Geographical Facts

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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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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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    The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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    A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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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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