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Matterhorn, one of the most photographed mountains in the world. Elevation: 4,478 m/14,692 ft Location: 🇮🇹 Italy -Switzerland 🇨🇭 border

"The world's largest country subdivision" This is Sakha Republic, Russia 🇷🇺. With an area of roughly 3.1 million sq km (1.2 million sq miles), it is the world's largest country subdivision. The world's "most populous country subdivision" is Uttar Pradesh state of India 🇮🇳.

"A meteorite crater possibly older than 500,000 years old" This is Lonar crater (Lonar lake) in Maharashtra, 🇮🇳 India. It is 150 m (490 ft) deep, and has an average diameter of 1,830 m (6,000 ft). The crater's age was previously estimated to be 52,000 ± 6,000 years. Newer studies suggest an age of 576,000 ± 47,000 years.

Rainbow lorikeet, a species of parrot found in Australia 🇦🇺.

Paris at night, captured from the International Space Station (Credit: NASA)

@IntoGeo Yes

@geographyhost I wonder if it is a constant battle to not get buried by the sand?

Huacachina, a small desert oasis located in 🇵🇪 Peru. It is famous for the large, natural lagoon at its center, surrounded by towering sand dunes.

A city named "Truth or Consequences" in New Mexico, USA 🇺🇸. Previously named Hot Springs, the city changed its name in March, 1950. Ralph Edwards, the host of the famous radio quiz show 'Truth or Consequences', announced that he would air the program on its 10th anniversary from the first town that renamed itself after the show. Hot Springs then officially changed its name to Truth or Consequences.

Mount Fuji 🇯🇵 without snow in November 2024. In November, Mount Fuji is almost always snow-covered.

Beautiful waterfalls of Meghalaya, India 🇮🇳

@CapnCarto Yes

@geographyhost So beautiful

Tiger's Nest Monastery in 🇧🇹 Bhutan Located on the cliffside, 900 m (2,950 ft) above the Paro valley floor • 📍 Paro Valley, 🇧🇹 Bhutan • Elevation: 3,120 m (10,240 ft) above sea level

Topographic map of 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

Surface of Titan, 🪐 Saturn's largest moon, taken by Huygens probe.

Flooded New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (2005), one of the costliest tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin.

Number of confirmed moons of each planet (February 2026): • Mercury: 0 • Venus: 0 • Earth: 1 • Mars: 2 • Jupiter: 97 • Saturn: 274 • Uranus: 29 • Neptune: 16 (Pluto: 5)