Native Animals of Asia
Native animals of Asia
Treeshrews : native to the tropical forest of Southeast Asia.
Spalacidae : native to eastern Asia, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, & south-eastern Europe.
Civets : native to the tropics of Africa and Asia.
Natural Wonders
Mt. Everest : On the Nepal-Tiber border looms the world’s highest peak, Mt. Everest (29,028 ft.), along the Himalayan Range.
Dead Sea : The world’s lowest land area is the Dead Sea (303 m. below sea level), which is actually a salt lake in the Israel Jordan border.
Pacific Ocean : The largest ocean is the Pacific which washes the eastern shores of Asia.
Philippine Deep : The world’s deepest ocean depth is the Philippine Deep (10,918 m. below the sea level), along eastern Mindanao.
Indonesia : The world’s largest archipelago is Indonesia, consisting of more than 3,000 islands with a total area of 714,030 square miles.
Caspian Sea : The Caspian Sea (143,550 square miles in area) in Siberia is the largest lake (inland sea) on earth.
Lake Baikal : Lake Baikal (5,710 feet deep), also in Siberia, is the world’s deepest lake.
Bay of Bengal : The largest bay in the world is Indian’s Bay of Bengal, with a shoreline of 2,250 miles.
Strait of Malacca : The world’s longest strait is the famous Strait of Malacca (between Malaysia and Indonesia) which extends for 485 miles.
San Juanico Strait : The narrowest strait in the world is the San Juanico Strait between the islands of Samar and Leyte in the Philippines.
Man-Made Wonders
The Great Wall of China is the most colossal edifice ever fashioned by human hands. It was built by Emperor Shin Huang Ti (220-221 B.C.) as a defensive rampart against the marauding
Treeshrews : native to the tropical forest of Southeast Asia.
Spalacidae : native to eastern Asia, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, & south-eastern Europe.
Civets : native to the tropics of Africa and Asia.
Natural Wonders
Mt. Everest : On the Nepal-Tiber border looms the world’s highest peak, Mt. Everest (29,028 ft.), along the Himalayan Range.
Dead Sea : The world’s lowest land area is the Dead Sea (303 m. below sea level), which is actually a salt lake in the Israel Jordan border.
Pacific Ocean : The largest ocean is the Pacific which washes the eastern shores of Asia.
Philippine Deep : The world’s deepest ocean depth is the Philippine Deep (10,918 m. below the sea level), along eastern Mindanao.
Indonesia : The world’s largest archipelago is Indonesia, consisting of more than 3,000 islands with a total area of 714,030 square miles.
Caspian Sea : The Caspian Sea (143,550 square miles in area) in Siberia is the largest lake (inland sea) on earth.
Lake Baikal : Lake Baikal (5,710 feet deep), also in Siberia, is the world’s deepest lake.
Bay of Bengal : The largest bay in the world is Indian’s Bay of Bengal, with a shoreline of 2,250 miles.
Strait of Malacca : The world’s longest strait is the famous Strait of Malacca (between Malaysia and Indonesia) which extends for 485 miles.
San Juanico Strait : The narrowest strait in the world is the San Juanico Strait between the islands of Samar and Leyte in the Philippines.
Man-Made Wonders
The Great Wall of China is the most colossal edifice ever fashioned by human hands. It was built by Emperor Shin Huang Ti (220-221 B.C.) as a defensive rampart against the marauding