Geographical facts that surprise you (house, east coast, downtown)

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by Trimac20

Very interesting.

There are some coastal stations in the Southwest of England with extreme minimums as mild as -4C. Miami has recorded -3C, by comparison.

The coldest temperature ever recorded in Portugal was -16 C, next to Serra de Estrela.

[green_mariner]

Bangladesh, not the USA, is where the world's deadliest tornado occurred. Bangladesh is also where the world's heaviest hailstone was recorded.

[green_mariner]

Monrovia, Liberia is the the world's wettest national capital city, with 5,300 mm(208 inches) of rain per year.

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by green_mariner

Bangladesh, not the USA, is where the world's deadliest tornado occurred. Bangladesh is also where the world's heaviest hailstone was recorded.

Bangladesh is the size of a small US state yet has half the population of the US. It's in the top 5 densest nations, and of the densest that is not a city state.

[green_mariner]

Although Denver is often called the "Mile High City", it's actually average is 5,278 ft (1608 m). The city of Baguio, The Philippines, is actually 5,280 ft(1609 m) above sea, which makes Baguio legitimately the Mile High City of the world.

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by green_mariner

Although Denver is often called the "Mile High City", it's actually average is 5,278 ft (1608 m). The city of Baguio, The Philippines, is actually 5,280 ft(1609 m) above sea, which makes Baguio legitimately the Mile High City of the world.

Wow I'm impressed it's so close...

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by Trimac20

Bangladesh is the size of a small US state yet has half the population of the US. It's in the top 5 densest nations, and of the densest that is not a city state.

Bangladesh is also home to the 9th largest city in the world, Dhaka, its capital. Dhaka is also the fastest growing megacity in the world.

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by Trimac20

Wow I'm impressed it's so close...

And another irony to this is that it's in a tropical climate.

Actually, I think I might have mentioned that the nation with the highest average elevation is in Africa, Lesotho.

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by green_mariner

Bangladesh is also home to the 9th largest city in the world, Dhaka, its capital. Dhaka is also the fastest growing megacity in the world.

Dhaka is probably the least known megacity. It's a huge, sprawling city, one big slum I have to say.

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by green_mariner

And another irony to this is that it's in a tropical climate.

Actually, I think I might have mentioned that the nation with the highest average elevation is in Africa, Lesotho.

What about Bhutan, near Tibet?