Geographical Facts

    Random Geographical Facts

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    There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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    Every person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.
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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 Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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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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    If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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