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Top 10 Longest Coastlines
Country Length of Coastline (Miles) Length of Coastline (KM) 1. Canada 164,988.34 265,523 2. United States 828,36.24 133,312 3. Russia 68,543.46 110,310 4. Indonesia 59,142.73 95,181 5. Chile 48,816.78 78,563 6. Australia 41,339.83 66,530...
Money
Money, as tokens representing wealth, developed from an ancient tradition of barter. Exchanging goods of equal value was not always practical, and early monetary tokens included amber, beads, salt, cattle, feathers and cowries (the...
Top 10 Tallest Buildings
Building Country Year Completed Floors Height (Feet) Height (M) 1. Burj Khalifa United Arab Emirates 2010 163 2,717 828 2. Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel Saudi Arabia 212 120 1,972 601 3. One World...
Top 10 Biggest Countries (Land Mass)
Country Size (Square Miles) Size (Square KM) 1. Russia 6,601,668 17,098,242 2. Canada 3,855,100 9,984,670 3. China 3,747,879 9,706,961 4. U.S. 3,7065,407 9,629,091 5. Brazil 3,287,612 8,514,877 6. Australia 2,969,907 7,692,024 7. India 1,222,559...
Principal Active Volcanoes of the World
Name and Location Height in metres (feet) South America Ojos del Salado, Argentina-Chile Guallatiri, Chile 6887 (22,595) 6060 (19,882) Asia Kyuchevskaya, Russia Kerinci, Indonesia 4750 (15,584) 3800 (12,467) North America Wrangell, USA...
Mountie Madness: Well That’s One Explanation
In November 2009, an RCMP officer in Ontario sat through two traffic light cycles; the car in front of him hadn’t moved. When he investigated, he found the driver of the car chatting on...
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is not the world’s longest coral reef, but it is also the largest natural structure on Earth built by living organisms. The reef is situated in the Coral Sea, stretching...
The Magna Carta
Agreed between King John and his barons at Runnymede, as the first document to limit the power of the monarchy and assert the certain liberties granted to free men, the medieval Great Charter of...
United States – Mexico Drug Smuggling Tunnels
Stretching for more than 1.860 miles (3000km), the long frontier between the United States and Mexico has a reputation as one of the world’s most porous borders. Here, the governments of both nations have long...
