Around the World in 52 Stats

AROUND THE WORLD IN 52 STATS Some people say it's a small world. But it's actually quite big, and it's teeming with amazing geological stats*. Join Property Turkey on a journey around the world, looking at some of the world's best known geo-features TOP 10 LARGEST ISLANDS IN THE WORLD = Area covered = Trivia 2. NEW GUINEA S 786,000 km2 1. GREENLAND Humans have inhabited this island for at least S 2,175,000 km² 40,000 years Only has a population of around 60,00O 4. MADAGASCAR 3. BORNEO S 587,040 km2 725,450 km2 The Nazis planned to deport European Jews to Got its name from the Bruneian Empire this island 5. BAFFIN ISLAND 6. SUMATRA 5 507,451 km2 5 427,350 km2 In the Middle Ages it was part of a thalassocratic Named after William Baffin who explored the island in 1616 empire called Srivijaya 7. HONSHU 8. GREAT BRITAIN 227,413 km2 Is home to Mount Fuji, Japan's largest mountain 218,077 km2 Became an island 8,000 years ago when a tsunami cut it off from Europe 9. VICTORIA ISLAND A 217,292 km2 10. ELLESMERE ISLAND The Dolphin-Union Caribou walk 196,236 km2 across sea-ice to get to this island Home of Canadian Forces Station Alert, the northernmost settlement in the world, TOP 6 HIGHEST MOUNTAINS I = Height -1. EVEREST = Trivia 8,850m In 2014, sixteen sherpas were killed when an avalanche swept them away -2. K2 3. KANGCHENJUNGA 8,607m 8,597m Said to be home of a species of Yeti which the locals call| "Kangchenjunga Demon' Has never been climbed during winter -4. LHOTSE 8,511m L 5. MAKALU Fritz Luchsinger and Ernst Reiss were the first people to 8,481m reach its summit Resembles a four-sided pyramid L6. LHOTSE SHAR (ID 8,383m Has a 50% death-rate for climbers, making it the most dangerous mountain in the world OCEANS IN ORDER OF SIZE (FROM SMALLEST TO LARGEST) = Area covered = Trivia 4. ARCTIC 3. INDIAN 9,485,000 km2 5 73,427,000 km2 2 Early ancient Egyptians sailed its waters to the Land of Punt for gold and other treasures It was an iceberg from here that sank the Titanic 2. ATLANTIC S 85,550,000 km? 2 Name derives from Greek Atlantikos, meaning 'of Atlas' 1. PACIFIC 166,240,000 km? Home to around 4 billion underwater volcanoes TOP 5 LONGEST RIVERS