Geographical Facts

    Random Geographical Facts

    There are 51 Geographical Facts!

    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
    62
    It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
    61
    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
    0
    The water of the Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot there.
    334
    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.
    32
    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).
    48
    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
    41
    Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
    14