Geographical Facts

    Random Geographical Facts

    There are 51 Geographical Facts!

    Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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    Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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    A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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    The Mysterious 200 ft Circular Baltic Sea Anomaly
    In 2011, a 200 ft circular anomaly in the Baltic Sea that has unusual characteristics and almost perfectly etched curvatures was discovered. To this day, its origin remains unknown.
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    It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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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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