List of the important General Knowledge (GK) information and facts about our planet Earth
S. No. | Feature | Description |
1 | Shape of the Earth is | Geoid |
2 | Percentage of water on the Earth is | 71% |
3 | Percentage of land area on the Earth is | 29% |
4 | Age of the Earth is | 4.5 billion years |
5 | Mass of the Earth is | 5.9 X 1024 kg |
6 | Average Density of the Earth is | 5.5 gm/cc |
7 | Radius of the Earth is | 6,400 kms |
8 | Rotational Time of the Earth is | 23 hours 56 minutes 4 secs |
9 | Revolution time of the Earth is | 365 days 5 hours 48 minutes 46 secs |
10 | Length of the Orbit of the Earth | 960 million km |
11 | Minimum distance from the Sun (Perihelion) | 147.9 million km |
12 | Maximum distance from the Sun (Apehelion) | 152.1 million km |
13 | Time taken by the Sunlight to reach Earth | 8 minutes 18 secs |
14 | Highest Point | Mt. Everest (8d848 m from Mean Sea Level) |
15 | Deepest Ocean Point | Mariana Trench (11,034 m) in Pacific ocean and challenger deep is its deepest point. |
16 | Average Depth of Ocean | 3,730 mtrs |
17 | Mean Surface Temperature of the Earth | 14 oC |
18 | Inclination of Polar Axis from Orbital Plane | 23 degree 26 min and 59 sec |
19 | Time Coordinates of Earth | Longitudes |
20 | Temperature Coordinates of Earth | Latitudes |
21 | International Meridian | 0o, Greenwich Line |
22 | International Date Line | 180o E/W |
23 | Tropic of Cancer | 23 1/2o N |
24 | Tropic of Capricon | 23 1/2o S |
25 | Arctic Circle | 66 1/2o N |
26 | Antarctic Circle | 66 1/2o S |