Some Fascinating Basic Earth Facts

Some Fascinating Basic Earth FactsSimply how much did you know in regards to the Earth? Starting the head count, population of the Earth: 6.66 billion by April 2008, our planet's human population will double in 61.4 years. There are 195 countries on the planet.

Now let's take on measurement. Earth's circumference in the Equator is 24,901.55 miles, while Earth's circumference between the North and South Pole is 24,859.82 miles. The earth's diameter at the Equator is 7,926.28 miles, while the Earth's diameter at the Poles measures 7,899.80 miles. Average distance from the Earth to the Sun is 93,020,000 miles, while average distance from the Earth towards the Moon is 238,857 miles.

Highest elevation on Earth is Mt. Everest, Asia standing up 29,035 feet, while the tallest mountain on Earth from foundation to peak is Mauna Kea in Hawaii with 33,480 feet above sea level. The lowest elevation on land is Dead Sea calculating 1369 feet below sea level, with regards to deepest point in the Ocean is the Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench in Western Pacific Ocean measuring 35,840 feet. The point farthest from the middle of the Earth is the peak of the volcano Chimborazo in Ecuador at 20,561 feet, farthest from the middle of the planet earth stemming from its position close to the equator and the oblateness of the Earth.

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