Geographical Facts

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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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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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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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    The water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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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 state of Florida is bigger than England!
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