1990 - 2016 Asia: This table depicts for the loss of forest areas for countries in Asia. Forest area (% of land area) - Forest area is defined, according to World Bank, as land under natural or pla .. » Read more
Akin to the Great Lakes of North America, Africa features its own version - the African Great Lakes. They include Lake Victoria , the largest lake by area in Africa, and Lake Tanganyika , the world .. » Read more
Tai'an (泰安鄉) is a mountain indigenous district in southeastern Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is the largest township and the only mountain indigenous township in Miaoli County. Tai'an is home to 8 .. » Read more
Welcome to these wonderful mountains of Taiwan! Taiwan has the largest number and density of high mountains in the world, with over 286 mountain summits over 3,000 metres (9,800 ft), with Yushan bein .. » Read more
Saline water covers approximately 361,000,000 km 2 (139,000,000 sq mi) of Earth's surface. This list shows the world's largest oceans and seas and their deepest points. The greatest known depth is .. » Read more
Which river has the highest average discharge in Europe? . The river with the highest average discharge in Europe is Volga with a discharge rate of 8,080 m 3 /s and flowing out to Caspian Sea. At .. » Read more
1990 - 2016 South America: This table depicts for the (often declining) size of forest areas from 1990 - 2016 for countries in South America. Forest area (% of land area) - Forest area is defined, .. » Read more
In the world today, there are four known lakes in the world that go beyond 1 km of depth - Lake Baikal, Lake Tanganyika, Caspian Sea and Vostok Lake. Which is the deepest lake in the world? .. » Read more
Which river has the largest drainage basin in Asia? . The river with the largest drainage basin in Asia is Ob–Irtysh which receives inflows from a basin area of 2,990,000 square kilometers in R .. » Read more
Tallest volcanoes in Indonesia. At 3,800 meters, Mount Kerinci of Sumatra island, Indonesia, is the tallest volcano both in Indonesia and Asia. Mount Kerinci is a highly active stratovolcano, havin .. » Read more
Which is the largest lake in United Kingdom by surface area? The largest lake by surface area in United Kingdom is Lough Neagh with an area of 392 km 2 . At second and third, are Lower Lough E .. » Read more
There are at least 109 mountains on Earth with elevations greater than 7,200 metres (23,622 ft) above sea level. The vast majority of these largest mountains are located on the edge of the Indian and .. » Read more
Altogether, there are 14 highest mountains that are more than 8,000 metres high above sea level - collectively, they are referred to as the "eight-thousanders". All of the eight-thousanders are locat .. » Read more
There are 4 lakes in the world that are at least 1 km deep(!) and two of these lakes are in Asia - Lake Baikal and the Caspian Sea.. Which is the deepest lake in Asia? The deepest lake in Asia .. » Read more
A tuna is a saltwater fish that can maintain a body temperature higher than that of the surrounding water. (the other species of fish which can do that are opah and mackerel sharks). The tuna is amon .. » Read more