Geographical Facts

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    Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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    Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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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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    The longest cave in the world is the 'Mammoth Cave System' in the USA at 560,000 mtrs deep!
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