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North America's lowest point is in Death Valley

Badwater Basin in Death Valley is the lowest point in North America, 282 feet below sea level.

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The basin is a landscape of salt flats that cover nearly 200 square miles.

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The Mississippi River flows 2,350 miles

The Mississippi flows 2,350 miles from its source at Lake Itasca and is the second-longest river in North America.

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The biggest eruption of the 1900s was in Alaska

The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century occurred in 1912 at Novarupta on the Alaska Peninsula.

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The world's highest tides are in Canada

The highest tides in the world are in Canada's Bay of Fundy, at Burntcoat Head in Nova Scotia.

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