Geographical Facts

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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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    Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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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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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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    Every person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.
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    The longest cave in the world is the 'Mammoth Cave System' in the USA at 560,000 mtrs deep!
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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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