Elevation: 6,194 meters (20,320 feet) Mount McKinley in Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska sits at an elevation of 610 metres and has a vertical rise of 5,500 metres. This is actually greater than Mount Everest’s rise of 5,300 metres. Temperatures reach as low as -60 degrees Celsius and given the effects of wind […]
Elevation: 5,893 meters (19,334 feet) Mt. Kilimanjaro, composed of three dormant volcanic cones, is the tallest freestanding mountain in the world. Located between Tanzania and Kenya, it is technically an easy mountain to climb but the risk of high altitude sickness is still very present. The mountain is home to many forms of wildlife and […]
Elevation: 5,642 meters (18,510 feet) Mount Elbrus is located in the Caucus region of Russia, near the border with Georgia. There is some disagreement over whether or not this location qualifies as part of Europe, but most sources agree that Mount Elbrus is the tallest peak on the continent. An inactive volcano, the Elbrus has […]
Elevation: 4,892 meters (16,050 feet) The 21 km long, 13-km wide Mont Vinson was first measured in 1959 and first climbed in 1966 by the American Antarctic Mountaineering Expedition 1966/67. Several estimates of its height were made, but the current figure was not attainable until the first successful expedition to the summit of the mountain […]
Elevation: 2,228 meters (7,310 feet) Mount Kosciuszko is located in Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales, Australia (the southeastern tip of the country). It is named after a Polish national hero because the mountain is said to resemble a similar mound in Krakow, Poland. There are several other peaks in Australian held lands that […]
Coastline: 202,080 kilometers Canada is the world’s second largest country by land area and borders three oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic). The country also has a number of islands and bays that contribute to the staggering amount of its coastline, considerably dwarfing the remaining countries on our list. The nation experiences a wide range of […]
Coastline: 54,716 kilometers Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world with a population of roughly 230 million people. It also has the world’s largest population of Muslims. The nation is found in Southeast Asia and consists of 17,508 islands, each contributing to this country’s extensive coastline. This lands Indonesia in second place […]
Coastline: 37,653 kilometers Russia is by far the largest country in the world by land area, covering over one ninth of the world’s land, which plays a large role in its spot on this list. Russia has easy access to three of the world’s oceans (the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic) and its fishing fleets play […]
Coastline: 36,289 kilometers Philippines is an island archipelago that consists of over 7,000 islands and has a population of roughly 92 million people. The archipelago is located in Southeast Asia and has a tropical climate, making it one of the richest areas of biodiversity in the world. The majority of the country’s landmass is considered […]
Japan is made up of four major islands, the largest of which is named Honshu. In total, the Japanese archipelago contains nearly 7,000 islands-which is a big reason why Japan makes it on this list. Nearly eighty percent of the country is mountainous and uninhabitable, which forces the majority of the population to live near […]
