Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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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 Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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