The Strait of Malacca between Malaysia and Indonesia is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.

The Erie Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

The Nile River has supported civilizations for thousands of years.

Water covers more than 70% of Earth's surface.

China and India together contain over one-third of humanity.

Lake Baikal is the deepest freshwater lake in the world.

Mount Everest is not the closest point to space — due to Earth's equatorial bulge, Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is actually closest to the stars.

The 2019–2020 Australian bushfires burned millions of acres.

The Ice Age shaped many of today’s landscapes.