Geographical Facts

    Random Geographical Facts

    There are 51 Geographical Facts!

    Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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    Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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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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    Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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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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    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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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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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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