Facts in "Geography" Category
#2103 - Geography Fact     8  Bore-hole seismometry indicates that the land in Oklahoma moves up and down 25cm throughout the day, corresponding with the tides. Earth tides are generally about one-third the size of ocean tides. |
| #2104 - Geography Fact 4 Ireland currently has the fastest growing economy in Europe - the economy grew by 40% from 1993-1997. It is for this reason that the country is referred to as the Celtic Tiger. |
| #2105 - Geography Fact 3 There are more psycho-analysts per capita in Buenos Aires than any other place in the world. |
| #2106 - Geography Fact 3 The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia, at just 1.75 sq. miles/4,53 sq. km. |
| #2107 - Geography Fact 1 Female aristocrats on the island of Portugese Timor in Malaya, indicate their status by notching their ears. |
| #2108 - Geography Fact 4 The U.S. mint in Denver, Colorado is the only mint that marks its pennies. |
| #2109 - Geography Fact 5 The original fifty cent piece in Australian decimal currency had around $2.00 worth of silver in it before it was replaced with a less expensive twelve sided coin. |
| #2110 - Geography Fact -6 On a trip to the South Sea islands, French painter Paul Gauguin stopped off briefly in Central America, where he worked as a laborer on the Panama Canal. |
| #2111 - Geography Fact 2 Guam has seven public elementary schools. |
| #2112 - Geography Fact 3 Mount St. Helens dropped 1,313 feet in 1980. |
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