Geographical Facts

    Random Geographical Facts

    There are 51 Geographical Facts!

    Every person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.
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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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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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    There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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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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    Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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    The longest cave in the world is the 'Mammoth Cave System' in the USA at 560,000 mtrs deep!
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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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