Geographical Facts

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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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    The Mysterious 200 ft Circular Baltic Sea Anomaly
    In 2011, a 200 ft circular anomaly in the Baltic Sea that has unusual characteristics and almost perfectly etched curvatures was discovered. To this day, its origin remains unknown.
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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 North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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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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