The largest and most populated continent is Asia, with an area of 44,579,000 sq km. The idea of its size can be had from the fact that the total land expanse of the world can't contain even four continents of this size.
Dinosaurs that first appeared during the Triassic period are a diverse group of Reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. The exact origin and timing of this giant species is still a subject of research but the current research says that they came on this earth in between 231 and 243 million years ago. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates in the earth around 201 million years ago. But they disappear from the earth 66 million years ago. No one can say anything accurately about the origin of the Dinosaurs, it is still in the research! DINOSAURS Now the biggest question arises here that who came first Cockroaches or Dinosaurs? Everyone thinks that dinosaurs came first but the fact is that Cockroaches were there 120 million years before the dinosaurs roamed the earth. The Cockroaches are an ancient group and are 320 million years ago. COCKROACH Cockroaches are members of the order Blattodea , which includes the Termites , a group of insects once thought...
Saltstraumen Maelstrom Maelstrom The world’s strongest whirlpool is Saltstraumen Maelstrom is a very powerful whirlpool. The Nordic word was introduced into English by Edgar Allan Poe in his story “A Descent into the Maelstrom” in 1841. The Nordic word borrowed from the Dutch Maelstrom and Maelstrom in Swedish. This is the combination of mala, to grind, and storm, which means current. This strongest whirlpool Maelstrom is found only in Saltstraumen in Norway. It is located in Nordland, which is just 30 Km east of the city of Bodo. Which connect the outer Saltfjord with the large Skjerstadfjord. In turn, Skjerstadfjord is the world’s strongest Tidal. Do you know? Up to 400 million m³ (tonnes) of seawater force their way through a 3-kilometer long and 150-meter wide strait every six hours, with water speeds reaching 37-kilometers per hour. This is used when Vortices(a powerful circular current of water) of up to 10 meters in diameter and ...
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