Geographical Facts

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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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    A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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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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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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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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    Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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