Geographical Facts

    Random Geographical Facts

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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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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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    The water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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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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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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