Geographical Facts

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    Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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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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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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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 Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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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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    It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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