Top 10 Earth's Extremes
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- Hottest Place: Dalol, Danaki Depression, Ethiopia, Annual average temperature 34.4 C
- Coldest Place: Plateau Station, Antarctica, Annual average temperature -56.7 C
- Wettest Place: Mawsynram, India, Asia, Annual average rainfall 1143 centimeters
- Driest Place: Atacama Desert, Chile, Rainfall barely measurable
- Highest Waterfall: Angel, Venezuala, 979 meters
- Largest Gorge: Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Arizona, USA, 466 kilometers long along river, 183 meters to 29 kilometers wide, about 1.6 kilometers deep
- Deepest Gorge: Hells Canyon, Snake River, Idaho-Oregon, USA, 2408 meters
- Longest Reef: Great Barrier Reef, Australia, 2012 kilometers
- Greatest Tides: Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, 16 meters
- Most Predictable Geyser: Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National park, Wyoming, USA, It erupts at an average annual interval of 63 to 73 minutes
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