Continents are wider at the north

The highest temperature on Earth was 136�F (58�C) in Libya in 1922.
The lowest temperature on Earth was -128.6�F (-89.6�C) at the Soviet Vostok Station in Antarctica July 21, 1983.

The deepest part of the ocean is 35,813 feet (10,916 meters) deep and occurs in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. At that depth the pressure is 18,000 pounds (9172 kilograms) per square inch.

The largest meteorite crater in the world is in Winslow, Arizona. It is 4,150 feet across and 150 feet deep.