Where is...........?

by **Paul** Mon 15 Jan 2018, 6:50 pm

Where is the world's coldest place ?

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East Antarctic Plateau ... On the high ridge of the East Antarctic Plateau, the temperature can drop to as low as -135.8 degrees Fahrenheit, which was recorded in August, 2010.

by **Paul** Mon 15 Jan 2018, 6:56 pm

Where is the world's most populated city ?

Shanghai ... At a whopping 24,150,000 permanent inhabitants, Shanghai is the only city that is home to over 24 million people in one city.

by **Paul** Mon 15 Jan 2018, 6:57 pm

Where is the world's least populated city? (the picture is the clue)

Vatican City ... With a paltry population of 842, the city-state of Vatican City is the smallest city and state in the world.

by **Paul** Mon 15 Jan 2018, 6:57 pm

Where is the world's wealthiest city ?

Tokyo , Japan .. That tower might as well be made of gold since Tokyo tops the charts with a GDP of $1,520 billion, beating New York City by a mere $310 billion.

by **Paul** Mon 15 Jan 2018, 6:58 pm

Where is the world's poorest city in the poorest country ?

Kinshasa , Congo .... it is the poorest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is also the poorest country in the world, at a GDP of $55 billion. Many of its residents live on less $1 a day.

by **Paul** Mon 15 Jan 2018, 6:58 pm

What is the highest point in the world? (this one is easy)

Mount Everest ... Towering 29,029 feet in the air, the top of Mount Everest is the closest you can get to touching outer space while still standing on Earth.

by **Paul** Mon 15 Jan 2018, 6:59 pm

Where is the lowest point in the world?

The Challenger Deep Trench It is the lowest known natural point in the world
at 35,797 ft below sea level at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Only three people have ever made it to the bottom in a submersible, one of which was filmmaker James Cameron.

by **Paul** Mon 15 Jan 2018, 6:59 pm

What is the most photographed place in the U.S.?

Surprise: the Guggenheim building in New York... Photos have always told stories, but in today's world of cell phone cameras and social media, that story is relayed as data to companies who monitor everything we do. Geotagged data was culled by Sightsmap using a Google-based image sharing software, and can show us the most photographed places in the world, right down to this landmark. The strange winner is this building in New York City. Guess it impresses a lot of visitors.

by **Paul** Mon 15 Jan 2018, 7:00 pm

Where is the wettest spot on Earth? (and it's not the Amazon!)

Mawsynram , India ... In this city in India, it rains an average of 467.35 inches per year, and has a record of 1000 inches in 1985...much more than any rain forest!

by **Paul** Mon 15 Jan 2018, 7:00 pm

Where is the driest spot on Earth? (It's not the
Sahara!)

The Atacama Desert ... The 600 miles of South America's Atacama desert is recorded as the driest place on Earth, no contest. This desert has an average of only 4 inches of rain every hundred years. Incredible, but true.

by **Paul** Mon 15 Jan 2018, 7:01 pm

What city claims to be the sunniest place in the U.S.?

Yuma , Arizona ... In this city in Arizona, the sun shines for an average of 11 hours a day. The usual forecast is sun for 90 percent of the year, averaging a total of 4015 daylight hours each year.

by **Paul** Mon 15 Jan 2018, 7:01 pm

Where is the most expensive city to live in? (It's not in the U.S. thankfully)

Singapore ... This city has recently beat out Tokyo, Japan, for the title of"most expensive city" for 2014. Cars can cost between 4-6 times as much in Singapore from what they cost in the US or UK (for example, a Toyota Prius actually costs about $150,000.00 there).

by **Paul** Mon 15 Jan 2018, 7:02 pm

Where is the least expensive city to live in?

Mumbai , India .. At the other end of the spectrum, Mumbai, India, is the cheapest place to live in the world, according to the Worldwide Cost of Living Index, 2014. For some comparison, a loaf of bread that would cost $3.36 in Singapore, would only cost $0.91 in Mumbai. A lot of poverty brings the cost of living down.

by **Paul** Mon 15 Jan 2018, 7:02 pm

What country consumes the most food per capita?

The overweight United States ... We eat an average of 3,770 calories each day. Shamefully, obesity is becoming more of a problem every year.

by **Paul** Mon 15 Jan 2018, 7:03 pm

Where is the world's oldest city ?

Damascus - ... There's quite a bit of controversy over which city gets to officially claim the title of "oldest continuously inhabited city. However, Damascus is the safest bet, with evidence of civilization that extends back over 11,000 years.