Geographical Facts

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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as 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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    Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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    If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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    More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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    Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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