[forwards4all] Earth's Most Incredible Places

 

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Earth's Most Incredible Places
����� 12. Most Populous Landlocked Country — Ethiopia EthiopiaNot only is it home to the hottest inhabited place on Earth, it is also home to over 70 million people without a coastline, more than any other landlocked nation. 11. Greatest Vertical Drop — Mount Thor, Canada Mount ThorAt 1,250 m (4,101 ft), with an average angle of 105 degrees, this drop makes Thor a favorite among climbers. 10. Coldest Inhabited Place — Oymkyakon, Russia Oymkyakon, RussiaWith sub zero temperatures for 7 months out of the year, this town of 400 people suffers long and brutally cold winters. 09. Windiest Place — Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica Commonwealth BayWith winds that regularly exceed 240 kilometres (150 mi) per hour and an average annual wind speed of 80 kilometres (50 mi) per hour, Commonwealth Bay is the windiest spot on Earth. 08. Higest Waterfall — Angel Falls, Venezuela Angel Falls, VenezuelaWith a height of 3,211 feet this waterfall is the largest in the world. In fact, it's so high that water evaporates before it even reaches the ground! 07. Highest Mountain Pass — Marsimik La, India Marsimik LaAt 5,582 metres (18,314 ft) this pass in northern India is often considered to be the highest navigable road in the world. 06. Largest Freshwater Lake — Lake Superior Lake SuperiorThe largest body of freshwater in the world is found between the United States and Canada with a size of 31,820 square miles. 05. Longest Coastline of any Country — Canada CanadaWith a coastline that stretches for 151,019 miles, if you were to walk its entire length at a pace of 20 km per day the journey would take you 33 years to complete. 04. Largest Gorge — Grand Canyon, United States Grand Canyon, United StatesNearly 220 miles long and more than a mile deep, the Colorado River is responsible for carving out the world's largest gorge. 03. Longest Glacier — Lambert-Fisher, Antarctica Lambert-Fisher, AntarcticaStretching for over 100 miles, this is by far the longest ice flow in the world. 02. Shortest River — Roe River, Montana The Roe River that flows between Giant Springs and the Missouri River has been named by the Guinness Book of World Records to be the shortest river on Earth at only 200 feet long. 01. Lowest Point — Challenger Deep Challenger DeepLocated at the bottom of the Marianas Trench 10,911 m (35,797 ft) below sea level only three people have ever reached the bottom.
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