Geographical Facts

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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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    Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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    Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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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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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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    More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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    Sheikh Hamad Had His Name Carved into Island
    Sheikh Hamad, billionaire and royal family member in the United Arab Emirates, had a huge carving of his name that's even visible from space etched into a private island.
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