Exciting global tour to 13 most extreme places

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Just as the saying goes: "It takes all sorts to make a world." Our blue planet is comprised of oceans, mountains, deserts, glaciers and other complicated landscapes that you can hardly image. The climate, civilizations and residents are also quiet different among various spots on the earth.

Today we'll lead you to visit 13 extreme places in the world.

1. The flattest country: Maldives

The flattest country: Maldives (Photo Source: huanqiu.com)

The flattest country: Maldives [Photo Source: huanqiu.com]



Covering about 145,000 square kilometers in the Indian Ocean, this archipelago country contains almost 1,200 coral islands.

The highest spot of the land is less than 0.2 meters above the sea level, making this tropical archipelago the world's flattest country.

As the rapid global warming, scientists fear that one day this beautiful heaven on earth may disappear under the rising ocean.

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