Geographical Facts

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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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    A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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    It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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    Fairy Bridge
    Fairy Bridge
    The largest natural bridge on Earth, the 'Fairy Bridge', was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google Earth.
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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