Geographical Facts

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    The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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    Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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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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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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