Geographical Facts

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    If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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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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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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    Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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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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    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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