![]() Two islands in the Bering Strait separated by 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and 21 hours' time difference. Notable for being bigger than Mongolia, having one of Antarctica's biggest human bases, and being the setting of The Thing. The largest unclaimed territory in the world. The tallest mountain in Australia is not on the mainland, but on a barren, uninhabited island more than 3,800 kilometres (2,400 mi) away.Īn area of Antarctica that a) contains an extremely saline body of water and b) has not experienced rainfall for over two million years. One of the shortest-lived states in history, it was independent for only seven hours (07:00 to 14:00 on 19 September 1967).Ī naturally occurring plume of saltwater that is blood red thanks to its high iron oxide content. The former site of the world's only natural nuclear fission reactors.Ī rock on the Moroccan coast connected to the mainland by an 80-metre-wide (260 ft) tombolo it is owned by Spain. One of 3 known exploding lakes, the others being Lake Monoun and Lake Kivu. It's not bitter, it's just really, really salty.Ī lake in northwestern Cameroon that exploded in 1986, killing 1,746 people. What happens when a tyrannical king decides he wants to hunt game in a swamp.Ī small lake in Ethiopia that was created in 2005 after an earthquake. ![]() An American trekked there and claimed it in 2014 as the Kingdom of North Sudan so he could make his daughter a princess. One of the few places on Earth not claimed by any country.
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