Geographical Facts

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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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    Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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    Fairy Bridge
    Fairy Bridge
    The largest natural bridge on Earth, the 'Fairy Bridge', was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google Earth.
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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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