowest population densities of any sovereign country. Geography Countries 100% liked · 2 votes
  3. #3 The Everglades is a slow-moving river Florida's Everglades is often described as a wide, shallow river of grass. Geography Wetlands 100% liked · 1 votes
  4. #4 Moeraki Boulders are giant concretions The nearly spherical stones on a New Zealand beach formed inside ancient sediments. Geography Earth Oddities 100% liked · 1 votes
  5. #5 Vatican City is the smallest country Vatican City is a sovereign state contained within Rome and covers less than a square kilometer. Geography Countries 100% liked · 1 votes
  6. #6 Lesotho is surrounded by South Africa Lesotho is an independent mountain kingdom completely enclosed by South Africa. Geography Countries 100% liked · 1 votes
  7. #7 The Pacific Ocean is shrinking, the Atlantic is growing Plate tectonics: the Pacific is being consumed at subduction zones around the Ring of Fire while the Atlantic widens by about 2.5 cm per year at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Geography 100% liked · 1 votes
  8. #8 Pamukkale's white terraces are mineral deposits Hot springs at Pamukkale build bright travertine terraces from dissolved calcium carbonate. Geography Earth Oddities 0% liked · 1 votes
  9. #9 The Danube touches many countries The Danube flows through or along more countries than any other river in the world. Geography Rivers 0% liked · 1 votes
  10. #10 The Nullarbor Plain hides huge caves Australia's Nullarbor is a vast limestone plain with extensive caves and blowholes. Geography Caves
  11. #11 Mount Roraima is a tabletop world Mount Roraima's flat summit and cliffs create isolated habitats above the surrounding landscape. Geography Mountains
  12. #12 The Great Blue Hole is a marine sinkhole Belize's Great Blue Hole is a giant circular sinkhole in the sea. Geography Ocean
  13. #13 The Okavango Delta floods into a desert The Okavango River spreads into Botswana's Kalahari, creating a wetland that does not reach the sea. Geography Rivers
  14. #14 Jeju has long lava tubes Jeju Island contains extensive lava-tube caves formed by ancient volcanic flows. Geography Caves
  15. #15 Waitomo caves glow with living lights New Zealand's Waitomo caves are famous for glowworms that light ceilings like stars. Geography Caves
  16. #16 Grand Prismatic Spring is colored by heat-loving microbes Microbial mats around the hot spring create vivid bands of orange, yellow, and green. Geography Hot Springs
  17. #17 Cano Cristales changes color with river plants Colombia's famous river glows with reds, greens, and yellows from aquatic plants during certain seasons. Geography Rivers
  18. #18 Fly Geyser grew by accident Fly Geyser in Nevada formed after drilling altered underground geothermal water flow. Geography Earth Oddities
  19. #19 Chocolate Hills turn brown in the dry season The hills in Bohol, Philippines are grassy limestone mounds that turn chocolate-colored when dry. Geography Earth Oddities
  20. #20 The Door to Hell crater has burned for decades A gas crater in Turkmenistan has been burning since a Soviet-era drilling accident. Geography Earth Oddities
  21. #21 The Great Barrier Reef is a living mega-structure The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system, built by countless tiny coral animals. Geography Ocean
  22. #22 The Caspian Sea is technically a lake The Caspian Sea is an inland body of water, despite its name and saltiness. Geography Lakes
  23. #23 The Sargasso Sea has no land shores The Sargasso Sea is defined by ocean currents rather than coastlines. Geography Ocean
  24. #24 Iceland is split by a spreading ridge Iceland sits on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where tectonic plates pull apart. Geography Volcanoes
  25. #25 Greenland is the largest island that is not a continent Greenland is huge, icy, and politically tied to Denmark, but geographically counted as an island. Geography Islands
  26. #26 Mount Erebus has a persistent lava lake Antarctica's Mount Erebus is an active volcano known for a long-lived lava lake. Geography Volcanoes
  27. #27 Antarctica is a desert Antarctica is classified as a desert because it receives very little precipitation. Geography Polar Places
  28. #28 Mauna Kea is tallest when measured from base Measured from its seafloor base, Mauna Kea is taller than any mountain measured only above sea level. Geography Mountains
  29. #29 The Mariana Trench is Earth's deepest ocean trench The Challenger Deep reaches deeper below sea level than Mount Everest rises above it. Geography Ocean
  30. #30 Point Nemo is the ocean's remote pole Point Nemo is the spot in the ocean farthest from land in every direction. Geography Ocean

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