Geographical Facts

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    There are 51 Geographical Facts!

    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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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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    The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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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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    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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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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