The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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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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The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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