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Canada has the world's longest coastline

Canada has more coastline than any other country, with estimates exceeding 200,000 kilometers.

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Its mainland faces three oceans, and thousands of islands add enormous coastal complexity. Exact totals vary with map scale because finer measurements capture more bays and inlets.

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Antarctica is the world's largest desert

Antarctica qualifies as a desert because it receives very little precipitation, despite being covered by ice.

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The coldest recorded air temperature was in Antarctica

Vostok Station recorded an air temperature of -89.2°C (-128.6°F) on July 21, 1983.

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Mauna Kea is taller than Everest from base to summit

Measured from its base on the ocean floor, Mauna Kea rises more than 10,000 meters, taller than Mount Everest's height above sea level.

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