Waterfalls

Waterfalls don’t happen only on land. There are also monster waterfalls under the sea. The biggest underwater waterfall is close to Greenland. It drops nearly two miles down, which is close to three times than the largest land waterfall.

Canyons

Did you know that the greatest canyons in the planet are submerged? Underneath the Bering Sea off Alaska, there are seven gigantic canyons. These include the Bering Canyon that is 240 miles in length, Navarin Canyon that is 60 miles wide, Zhemchung Canyon which is 9000 feet deep and there are more. In contrast, the Grand Canyon in Arizona is just 10 miles wide, one mile deep, and 250 miles in length.

Boom!

The loudest sound in history was recorded in July 1883 when a volcano in the island of Krakatau erupted. The blast was heard 3,000 miles away in Madagascar. Fiery, super-hot ash clouds shot 25 miles into the sky. The eruption created a huge tsunami of 175 feet with speeds of over 400 miles an hour and devastated over 300 towns.

Place with the shortest name

The one-letter place named Å, means river in the Scandinavian language, is situated in Norway.

Å is a village in the municipality of Moskenes, in Lofoten, Norway. This village is traditionally a fishing village, specialising in stockfish, but now also features tourism. The town contains the Lofoten Stockfish Museum and the Norwegian Fishing Village Museum.

Published in Dawn, Young World, November 24th, 2018