Ten Quick Facts About South Africa

How long is a South African giraffe’s tongue? The world’s largest diamond was found in South Africa. How many carats was it? Here are a few interesting facts about South Africa.

TEN QUICK FACTS ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA:
1.  What is the length of a South African giraffe’s tongue?
2.  The largest diamond found in the world was in South Africa. How many carats was it?
3.  What is South Africa’s longest placename?
4.  How many species of spiders exist?
5.  How many species of sharks swim in South African waters?
6.  How long is the wingspan of the world’s smallest butterfly, located in South Africa?
7.  How many cellphones are used?
8.  How many windmills are used?
9.  How many landline telephones are used?
10.  How high is South Africa’s highest waterfall?

ANSWERS:
1.  The giraffe’s tongue is 45 centimeters / 17.72 inches long.
2.  World’s largest diamond (found in S.A.) called the Cullinan, found in 1905, weighed 3107 carats.
3.  Longest placename in S.A. is Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein, which is a farm.
4.  There are 6,000 species of spiders that exist in S.A.
5.  There are 98 species of sharks found in South African waters.
6.  The Dwarf Blue Butterfly is the world’s smallest butterfly. Its wingspan is 8 millimeters / 0.31 inches long.
7.  There are 42,300,000 cellphones used in S.A.
8.  There are 280,000 windmills used in S.A.
9.  There are 4,642,000 landline telephones used in S.A.
10.  Tugella falls, the second highest waterfall in the world, is 850 meters or 929.57 yards. Also is 2,788.71 feet.

Source: News24.com – South Africa’s premier news source.