Geographical Facts

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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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    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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    Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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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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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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    It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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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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