Geographical Facts

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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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    There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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    Sheikh Hamad Had His Name Carved into Island
    Sheikh Hamad, billionaire and royal family member in the United Arab Emirates, had a huge carving of his name that's even visible from space etched into a private island.
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    Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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    A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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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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