Geographical Facts

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    It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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    Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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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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    Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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