Prichudy geografii.Udivitel'nye istorii o stranakh samykh raznykh - Obraztsov P.

Dozens of amazing geographical paradoxes are collected and illustrated in the book by the scientific observer Peter Obraztsov. The most obvious: our planet is called Earth, but two-thirds of it is occupied by water, and under this water flow the real rivers. There are only six continents on the planet, but there are almost 200 nations. There are states stretching for thousands of kilometers, but very small in area, there are states (there are many!) located at once in several parts of the world, and there is a very small, size 15 by 30 meters, achieved independence through the court, proudly issuing stamps and issuing passports. There are European countries that do not have a land border in Europe, but have in America, there are countries, part of which is inside another state, and among them Russia, there are countries that lose their land and for this reason can leave geographical maps. And there are maps - including authoritative ones - on which never-existing islands have been marked...