Geographical Facts

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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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    In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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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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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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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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    Fairy Bridge
    Fairy Bridge
    The largest natural bridge on Earth, the 'Fairy Bridge', was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google Earth.
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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