Earth Facts for Kids
We’re lucky to live on a truly special planet, covered with deep and curious oceans, rumbling volcanoes 🌋 and sprawling rainforests, teeming with amazing wild life.
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Latest Earth Facts

10 Famous Deserts & Their Facts
From the iconic Sahara Desert to the huge Gobi desert, in this post we explore 10 of the most famous deserts in the world.

11 Roaring River Facts & Famous Rivers
The mixture of fresh water and salty sea water, found where rivers flow into the ocean, is called brackish water.

26 Frosty Facts About Antarctica
The word ‘Antarctica’ is derived from the Greek word ‘Antarkike’. It means ‘opposite to the north’ or ‘opposite to the Arctic.’

20 Dusty Desert Facts & More
Deserts cover nearly 21 million square miles of our planet, which is around 33%!

11 Explosive Volcano Facts
The word ‘volcano’ comes from the island ‘Vulcano’, in Italy.

21 Interesting Facts about Earth
The Earth is not spherical, it’s actually an oblate spheroid!

23 Wavy Ocean Facts & More
Over 80% of the ocean is undiscovered, unexplored and unmapped.

12 Amazing Rainforest Facts
Over a quarter of all natural medicines that we use have been discovered in rainforests!