Geographical Facts

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    Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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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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    It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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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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    In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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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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