The city of Venice is built on 118 small islands connected by 400 bridges.

There are abandoned cities hidden around the world that were evacuated suddenly.

Fact #2751 · Geography

Antarctica is technically a desert because it receives very little precipitation.

Fact #36 · Geography

In Switzerland, it is illegal to own just one guinea pig — they are social animals and must have a companion.

Fact #3986 · Geography

The Earth's crust varies in thickness beneath continents and oceans.

Fact #240 · Geography

The Great Wall of China is not visible from space with the naked eye — this is a common myth.

Fact #3330 · Geography

The Nile River delta is fertile farmland.

Fact #290 · Geography

The shortest commercial flight in the world is between two Scottish islands — it lasts about 90 seconds.

Fact #3831 · Geography

The Atacama Desert in Chile is so dry that some weather stations there have never recorded rain.

Fact #4265 · Geography