11/20/2023 0 Comments World map globe 360 view![]() ![]() The highest self-made mountain on Earth is Ojos del Salado at 6,893 m (22,615 ft), an active volcano on the border shared by Chile and Argentina. The third-highest mountain in the world is Kangchenjunga at 8,586 m (28,169 ft) on the India–Nepal border. The second-highest mountain on the planet with 8,611 m (28,251 ft) is K2, located in the northwestern Karakoram Range on the border between Pakistan and China. The Earth's highest mountain is located in the Himalayan Range on the border of Nepal and China. The mountain, also known as Chomolungma, peaks at 8,848 m (29,029 ft its snow-ice cover included). The highest point on Earth, measured from sea level, is the summit of Mount Everest. Lake Titicaca is the largest lake in South America and known as the "highest navigable lake" in the world. The southern end of the earth's axis is located at the center of the Southern Hemisphere in Antarctica.Ī traditional totora reed raft on Lake Titicaca, seen from Sun Island, Bolivia. The southernmost point on Earth is the geographic South Pole. Nearby Stray Dog West Island might also be a candidate for the northernmost point on land (to be confirmed). The northernmost land on Earth is the northern beach of Kaffeklubben Island, a rocky islet less than 1 km north of Greenland's coast. The northernmost point on Earth is the Geographic North Pole, where the northern end of Earth's axis of rotation meets the surface on the ice of the Arctic Ocean. The total land area, including Antarctica, is about 150 million km². The rest, about 29% of the planet's surface, is dry land, rock, stones, sand, mountains, deserts, rivers and lakes, arable land, etc. The total area of the earth's surface (land and water) is slightly more than 510 million km² at sea level (100%).Īpproximately 360 million km² are water, the salty liquid between the dry land (almost 71%). Image: NASA - Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera On the right side of the globe a partial solar eclipse is visible, which occurs when a part of the Earth gets into a shadow cast by the moon. ![]() The surface of the Western Hemisphere of the Earth with South America in the center and Antarctica at the bottom. ![]()
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