Geographical Facts

    Random Geographical Facts

    There are 51 Geographical Facts!

    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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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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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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    The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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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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    Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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