Saturday, May 22, 2010

8 Extreme Places On Earth

Here is a list of the most extreme places on Earth! From the hottest to the coldest place, from the highest to the lowest and many more!

Lut Desert (Iran): hottest place on Earth at 159 °F (71 °C)
 
Mt. Chimborazo (Ecuador): highest point above Earht's center at 20,703 feet (6,310 m) above sea level
 

 


 

Tristan de Cunha (UK): most remote inhabited archipelago on Earth at 2,000 miles from the nearest continent
 
 


Angels Falls (Venezuela): Earth's highest waterfall with 3230 feet (984 m) in height
 
  
 Oymyakon (Russia): coldest inhabited place on Earth at −96.2 °F (−71.2 °C)
 
 


 The Dry Valleys (Antarctica): driest place on Earth
 




Marianas Trench (Indonesia and Japan): lowest point on Earth at 35,840 feet (10,924 m) below sea level
 
 

Cherrapunji (India): wettest place on Earth






                                                                          

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