Environment

According to the best estimates of scientists, there are 3,500,000,000,000 (3.5 trillion) fish currently living in the ocean.

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The highlands, coasts, and tropical forests of the Southeast African nation host more than 700 known bird species.

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One of the largest marine conservation areas on earth, PIPA houses hundreds of corals, fish, birds, and marine mammals.

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Ojos del Salado is the second tallest peak in both South America and the Western Hemisphere, behind only Argentina's Aconcagua.

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Mount Hermon, just outside of Damascus, is Syria's highest peak at 9,232 feet above sea level.

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The Mahaweli, Sri Lanka's longest river, flows for 208 miles between the central highlands and the Bay of Bengal.

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Vaalserberg is the highest point in the European Netherlands. Mount Scenery in the Caribbean Netherlands is the Kingdom'of the Netherlands' absolute highest point.

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The Olt is the longest river wholly within Romania, while the Danube is the largest to partially pass through the country.

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Chimborazo's peak is both Ecuador's highest point and the furthest point on the planet from the earth's inner core.

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Mulanje, near its namesake town close to the Mozambican border, is Malawi's highest peak at 9,849 feet above sea level.

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The Balikh is the longest uniquely Syrian river, while parts of the massive Tigris and Euphrates also pass through.

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The Gelderse IJssel is the longest river wholly in the Netherlands, although other notable rivers pass through.

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Bats are a perfect example of flying mammals living in the world today, and there are numerous examples of other extant gliding mammals.

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Jebel ech Chambi near the city of Kasserine not far from the Algerian border is Tunisia's highest peak.

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Pico Turquino near the southeast coast of Cuba is the island's highest point at 6,476 feet above sea level.

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Piquinho in the Azores is the highest peak in Portuguese territory, while Torre is the highest on the mainland.

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Sajama, a dormant volcano near the Chilean border, is Bolivia's highest peak at 21,463 feet above sea level.

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Names of some animals are highly misleading, such as that of the seahorse which is actually a fish, and the starfish, which is not a fish but an echinoderm.

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All of Ecuador's largest rivers, including parts of the massive Amazon, are shared with neighboring Peru.

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Sněžka along the border with Poland is the highest point in the Czech Republic (now Czechia) and the Krkonoše Range.

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