Geographical Facts

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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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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 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 water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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    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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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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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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