Geographical Facts

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    The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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    Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    The tallest wave in history was the 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami, reaching a height of 1,720 feet (524 meters).
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    Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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