Geographical Facts

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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 percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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    If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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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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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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