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The coldest place on Earth -- The hottest place on Earth -- The most remote place on Earth -- The deepest place on Earth -- The highest place on Earth -- The rainiest place on Earth -- The driest place on Earth -- The snowiest and iciest places on Earth -- The highest waterfall and steepest drop on Earth -- The biggest earthquake on Earth -- The largest volcanic eruption on Earth -- The most destructive tsunami on Earth Summary: Imagine exploring the most extreme parts of our amazing planet- trekking though the driest desert, climbing the snowiest mountaintops, and diving to the deepest regions of the ocean floor. Seymour Simon, the dean of children's science nonfiction, investigates Earth's biggest, smallest, deepest, and coldest environments, animals, plants, and most severe weather. These mind-bending facts and photographs invite readers on an exciting, and sometimes unbelievable, scientific expedition of Earth's most amazing records!