Questions & Answers taken from "The Handy Geography Answer Book" by Mathew Rosenberg - 1999
Where does it rain the most? Mt. Waialeale, on the island Kauai in Hawaii. It receives an average of 472 inches of rain per year.
Where does it rain the least? Northern Sudan's Wadi Halfa (in the Sahara Desert). It receives an average of less than one-tenth of an inch of rain per year.
What is the deepest point in the ocean? The western Pacific Ocean's Marianas Trench at 35,840 ft (almost 7 miles) below sea level.
What are the deepest points in the ocean? The Puerto Rico Trench (in the Atlantic Ocean) is 28,374 feet below the surface. The Eurasia Basin (Arctic Ocean) is 17,881 ft. deep. The Java Trench (Indian Ocean) is 23,376 ft. deep.
What are the 7 wonders of the modern world? The Channel between England & France, the CN Tower in Toronto, the Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Itaipu Dam between Brazil & Paraguay, the Netherlands North Sea Protection Works, and the Panama Canal.
What are the 7 natural wonders of the world? The Aurora Borealis, Mt. Everest, Victoria Falls, the Grand Canyon, Great Barrier Reef, Paricutin, and the harbor of Rio de Janeiro.
What is the lowest point in the world? At the Dead Sea on the border of Israel & Jordan. It is 1,312 ft. below sea level.
What is the highest point in the world? Mt. Everest, on the border of China & Nepal, at 29,082 ft. above sea level.
What are the 7 ancient wonders of the world? The Egyptian Pyramids, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
