Geographical Facts

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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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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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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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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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    Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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