These are some facts shared for addition in the general knowledge relating to planet earth. This information includes rotation of earth, coldest places, shape of earth, diameter, speed of earth, earth divided in various zones and lot of other information which will add to your knowledge about earth.
- Earth rotates around its axes from West to East.
- The Coldest Place on Earth is situated in Vostok and it is situated in Antarctica.
- The World Used to describe the shape of the Earth is Called Oblate spheroid.
- The total surface area of the Earth is 510 Million Sq.km
- The approximate equatorial circumference of the earth is 40,000 km.
- The Approximate diameter of the Earth is 12,800 km.
- Geostationary orbit is at a height of 36,000 Km.
- The earth is at the least distance from the sun (Aphelion) on January 3rd.
- One Degree of latitude on the equator is equal to a distance of 50 miles.
- On the 21 June, the day light is seen at the North Pole for 24 Hrs.
- The speed of rotation of the earth is 72 km/sec.
- The earth’s Annual circle round the Sun covers a distance of 1,036 million kms.
- The International Date Line passes through Bering Strait.
- USA is divided into 5 time Zones.
- The World is divided into 24 time zones.