Geographical Facts

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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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    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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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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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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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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    Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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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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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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