Geographical Facts

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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    The longest cave in the world is the 'Mammoth Cave System' in the USA at 560,000 mtrs deep!
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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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    The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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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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    Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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