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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    It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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    Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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    Sheikh Hamad Had His Name Carved into Island
    Sheikh Hamad, billionaire and royal family member in the United Arab Emirates, had a huge carving of his name that's even visible from space etched into a private island.
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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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