Explanation

• Coldest continent: Antarctica
• Coldest place recorded: Vostok Station, Antarctica
• Lowest recorded temperature: −89.2°C (21 July 1983)

The coldest place on Earth is:

1) Eastern Antarctic Plateau, Antarctica (-94°C)

2) Vostok Station, Antarctica (-89.2°C) 

3) Amundsen-Scott Station, Antarctica (-82.8°C)

4) Denali, Alaska, United States of America (-73°C)

5) Klinck station, Greenland (-69.6°C) 

6) Oymyakon, Siberia, Russia (-67.7°C)

• The coldest capital city in the world IS Ulaanbaatar
• The coldest region in the atmosphere is the mesosphere

Last updated: 27 OCT 2026 

Explanation

• Mumbai is located on the western coast of India.
• It is a major commercial port on the Arabian Sea.
• Opened: 26 June 1873
• Old name: Bombay Port Trust (BPT)
• Renamed to current legal title: 31 January 2022
• Main use: Bulk cargo; container traffic mainly goes through Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva).

Last updated: 27 OCT 2026 

Explanation

• Loess is a fine-grained sedimentary deposit mainly composed of silt transported and deposited by wind.
• It usually forms thick, loose, yellowish or brownish deposits.
• Loess soils are often fertile and suitable for agriculture because they contain fine mineral particles.
• The Loess Plateau in China is one of the world’s most famous loess regions.

Last verified on 22-10-2026

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• Located in California (USA)
• Famous for the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth.
• Hottest, driest, and lowest point in North America.
• Temperatures frequently exceed 120 °F (49 °C)
• Recorded a sizzling 134 °F in July 1913

Last verified on 22-10-2026

Explanation

• The Ganges–Brahmaputra river system forms the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna Delta, the largest delta in the world.
• It is located mainly in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, along the Bay of Bengal.
• The delta is formed by sediments deposited by rivers flowing from the Himalayas toward the sea.
• The Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, lies within this delta region.

Last verified on 22-10-2026