Year 1: Discovering Earth Science

Excerpts from final essay on world record natural formations:

Name: Angel Falls (Salto Ángel)
Location: Venezuela
Coordinates: 5°N, 62°W
Measurements: 979 m
Claim to Fame: World’s Tallest Waterfall

For such a long fall it has an equally long list of names. The common name, Angel Falls, comes from an American pilot who landed at the top in 1936. James Crawford Angel brought word back the United States of this wonderful sight and helped open the falls up to tourism. The local people called the falls “Devil’s Mouth” or Kerepakupay Vená. It is also referred to as Kerepakupai which means "waterfall of the deepest place". Some mistakenly call it by another local falls name Churún-merú which means “thunder”.

Name: Mariana Trench
Location: Pacific Ocean (Near Iwo Jima)
Coordinates: 142-148°E , 23°N
Measurements:2,550m (1,592mi) long 69km (43mi) at widest 11,033m deep
Claim to Fame: Lowest Point on the Earth’s surface

One out of dozens of Earth’s deep sea trenches, Mariana Trench out does them all. It would be able to swallow Mt. Everest whole with room for more. It serves as a highway for submarines and hosts a variety of prehistoric life forms. Found off the coast of Japan this monster of a trench lies at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.