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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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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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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    It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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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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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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