Geographical Facts

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    There are 51 Geographical Facts!

    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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    The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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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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    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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    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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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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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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