Did you know ? Interesting facts #1

With a total of 561 lakes, a good 9% of Canada is covered with freshwater lakes.

When it comes to being the highest (in terms of sea level), Everest is the reigning champion. But, thanks to a weird bulge near the equator, Chimborazo in Ecuador is the closest to the moon.

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

Separated by the Bosphorus Strait, which acts as a natural border between the two continents, one part of Istanbul lives in Europe while the other one lives in Asia.

With just 1.75 sq. miles of area, Pitcairn is the smallest island with the status of a country.

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