Earth can be considered as a relatively moderate planet when it comes to its climate and geography, but still there are a lot of places in our own world that have the capacity to surprise you with unbelievable extremities. It might be the coldest place on earth or the hottest place on this planet, here is an exciting journey for you to enjoy by having a look at all the exciting facts on earth's most unbelievable extremes, given by David Pegg on 'List 25' website.
1.Hottest Inhabited Place- Dallol, Ethiopia:
According to the Discovery News website, Dallol that lies in the northeastern part of Ethiopia that is very close to the disputed Eritrean border, has an average daily temperature of 34.4 Degree Celsius, that means with an average year-round temperature of 94 Degree Fahrenheit. The daily heat in this region is also known as Danakil Depression. This city is also called as the mining ghost town.
2.Bouvet Island- Most Remote Island:
Bouvet Island is an uninhabited Norwegian island located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is an island that lies in the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and is termed as the most remote island in the world. This island is situated almost 1,000 miles away from Antarctica and around 1,500 miles away from South Africa.
3.Flattest Place- Salar de Uyuni:
Salar de Uyuni, that is located in the Potosi and Oruro departments in southwest Bolivia, is considered as the world's largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers. It is near the crest of the Andes. This Salar was formed as a result of transformations among numerous prehistoric lakes. It has been covered by a few meters of salt crust that has an unusual flatness along with the normal altitude variations within one meter over the entire area of the Salar. This salt crust contains around 50 to 70 percent of the world's lithium reserves. It is also a major breeding ground for various species of pink flamingos.
4. Longest Mountain Range- The Andes, South America:
The Andes is considered as the longest continental mountain range in the entire world. It is the continental range of highlands alongside the western coast of South America. The Andes has its extension from Northern part of South America till its Southern part, by covering seven South American nations namely, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.earth
5. Rainiest Place- Choco, Colombia:
Most part of the Choco is surrounded by thick rain forest. This particular region receives 11,770 cm of rain every year, by which it gets the credit of being the world's rainiest lowland. A large amount of internal consumption of wood by Columbians comes from the Choco region while a small percent of it will be harvested for exports.
6. Driest Place - The Atacama Desert, Chile:
The Atacama Desert is been described by NASA, National Geographic and many other publications as the driest desert/ place on earth. This plateau in South America has covered a 1,000 kilometer strip of land on the Pacific coast and towards the western part of the Andes Mountains. The Atacama Desert occupies 105,000 square kilometers that are mainly composed of salt lakes, sand and also the felsic lava flows towards the Andes.
To prove the level of dryness of this desert, it was reported that, from October 1903 till January 1918, there was not even a single drop of rain drop that fell on the desert town of Arica, making it as the longest rainless period recorded.
7. Highest Point- Mount Everest:
Yes, it is the Mount Everest- the highest point on earth, with a peak at 8,848 meters (29,029 ft) above sea level. Mount Everest is situated in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayan region. The international border between China and Nepal runs across the precise peak point. Mount Everest's massif includes neighboring peaks Lhotse, which is around 8, 516 m [27,940 ft high], Nuptse 7,855 m [25,771 ft high] and Changtse, 7,580 m [24,870 ft high]. Approximately, around 3,000 climbers have reached the highest point of this peak since 1950s. But while climbing the Mount Everest, it has a lot of dangers such as altitude sickness, weather and wind.
In the year 1865, this mountain got its official English name by the Royal Geographical Society upon a proposal done by Andrew Waugh, who was the British Surveyor General of India.
8. Coldest Inhabited Place- Oymyakon, Russia:
If you feel that the place where you are staying in is the coldest one which you are not able to bear it, then just visit this coldest village on earth that is in Russia named Oymyakon that has the population of hardly 400 people in it. It is the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world by having the average temperature for the month of January 2013 standing at -50 C, reports Sean O'hare on 'Mail Online' website.
This place is also known as the "Pole of Cold", in this place the coldest ever temperature was been recorded as -71.2 C. This temperature has been recorded as the lowest recorded temperature for the permanent inhabitants and also the lowest temperature recorded till now in the Northern Hemisphere. Most of the homes situated in this region start burning coal and wood to keep themselves warm all the time.
source: https://goo.gl/HXmA0L - Silicon India
