10 Interesting Fact About World geography and cartography

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• Indonesia has more than 17,000 islands and is the largest archipelago in the world.
• The peak of Mount Everest is the highest point in the world with a height of 8,848 meters.
• Greenland glaciers are the largest glaciers in the world with an area of around 1,710,000 square km.
• Nile River is the longest river in the world with a length of about 6,695 km.
• Although located on the Asian continent, Timor Leste is a country with a different official language, the Portuguese.
• Japan consists of 6,852 islands that stretch along the Pacific Ocean.
• The city of Rome, Italy has more than 900 churches and basilica.
• Most countries in Africa are in tropical zones so they have hot and humid climates throughout the year.
• Antarctica is a continent that does not have a permanent population and is the coldest continent in the world.
• The world map was first made by a Greek scientist named Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD.