Five Geography Facts that will Amaze You
Or at least amuse the nerd in you.
Let’s get this out of the way right now: I am a huge geography nerd. I love weird facts about anything, but if it has to do with geography, I am all over it.
1. Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world
There are 138 pyramids in Egypt and 255 have been discovered in Sudan. A single necropolis at Meroë boasts more pyramids than all of Egypt. Just like their Egyptian counterparts, the pyramids in Sudan were used for burial, but unlike those in Egypt, the pyramids in Sudan acted more like headstones with the burial chamber itself underneath. These pyramids are smaller and steeper than those in Egypt only about 98 feet high. Egyptian pyramids can be as high as 756 feet. Sadly, the pyramids of Sudan, while being UNESCO World Heritage Site, do not get the same care as their Egyptian cousins. They are at risk of being buried by shifting sand, and that threat has been exacerbated by climate change, which has made the land more arid and sandstorms more frequent.
2. There are parts of Africa in all four hemispheres
First things first. Geographers count 4 hemispheres (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western) because a hemisphere divides a…
