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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    Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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    The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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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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    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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    Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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    The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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