Question and Answer on Amazing Earth Facts

Question #1:  What is the hottest place on Earth?

Answer:  Count one wrong if you guessed Death Valley in California. True enough on many days. But El Azizia in Libya recorded a temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit (57.8 Celsius) on Sept. 13, 1922 -- the hottest ever measured. In Death Valley, it got up to 134 Fahrenheit on July 10, 1913.

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Question#2:  And the coldest place around here?

Answer:  Far and away, the coldest temperature ever measured on Earth was -129 Fahrenheit (-89 Celsius) at Vostok , Antarctica, on July 21, 1983.

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Question#3:  Where is the world's highest waterfall?

Answer:  The water of Angel Falls in Venezuela drops 3,212 feet (979 meters).

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