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Random Facts About Geography For Kids

The Arctic Ocean’s surface temperature can change by up to 10°C (18°F) between summer and winter!

Records and Special Facts

The highest point exactly on the Equator is the peak of Volcán Cayambe in Ecuador, reaching 5,790 meters (19,000 feet)!

Russia’s oldest library, started in 1795, is packed with over 36 million books and treasures in Saint Petersburg! If you lined them up, they’d stretch super far — way past a trip from Moscow to Saint Petersburg!

Culture & Traditions

Greeks celebrate “Name Days” instead of birthdays – each day of the year is dedicated to a saint, and people celebrate on the day of their namesake saint!

The Welsh Mountain Zoo in Colwyn Bay works to protect endangered species (animals in danger of disappearing forever) like the red panda and snow leopard!