The ancient city of Petra in Jordan was carved entirely from rose-red sandstone cliffs.

Hawaii is moving toward Japan at about 3 inches per year.

Fact #3752 · Geography

Australia is wider than the Moon — the continent spans about 4,000 km coast to coast.

Fact #4277 · Geography

Akrotiri was preserved under volcanic ash on Santorini.

Fact #1668 · Geography

The longest river in the world is often considered to be the Nile.

Fact #908 · Geography

The Great Lakes contain about 20% of the world's surface freshwater.

Fact #161 · Geography

Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.

Fact #3745 · Geography

The Sahara is the largest hot desert on Earth.

Fact #87 · Geography

The Sahara Desert has both sand dunes and rocky plateaus.

Fact #321 · Geography