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7 fact-checked facts about world geography, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

What is the highest mountain above sea level?

AnswerMount Everest

Mount Everest in the Himalayas rises nearly 8,850 metres above sea level.

Which is the largest country by land area?

AnswerRussia

Russia stretches across Eastern Europe and northern Asia and is the largest country by area.

Going deeper

The deepest known point in the ocean, Challenger Deep, is in which trench?

AnswerMariana Trench

Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific is nearly 11 km deep.

Roughly how long is Earth's circumference around the equator?

Answer40,000 km

Earth's equatorial circumference is about 40,075 km.

The shores of which body of water are the lowest land on Earth's surface?

AnswerThe Dead Sea

The Dead Sea shore in the Jordan Rift Valley lies more than 400 metres below sea level.

Expert level

Which is the deepest lake in the world?

AnswerLake Baikal

Lake Baikal in Siberia is over 1,600 metres deep and holds about a fifth of Earth's unfrozen fresh surface water.

Angel Falls, the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, is in which country?

AnswerVenezuela

Angel Falls in Venezuela plunges about 979 metres, with an uninterrupted drop of about 807 metres.

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