Geography - Facts for Kids

The Equator passes through 13 countries, including Colombia, Brazil, São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia, and Ecuador, which was named after this special line!

In Portugal, it’s common to eat 12 raisins at midnight on New Year’s Eve, making a wish with each one!

Kennecott Copper Mine in Utah has removed enough material to fill the Panama Canal twice!

New York’s state gemstone is the garnet, a deep red stone often found in the Adirondack Mountains, and New York once had the world’s largest garnet mine.

Antarctica is Earth’s southernmost continent, sitting right at the bottom of our planet like a giant ice cream scoop!