- The thickness of the Arctic ice sheet is on average 10 feet. There are some areas that are thick as 65 feet.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - In 1998, approximately 1.6 billion tree seedlings were planted in the United States. This amounts to about five trees per American.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Oak trees can live 200 or more years.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The country of Bolivia is named after a fighter Simon Bolivar.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Finland has 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The sun is approximately 149 million kilometres from the earth.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The oil that is found in poison ivy is called "urushiol."
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Of all the countries, Brazil has the most plant species, with over 56,000.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The city of Seoul has been the capital city of Korea for more than 600 years.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Tropical rainforests cover about 7% of the Earth and receive over 80 inches of rain every year.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - It would take 29 million years for a car travelling 100 miles per hour to reach the nearest star.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - There have been 191 coops in Bolivia since it became a sovereign country in 1825.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The world's highest capital is La Paz, which is the capital of Bolivia. The capital is located about 12,000 feet above sea level.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Japan has approximately 200 volcanoes and is home to 10% of the active volcanoes in the world.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The world's highest tide is in the Bay of Fundy located in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - An estimated 690 million people live in Africa.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - In a day, a mature oak tree can draw approximately 50 gallons of water.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The Huang He (Yellow River) in China is also called "China's sorrow." This is because it overflows its banks, and has caused many destructions. One of the biggest floods was in 1887, where approximately one million people died in China because of the flood.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - The Earth's rain forest are home to about 75% of all known species of plant and animal life.
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(Added: Thu Oct 31 2002) - Ushuaia, Argentina is the world's southernmost city.
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