Geographical Facts

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    Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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    Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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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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    A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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    More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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