Geographical Facts

    Random Geographical Facts

    There are 51 Geographical Facts!

    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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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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    The Eternal Fire
    The Eternal Fire
    A natural gas vent in Iraq known as The Eternal Fire has been burning continuously for over 4,000 years, and is mentioned by Herodotus, Plutarch, and in the Old Testament’s Book of Daniel.
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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    A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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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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