Geographical Facts

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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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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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    Every person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.
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    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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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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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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