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The Ultimate Book of Geography Oddities Paperback – December 7, 2023

by Kyal Shepard (Author)
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Think you know geography? Think again.

The Ultimate Book of Geography Oddities will take you on a whirlwind journey through more than 1,000 of the world’s most surprising, unbelievable and downright bizarre geographical curiosities. This is the most extensive, thoroughly-researched and mind-blowing collection of geography oddities ever written.

Did you know:
  • New York City is farther south than Rome.
  • The Himalayas only began to form after the dinosaurs went extinct.
  • For centuries, Brazil’s northernmost point was believed to be the estuary of the Oiapoque River. In 1998, an expedition discovered that Brazil’s northernmost point is actually Monte Caburai, which is located 84 kilometres farther north and almost 1,000 kilometres farther inland.
  • Two African national capitals are the same word in different languages. Libreville, the capital of Gabon, is French for ‘Freetown’, while the capital of Sierra Leone is also called Freetown.

Keep reading to learn about:
  • A three-dimensional border that once existed. People would traverse the border by moving vertically up and down between storeys.
  • A country whose highest building was constructed back in the ninth century.
  • A settlement that appears on virtually all globes despite not having a permanent population.
  • A country that has lost 99.999% of its former territory.

To discover these curiosities, plus many more, click ‘Buy Now’ at the top of this page!
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    298 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    December 7, 2023
  4. Dimensions
    5 x 0.75 x 8 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    064560772X
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0645607727
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kyal Shepard (December 7, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 298 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 064560772X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0645607727
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.75 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

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Yury
5.0 out of 5 stars Quick facts
Reviewed in Germany on April 14, 2024
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Loved the book. Has many interesting facts I wasn’t aware of. The book could benefit from adding some hierarchy / structure. May be country led, may be continent led, may be something else entirely (I.e. section on flags, section on relative geo position, etc)
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Sebastian
5.0 out of 5 stars ENTERTAINING MIND-BOGGLING SURPRISES
Reviewed in Australia on February 16, 2024
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This well-written easy to read and entertaining book would sell well at airport book outlets. The amazing oddities are set out in easy to digest short paragraphs so you can pick the book up and read bits at your own leisure without concerning yourself too much about continuity. It would be a good book read or share on a long journey. It would also be great to use as a party game or to stimulate conversations at gatherings.
I think it would be great brainstorming facilitator in classrooms. Upper primary classes through to high school students would love it especially but not only in geography lessons. The incredible oddities would stimulate research in students and in adult readers too. For example who knew that there are two civilian towns in Antarctica with schools and post offices and even hostels. That sent me straight to a map of the region which sent me in turn to other mind boggling facts. Did you know that the entire state of Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators? Metropolitan Delhi has a higher population than Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden combined. The Amazon River contains more water than the next 8 largest rivers in the world combined. But these examples only scratch the surface.
This is an endlessly astonishing book and should be in every book case and in every curriculum.
Great conversation starters abound too. It will improve your general knowledge as well.
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Sebastian
5.0 out of 5 stars ENTERTAINING MIND-BOGGLING SURPRISES
Reviewed in Australia on February 16, 2024
This well-written easy to read and entertaining book would sell well at airport book outlets. The amazing oddities are set out in easy to digest short paragraphs so you can pick the book up and read bits at your own leisure without concerning yourself too much about continuity. It would be a good book read or share on a long journey. It would also be great to use as a party game or to stimulate conversations at gatherings.
I think it would be great brainstorming facilitator in classrooms. Upper primary classes through to high school students would love it especially but not only in geography lessons. The incredible oddities would stimulate research in students and in adult readers too. For example who knew that there are two civilian towns in Antarctica with schools and post offices and even hostels. That sent me straight to a map of the region which sent me in turn to other mind boggling facts. Did you know that the entire state of Wyoming has only 2 sets of escalators? Metropolitan Delhi has a higher population than Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden combined. The Amazon River contains more water than the next 8 largest rivers in the world combined. But these examples only scratch the surface.
This is an endlessly astonishing book and should be in every book case and in every curriculum.
Great conversation starters abound too. It will improve your general knowledge as well.
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