The Amazon Rainforest produces about 6% of the world's oxygen.

The largest living structure on Earth is the Great Barrier Reef.

Fact #2632 · Geography

Mount Everest lies on the border between Nepal and China.

Fact #286 · Geography

The Nile flows northward — it is one of the few major rivers in the world that flows from south to north.

Fact #3747 · Geography

The Irish Potato Famine caused Ireland's population to drop by 25% in just a decade through death and emigration.

Fact #3980 · Geography

New Zealand was one of the last places on Earth to be settled by humans, around 1250–1300 CE.

Fact #3406 · Geography

The ocean contains structures larger than mountain ranges.

Fact #2105 · Geography

Greenland is 80% covered by ice — if it all melted, global sea levels would rise about 20 feet.

Fact #3755 · Geography

Countries with extremely high tax rates sometimes collect less revenue than countries with moderate tax rates.

Fact #2603 · Geography