Volcano
What is the origin of the word "volcano"?
It derives from Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.
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A large and unique collection of some really Interesting Nature Facts which you never know. These nature facts are collected to tell you more interesting things about our nature. Read Facts about Nature and tell your friends about these Nature Facts and make an impression on them.
Deepest lake
What is the world's deepest lake?
Lake Baikal in the south central part of Siberia is 5,712 feet (1.7 kilometers) deep. It's about 20 million years old and contains 20 percent of Earth's fresh liquid water.
Fastest surface wind
What is the fastest surface wind ever recorded?
The fastest "regular" wind that's widely agreed upon was 231 mph (372 kph), recorded at Mount Washington, New Hampshire, on April 12, 1934. But during a May 1999 tornado in Oklahoma, researchers clocked the wind at 318 mph (513 kph). For comparison, Neptune's winds can rage to 900 mph (1,448 kph).
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Deepest place in the ocean
What's the deepest place in the ocean?
The greatest known depth is 36,198 feet (6.9 miles or 11 kilometers) at the Mariana Trench, in the Pacific Ocean well south of Japan near the Mariana Islands.
Deserted surface
About one-third of the Earth's land surface is desert?
Largest lake
What is the largest lake in the world?
By size and volume it is the Caspian Sea, located between southeast Europe and west Asia.
Largest ocean
Which of the Earth's oceans is the largest?
The Pacific Ocean covers 64 million square miles (165 million square kilometers). It is more than two times the size of the Atlantic. It has an average depth of 2.4 miles (3.9 kilometers).
How much water is in the oceans
What percentage of the world's water is in the oceans?
About 97 percent. Oceans make up about two-thirds of Earth's surface, which means that when the next asteroid hits the planet, odds are good it will splash down.
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