Geographical Facts

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    Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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    Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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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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    The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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    The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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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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