Geographical Facts

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    There are 51 Geographical Facts!

    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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    The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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    Sheikh Hamad Had His Name Carved into Island
    Sheikh Hamad, billionaire and royal family member in the United Arab Emirates, had a huge carving of his name that's even visible from space etched into a private island.
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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 water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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