Geographical Facts

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    Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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    The water of the Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot there.
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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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    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 Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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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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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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