7 geographic observations and facts

1. Although it appears bigger on most 2D maps Greenland is almost 1/4 of the size of Australia. This is because of the Mercator projection with stretches land near to the poles
2. Wrangel Island is the only island that is split across the 180° longitude line
3. Australia bares a striking resemblance to the Black Sea in shape
4. The Mull of Kintyre test was an unofficial guideline used by the British Board of Film Classification in the UK to decide whether an image of a man's penis could be shown. (The angle of dangle)
5. Samoa is planning to move the international date line to the east to be in the same day as Australia and New Zealand
6. Lesotho, Vatican City, and San Marino are the only countries completely surrounded by another country
7. Glaciers store between 70% and 80% of all the freshwater on the planet