Hot Water Fountains of Iceland

Strokkur is a hot fountain geyser located in a geothermal area in Iceland. It’s one amongst the famous geysers on Earth for its very frequent eruptions. The natural hot fountain erupts once every 6 to 10 minutes in a day.The height of the mountain varies from 20 metres to 40 metres high. The first noticed eruption of the fountain was found in 1789, during an earthquake in the area that opened the blockage for the geyser. Earlier it was used to achieve a height of 60 metres. This was till 20’s, until another earthquake blocked its conduit (Passage Channel) again. Local people cleaned out the blockage and the fountain is regularly erupting ever since. There are about thirty smaller geysers and hot pools in the area.

Geysir,Iceland

Geysir is another famous hot fountain situated about 50 metres away from Strokkur in Iceland. It is also known as The great Geysir.The fountain erupts up to a height of 70 metres. However, the eruptions are not as frequent as Strokkur geyser, and have stopped even for years at times. The study reveals that this geyser has been active for approx. 10,000 years. According to known records in 1630, the geysers erupted so ferociously that it trembled the whole area. In 1845, the eruption reached about 170metres.

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The highest Waterfall in the world- Angel Falls

Angel Falls is the highest waterfall in the world. It is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 meters (3,212 ft) and a plunge of 807 meters (2,648 ft). The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyantepui mountain in the Canaima National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Canaima), a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Gran Sabana region of Bolívar State. 

The waterfall is named after a U.S aviator Jimmie Angel who discovered it. As a tribute, Angel's ashes were dropped into the waterfall after her death on 2nd July 1960.

The height figure 979 metres (3,212 ft) mostly consists of the main plunge but also includes about 400 metres (0.25 mi) of sloped cascade and rapids below the drop and a 30-metre (98 ft) high plunge downstream of the talus rapids.

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The Smallest country in the world- Vatican City

Vatican City is the smallest country in the World with an area of approximately 0.44 kilometres and population of 842 it is also the smallest State in the world by both area and population.

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The Largest Country in the World by Area- Russia

Russia is the largest country in the world on the scale of the area. The country covers more than 12 percent of the Earth’s occupied area. Russia comes in the Ninth position of the populated areas of the world. It is officially known as Russian Federation and lies in Eurasia continent. Eurasia is a combined word for the continent Europe and Asia as Russia shares its land with both the continents, however, maximum of its area is in Northern Asia. The western European part of Russia is much more populated and urbanized than the eastern; about 77% of the population live in European Russia. Russia's capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world.

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Longest Land Border between two Countries in the World

The longest land Border between two states in the World is the Canada–United States border officially known as the International Boundary. The borderland is shared between Canada and the United States that are the second- and fourth-largest countries in the world by area, respectively. 

The earthly boundary (including portions of Marines in the Great Lakes, and in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic coasts) is 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi) long out of which two-eight of the Border i.e. 2,475 kilometres (1,538 mi) is shared between Canada and US’s largest state Alaska. The Border is shared between eight Canadian provinces and territories (Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick), and thirteen U.S. states (Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine).

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