10 Most Extreme Places on Earth
1.Lut Desert (Iran): hottest place on Earth at 159 °F (71 °C)
There is a big discussion about the hottest spot on Earth. Many believe
it is in Al Azizyah, Libya, with a recorded temperature of 136 degrees
Fahrenheit (57.8 Celsius), and the second hottest place being in Death
Valley, California, USA, where it got up to 134 Fahrenheit in 1913. But
according to other sites, a NASA satellite recorded surface
temperatures as high as 71 °C (159 °F) in the Lut desert of Iran,
supposedly the hottest temperature ever recorded on the surface of
Earth. This region, which covers an area of about 480 kilometers, is
called Gandom Beriyan (the toasted wheat).
2.Mt. Chimborazo (Ecuador): highest point above Earht's center at 20,703 feet (6,310 m) above sea level
3.Tristan de Cunha (UK): most remote inhabited archipelago on Earth at 2,000 miles from the nearest continent
4.Angels Falls (Venezuela): Earth's highest waterfall with 3230 feet (984 m) in height
5.Oymyakon (Russia): coldest inhabited place on Earth at −96.2 °F (−71.2 °C)
6.The Dry Valleys (Antarctica): driest place on Earth
7.Marianas Trench (Indonesia and Japan): lowest point on Earth at 35,840 feet (10,924 m) below sea level
8.Lloro (Colombia): wettest place on Earth
9.Mount Thor (Canada): Earth's greatest vertical drop
10.Dead Sea (Jordan): Earth's lowest elevation at 1,385 ft (422 mt) below sea level
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