The Maldives is the flattest country on Earth, with an average ground level of just 4 feet above sea level.

The Sahara Desert is roughly the same size as the continental United States.

Fact #3398 · Geography

Ancient civilizations often formed near rivers.

Fact #317 · Geography

The Silk Road connected Asia and Europe for centuries.

Fact #39 · Geography

There is a town in Norway called Hell — it regularly freezes over in winter.

Fact #3760 · Geography

Norway has a town called Å — the shortest place name in the world.

Fact #3914 · Geography

Some deserts were once oceans.

Fact #2661 · Geography

The Gotthard Base Tunnel is one of the longest railway tunnels in the world.

Fact #1533 · Geography

There is more water in Earth's mantle than in all the oceans on the surface.

Fact #3594 · Geography