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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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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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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    The Mysterious 200 ft Circular Baltic Sea Anomaly
    In 2011, a 200 ft circular anomaly in the Baltic Sea that has unusual characteristics and almost perfectly etched curvatures was discovered. To this day, its origin remains unknown.
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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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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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