Geographical Facts

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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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    A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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    More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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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 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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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 Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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