Geographical Facts

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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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    The water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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    Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    The tallest wave in history was the 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami, reaching a height of 1,720 feet (524 meters).
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    Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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