Geographical Facts

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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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    A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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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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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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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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    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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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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