Geographical Facts

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    Sheikh Hamad Had His Name Carved into Island
    Sheikh Hamad, billionaire and royal family member in the United Arab Emirates, had a huge carving of his name that's even visible from space etched into a private island.
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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 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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    A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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    Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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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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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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    The water of the Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot there.
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