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North America's tallest mountain is 20,310 feet

Mount McKinley, in Alaska's Denali National Park, rises 20,310 feet and is the tallest mountain in North America.

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It stands in the Alaska Range, a 600-mile arc of mountains.

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The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure

The Great Barrier Reef stretches 1,429 miles and is the largest living structure on Earth.

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Point Nemo is the farthest place from land

Point Nemo in the Pacific Ocean is about 2,688 kilometers from the nearest land, farther than any other spot in the ocean.

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White Sands is the largest gypsum dunefield on Earth

The dunes of White Sands in New Mexico cover 275 square miles, the largest gypsum dunefield in the world.

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