Earth Figure At Glance

Earth At Figure Glance

EARTH IN FIGURE

• Estimated Weight(mass) - 5,940,000,000,000,000,000,000 metric tons.
• Estimated Age = 4.6 billion years.
• Current Population = 6,135,000,000
• Surface Area = 510,066,000 sq.km
• Land area = 148,647,000 sq.km
• Ocean Area = 335,258,000 sq.km
• Type of Water = salt - 97%, fresh = 3%
• Circumference at the Equator = 40,066 km
• Circumference at the poles = 39,992 km
• Diameter at the Equator = 12,753 km
• Diameter at poles = 12,710 km
• Radius at the Equator = 6376 km
• Radius at the Poles = 6355 km
• Orbit Speeds the Earth orbits the sun at = 66,700 mph. 107,320 km per hour.
• Sun orbit the earth orbits the Sun every 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes & 46 seconds.

OCEANS OF THE WORLD

• Pacific = 155,557,000 sq.km
• Atlantic = 76,762,000 sq.km
• Indian = 68,556,000 sq.km
• Southern = 20,327,000 sq.km
• Arctic = 14,056,000 sq.km
• Note : Southern Ocean was approved in the year 2000, by The International Hydrographic Organization. It is now 4th largest ocean.

GREATEST DEPTHS

• Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean = 35,837 ft.
• Puetro Rico Trench, Atlantic Ocean = 30,246 ft.
• Java Trench, Indian Ocean = 24,460 ft.
• Arctic Basin, Arctic Ocean = 18,456 ft.

DEEPEST OCEAN & SEAS

• Pacific Ocean = 10,924 meters, 35,837 ft.
• Atlantic ocean = 9219 meters, 30,246 ft.
• Indian ocean = 7455 meters, 24,460 ft.
• Caribbean Sea = 6946 meters, 22,788 ft.
• Arctic ocean = 5625 meters, 18,456 ft.
• South China Sea = 5016 meters, 16,456 ft
• Bering Sea = 4773 meters, 15,659 ft.
• Mediterranean Sea = 4632 meters, 15,197 ft.
• Gulf of Mexico = 3787 meters, 12,425 ft.
• Japan Sea = 3742 meters, 12,276 ft.

MAJOR SEAS BY SIZE

• South China = 2,974,600 sq.km
• Caribbean Sea = 2,515,900 sq.km
• Mediterranean = 2,510,000 sq.km
• Bering = 2,261,100 sq.km
• Gulf of Mexico = 1,507,600 sq.km
• Arabian Sea = 1,498,320 sq.km
• Sea of Okhotsk = 1,392,100 sq.km
• Sea of Japan (east sea) = 1,012,900 sq.km
• Hudson Bay = 730,100 sq.km
• East China = 664,600 sq.km
• Andaman = 564,900 sq.km
• Black = 507,900 sq.km
• Red = 435,00 sq.km

MAJOR ISLANDS BY SIZE

• Greenland = 2,175,600 sq.km
• New Guinea = 792,500 sq.km
• Borneo = 725,500 sq.km
• Madagascar = 587,000 sq.km
• Baffin = 507,500 sq.km
• Sumatra = 427,300 sq.km
• Honshu = 227,400 sq.km
• Great Britain = 218,100 sq.km
• Victoria = 217,300 sq.km
• Ellesmere = 196,200 sq.km
• Celebes = 178,650 sq.km
• New Zealand (south) = 151,000 sq.km
• New Zealand (north) = 114,000 sq.km
• Java = 126,700 sq.km
• NewFoundLand = 108,900 sq.km

MAJOR RIVERS BY LENGTH

• Nile, Africa = 6825 km
• Amazon, South America = 6437 km
• Chang Jiang, Asia = 6380 km
• Mississippi, North America = 5971 km
• Yenisey-Angara, Asia = 5536 km
• Huang (Yellow), Asia = 5464 km
• Ob-Irtysh, Asia = 5410 km
• Amur, Asia = 4416 km
• Congo, Africa = 4370 km
• MAckenize-Peace, North America = 4241 km
• Mekong, Asia = 4184 km
• Niger, Africa = 4171 km.

MAJOR LAKES BY SIZE

• Caspian sea, Asia-Europe = 371,000 sq.km
• Superior, N.America = 82,100 sq.km
• Victoria, Africa = 69,500 sq.km
• Huron, N.America = 59,600 sq.km
• Michigan, N.America = 57,800 sq.km
• Tanganyika, Africa = 32,900 sq.km
• Baikal, Asia = 31,500 sq.km
• Great Bear, N.America = 31,300 sq.km
• Aral sea, asia = 30,700 sq.km
• Malawi, Africa = 28,900 sq.km
• Great Slave, Canada = 28,568 sq.km
• Erie, N.America = 25,667 sq.km

DEEPEST LAKES = BY GREATEST DEPTH

• Baikal, Russia fed. =5315 ft
• Tanganyika, Africa = 4800 ft
• Caspian sea, Asia-Europe = 3363 ft.
• Nyasa, Africa = 2317 ft
• Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan = 2303 ft.

TALLEST MOUNTAINS ON EACH CONTINENT

• Mt. Everest = 8850 meters, 29035 ft - Asia
• Aconcogua = 6959 meters, 22831 ft - S.America
• Mt KcKinley = 6194 meters, 20320 ft - N.America
• Mt.Kilimanjaro = 5963 meters, 19563 ft - Africa
• Mt Elbrus = 5633 meters, 18481 ft - Europe
• Puncak Jaya = 4884 meters, 16023 ft - Oceania
• VinSon Massif = 4897 meters, 16066 ft - Antarctica.

HIGHEST & LOWEST SURFACE POINTS 

•  Dead sea, Asia = 409 meters
•  Lake Assal, Africa = 156 meters
•  Death Valley, N.America = 86 meters
•  Valdes Peninsula, S.America = 40 meters
•  Antarctica (ice-covered) = 2538 meters.

LARGEST DESERTS IN SQUARE MILES

•  Sahara, N.Africa = 3,500,000 sq.miles
•  Arabian, Middle east = 1,000,000 sq.miles.
•  Great Victoria, Australia = 250,000 sq.miles
•  Rub'al Khal, Middle east = 250,000 sq.miles
•  Kalahari, Southern Africa = 225,000 sq.miles
•  Syrian, Middle east = 200,000 sq.miles
•  Chihuahuan, Mexico = 175,000 sq.miles
•  Thar, India/Pakistan = 175,000 sq.miles
•  Great Sandy, Australia = 150,000 sq.miles
•  Gibson, Australia = 120,000 sq.miles
•  Sonoran, S.W. USA = 120,000 sq.miles
•  Mohave, S.W. USA = 54,000 sq.miles

CONTINENTS BY POPULATION

• Asia = 3,674,000,000
• Africa = 778,000,000
• Europe = 732,000,000
• North America = 483,000,000
• South America = 342,000,000
• Australia/Oceania = 31,000,000
• Antarctica = 0