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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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346 |
Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
Geography > Africa |
10/17/08 |
|
347 |
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania. |
Geography > Europe |
10/18/08 |
|
348 |
Latitude is a measurement of distance in degrees north or south of the equator. |
Geography |
10/18/08 |
|
349 |
Riga is the capital of Latvia. |
Geography > Europe |
10/18/08 |
|
350 |
Valletta is the capital of Malta. |
Geography > Europe |
10/18/08 |
|
351 |
The San Francisco Bay is the world's largest landlocked harbor. |
Geography > United States |
10/18/08 |
|
352 |
California's Mount Whitney, at 14,495 feet, is the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states. |
Geography > United States |
10/23/08 |
|
353 |
Chişinău is the capital of Moldova. |
Geography > Europe |
10/23/08 |
|
354 |
The Kiel Canal connects the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. |
Geography |
10/28/08 |
|
355 |
The highest tides in the world are in the Bay of Fundy in Canada. |
Geography |
10/28/08 |
|
356 |
The Suez Canal, which allows water transportation between Europe and Asia, is in Egypt. |
Geography |
10/28/08 |
|
357 |
The Panama Canal connects the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. |
Geography |
10/28/08 |
|
358 |
At approximately 8893 km, the longest common border in the world is between Canada and the United States. |
Geography > Countries |
10/31/08 |
|
359 |
The Tropic of Capricorn is at approximately 23.5 degrees south of the equator. |
Geography |
11/01/08 |
|
360 |
A large portion of the Canada / United States border lies along the 49th parallel. |
Geography > North America |
11/01/08 |
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