Geographical Facts

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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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    More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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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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    Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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    Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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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 names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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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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