Geographical Facts

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    Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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    Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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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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    Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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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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    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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    More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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    There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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