Geographical Facts

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    There are 51 Geographical Facts!

    The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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    A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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    More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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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 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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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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