Geographical Facts

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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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    More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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    The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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    If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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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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    A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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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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