Unknown Waters

Question: On what body of water did the ancient city of Troy lie?

Answer: Troy lay at an important point on a narrow waterway called the Hellespont in ancient times (now the Dardanelles). That waterway links the Black Sea with the Aegean Sea.

Question: A polynya is an:

Answer: A polynya is an area of polar ocean water, found in the Arctic and Southern oceans, that never freezes.

Question: Where is the world’s highest waterfall located?

Answer: Angel Falls, in southeastern Venezuela, is the world’s tallest waterfall. It plunges 3,212 feet (979 meters) from a flat-topped mountain called a tepui to the dense jungle below.

Question: Which of these is not one of the Great Lakes?

Answer: The Great Salt Lake is a salty body of water in western North America. The Great Lakes lie far to the north and east.

Question: In what country is the Aswan Dam located?

Answer: The Aswan Dam is a huge engineering project stretching more than 2.2 miles (3.5 kilometers) across the Nile River of Egypt.

Question: What sea is the hottest?

Answer: The Red Sea contains some of the world’s hottest and saltiest seawater. It is the hottest of the world’s seas.

Question: What is the second-longest river in the world?

Answer: The Amazon is the largest river in the world in terms of volume of water drained, but second longest in length, at 3,977 miles (6,400 kilometers), after the Nile River of Africa.

Question: How short is the world’s shortest river?

Answer: The Roe River is only 200 feet (61 meters) long. Located in the U.S. state of Montana, it has been proclaimed the world’s shortest river.

Question: Which of the Great Lakes has the longest shoreline?

Answer: Lake Huron has the longest shoreline of the Great Lakes.