Geographical Facts

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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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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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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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    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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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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