One of the shortest-lived states in history, it was independent for only seven hours (07:00 to 14:00 on 19 September 1967). The tallest mountain in Australia is not on the mainland, but on a barren, uninhabited island more than 3,800 kilometres (2,400 mi) away.Īn area of Antarctica that a) contains the world's second-most-saline body of water and b) has not experienced rainfall for over two million years. Two islands in the Bering Strait separated by 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and 21 hours' time difference.
