Explainers & Big Questions
Point Nemo: The Most Remote Place on Earth — Or Is It?
Imagine a place so isolated that the closest human beings are often not on Earth at all, but orbiting 254 miles (408 kilometers) above…
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Geography Records & Oddities
Curious corners of geography: record-setters, odd borders, unusual landforms, surprising climate facts, and map quirks. Short reads designed to spark ideas and send you down the right rabbit holes.
Countries
Svans in Georgia: Unraveling the Threads of National Identity
The Svans are a historically rooted Georgian subethnic community from Svaneti in the northwestern Greater Caucasus. They speak Svan, a distinct Kartvelian language, while…
Geography Records & Oddities
Burj Khalifa: The World’s Tallest Architectural Marvel
It stands at 2,722 feet (829.8 m) from base to tip, making it the world’s tallest structure.
Geography Records & Oddities
Metro 2036 – The Book or The Game?
No official Metro 2036 book or game has been announced. Metro 2035 remains the concluding novel in Dmitry Glukhovsky’s core trilogy, while the next…