Geographical Facts

    Random Geographical Facts

    There are 51 Geographical Facts!

    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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    Fairy Bridge
    Fairy Bridge
    The largest natural bridge on Earth, the 'Fairy Bridge', was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google Earth.
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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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    More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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