Geographical Facts

    Random Geographical Facts

    There are 51 Geographical Facts!

    Every person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.
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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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    The Eternal Fire
    The Eternal Fire
    A natural gas vent in Iraq known as The Eternal Fire has been burning continuously for over 4,000 years, and is mentioned by Herodotus, Plutarch, and in the Old Testament’s Book of Daniel.
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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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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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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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    Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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