The White Sea, in Russia, has the lowest temperature, only -2 degrees centigrade.
America's largest city (by landmass) is Yakutat, on a glacier-surrounded bay in southern Alaska. It may only have 660 residents, but it's six times as big as Rhode Island!
Lake Bosumtwi, situated within an ancient meteorite impact crater, is the only natural lake in Ghana. The Ashanti consider Bosumtwi a sacred lake. According to traditional belief, the souls of the dead come here to bid farewell to the god Asase Ya.
Mount Etna of Italy is thought to be the world's oldest active volcano. The first record of its eruption dates back to 1500 BC. Since then, Etna has erupted 190 times.
Of the eight major islands in the Hawaiian Archipelago, Kaho'olawe is the only one that is uninhabited. It has always been sparsely populated due to its lack of fresh water, and was once used for target practice by the U.S. military.
The Harz has a length of 110 kilometres (68 mi), stretching from the town of Seesen in the northwest to Eisleben in the east.
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