1. Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest
Why do nature’s record holders fascinate us?

2. What is the longest river?
The Nile River in Africa

3. Nile River, in Africa

4. What is the deepest lake?
Lake Baikal in Russia

5. Lake Baikal, in Russia

6. What is the highest mountain?
Mount Everest in the Himalayas

7. Mount Everest

8. What is the tallest mountain?
Mauna Kea in Hawaii

9. Mauna Kea, in Hawaii

10. What is the hottest spot on earth?
Al Azizijah, Libya, in the Sahara Desert

11. What is the coldest place on earth?
Vostok, Antarctica
(-129 F)

12. Vostok, Antarctica

13. What is the wettest place on earth?
Tutunendo, Colombia

14. What is the driest place on earth?
Atacama Desert, in Chile

15. Atacama Desert, in Chile

16. What is the windiest place?
Mount Washington, in New Hampshire
(231 miles per hour)

17. Mount Washington, in New Hampshire

18. What is the world’s highest waterfall?
Angel Falls, in Venezuela

19. Angel Falls, Venezuela

20. What is the deepest spot on the ocean?
Marianas Trench, in the Philippines

21. Marianas Trench

22. Where is the world’s most active volcano?
Sangay, in Ecuador

23. Sangay, Equador

24. Where do the most extreme tides occur?
Bay of Fundy, in Nova Scotia

25. Bay of Fundy, Novia Scotia

26. What is the snowiest place on earth?
Mount Rainier in Washington State

27. Mount Rainer, in Washington State

28. Why do you think the author wrote this selection?