Swedish photographer Sack

Geographical anecdotes 1, China, China.

The territory of four countries in the world is surrounded by the territory of another country, which has become the "China of China".

Lesotho, located in southern Africa and surrounded by the Republic of South Africa, covers an area of over 30,300 square kilometers and has a population of over 65,438+200,000.

San Marino, located in the northeast of Apennine Peninsula in southern Europe, is the oldest republic in Europe, with an area of 6 1 km2 and a population of 20,000.

Monaco is located in the east of Nice, France, bordering the Mediterranean Sea in the south and surrounded by the southeast of France on three sides. It is a small country with beautiful scenery, with an area of 1.49 square kilometers and a population of more than 30,000.

Vatican, located in the highland in the northwest corner of Rome, Italy, is the smallest country in the world, with an area of 0.44 square kilometers and a population of about 1 000.

2. Cities in cities

London is the capital of Britain and one of the world's metropolises, with an area of 1605 square kilometers. The City of London is located in the center of Greater London, with an area of only 1.6 square kilometers and only over 4,000 residents. It is the financial and commercial center of Britain and one of the largest financial and trade centers in the world. The City of London occupies a special position in the center of London. It has its own municipal institutions, police and courts. Its position as mayor is higher than that of chairman of London City Council. When holding a major ceremony, the Queen will arrive in London and wait for the mayor to award her a "citizen sword" before entering the city. It is really a "city within a city".

3. the lake in the sea of bamboo

The Aral Sea in Central Asia of the Soviet Union is a two-chamber sea, that is, another layer of sea appears below 300~500 meters of the salty sea floor. The seawater of this sea is mixed with chalk sediments, and its water is slightly mineral and salty. Scientists have found some similarities between the surface and underground of the Aral Sea. The underground sea supplies 400-500 million cubic meters of seawater to the surface sea every year and will not be exhausted. It turns out that there are several underground rivers in the Tianshan Mountains that lead directly to the underground sea of the Aral Sea.

4. Under the lake

There is a wonderful lake in Cape Barovo, northern alaska peninsula, USA, called Lake Nouvok. There are two layers of water in the lake, the upper layer is fresh water and the lower layer is salt water, and there is a clear dividing line between the water layers. According to textual research, these two different layers of water quality are caused by the bay. Ice, snow and rain on land usually flow into the lake, so the proportion is small and floats on it. When the wind rolled up the seawater and poured it into the lake, it sank into the lower layer because of the high salt content of the seawater, forming a wonderful double-layer lake.

5. A lake in a lake

In Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada, there is a Manitulin Island with an area of 2,766 square kilometers. There is a lake on the island called Manitulin Lake, with an area of 106.42 square kilometers, which is the largest lake in the world.

6. Island in the Island

Located in the western archipelago of the Republic of Tonga in the western part of the South Pacific Ocean, there is an island with a lake. There are islands in the lake and lakes on the island, which constitutes a rare "island in the island" in the world.

7.waterfalls in waterfalls

Iguazu Waterfall on the Iguazu River in South America is 4000 meters wide and is the widest waterfall in the world. It is divided into 275 waterfalls by the rocks in the middle of the river, just like being combed by a big comb. The waterfall falls 25 kilometers, and the waves splash, forming a fog curtain 30~50 meters high, which is very spectacular.

8. Trees in the bushes

In the Taiqing Palace in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, there is a Western Han Cooper, which is wrapped by a camphor tree shaped like a dragon. There is a broad-leaved tree-Rhus chinensis in the middle of the cypress, forming a rare "three-wood integration". 9. The second longest place name recognized in the world is "Taumatawakatanghangak Oauauotamateturupakaka Piki Maung Hironukupokaiwhe Nua Kitana Tahu", which consists of 85 letters and is a mountain name in New Zealand. This is a Maori sentence, which means: "Tamadiya, a man with big knees, is famous for sliding, crawling and swallowing mountains and eating land." He is a passer-by between the sea and the earth, playing the flute for his beloved here. " It was once the longest place name in the world. Until recently, This honor was recognized by Thailand's "Krung Thep Mahana Korn Amor n Ratana Kosin Maintar Ayutthaya Mahadilok Phop No PPA Ratrajathani Bli Romudom Rajaniwes Mahasat Harn Amor n Phima. "RNAVATARN Sathit Sakkatiya Visanukamprasit recognized that the Thai name consists of 163 letters. However, this record has not been recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records, and the name of this mountain in New Zealand is still the longest place name in the world.

10, Lesotho, Vatican and San Marino are among the few countries in the world that are completely surrounded by other countries, China. Lesotho is completely surrounded by South Africa, the Vatican and San Marino are completely surrounded by Italy.

1 1, llanfairpwllgwynglgogerydrobwyll llantsiliogoch) is the longest village name in the world, ranking third in the world place name length ranking. This village is located in Wales.

12, the shortest place name in the world has only one letter (? 0? 3), located between Sweden and Norway. In Scandinavian, this letter means "river". The road signs here are often stolen because they are very novel and unique and have collection value.

13, Vatican is the smallest country in the world, with a land area of only 0.2 square miles, which is smaller than many small towns. The largest country in the world is Russia.

In terms of surface area, the largest city in the world is Hulunbeier in Inner Mongolia, China, with an area of 263,953 square kilometers.

15, the highest temperature recorded in the world appeared in El Azizia, Libya, with the temperature as high as 136 degrees Fahrenheit; The lowest temperature recorded in Faustock, Antarctica is-134 degrees Fahrenheit. The highest average temperature in the world is in Western Australia, with an annual average temperature of 96 degrees Fahrenheit.

16, San Marino is known as the oldest constitutional republic in the world. The country was founded on 30 1. The original founder was a Christian stonemason who escaped from the clutches of Diocletian the Great of the Roman Empire. The 1600 Constitution of this country is the earliest written charter in the world.

17. Although Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world, the closest mountain to the moon is Mount Chimborazo, which is located in Ecuador, South America. Mariana Trench is the lowest place in the world.

Alaska is the northernmost state in the northern hemisphere, the easternmost state in the eastern hemisphere and the westernmost state in the western hemisphere. It is also the only state in the United States that extends to the "Eastern Hemisphere".

19, the mid-Atlantic ridge is the longest mountain range in the world, with a total length of 40,000 kilometers. Iceland is the only part of the mid-Atlantic ridge above the water. The Andes form the longest exposed mountain range in the world, with a total length of 7000 kilometers.

20. The Chilceo Mountain in Witch's Corner on the west coast of Italy was once called Aeaea (the word has five vowels and no consonants). According to the myth, this is the home of the witch Cece. The other two place names consisting only of vowels are Aiea in Hawaii and Eiao, a small island in the March Islands.

Glaciers preserve 70% to 80% of the world's fresh water. 99% glaciers are located in the North Pole and South Pole.

22, 18 1 1 year and 18 12 years, three earthquakes of magnitude 8 or so on the Richter scale caused the Mississippi River to flow backwards. These earthquakes also led to the formation of Lake Rift in Tennessee.

23. The deepest hole ever dug by human beings is the ultra-deep drilling in Kola, Russia. The depth of this hole is 1226 1 m. Russia dug this well for scientific research purposes and made some unexpected discoveries. One of the major discoveries is a large number of hydrogen deposits, which are so large that the mud dug out of the hole "boils" with the hydrogen deposits.