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World Geography Interesting places and trivia
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Tallest Building Burj Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is currently the world's tallest man- made structure. It was topped-out at 818 m (2,684 ft) on 17 January 2009.
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Artificial Island-Palm City, Dubai Total cost 2.3 billion.
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2 bedroom apartment cost $750,000
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Longest bridge Hangzhou Bay Bridge China. 22 miles 6 lane expressway
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Most dangerous road Bolivia’s “Road of Death”, Yungas Road 200-300 deaths a year.
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The Hottest Place on Earth El Azizia in Libya where the temperature reached a scorching 136 degrees Fahrenheit (57.8 Celsius) on Sept. 13, 1922 -- the hottest ever measured.
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The confirmed coldest temperature on Earth recorded in Vostok, Antarctica at a brisk - 89.2 degrees Celsius
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Driest Continent Because Antarctica is a "polar" region, there is no precipitation, it has no lakes or rivers and is in fact the driest continent. The interior of Antarctica is considered the world's driest desert because the extreme cold freezes water vapor out of the air.
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Wettest place on earth Cherrapunjee, India 39 feet of rain each year
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Lowest place on earth Dead Sea (Yam Hamelach) that is located in Eastern Israel. it is located 417 Meters below sea level. (1368 feet)
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Largest Rock formation Uluru aka Ayers Rock, Australia
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Largest Dam Three Gorges Dam, China Estimated 180 billion Yuan (39 billion U.S. dollars
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Famous Places Pretest
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A. Sugarloaf Mountain
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B. Pagoda
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Roman Colosseum
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Kaaba at Mecca
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St. Basil’s Cathedral, Russia
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Maya Temple
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Taj Mahal, India
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Stonehenge, UK
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Parthenon, Greece
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Hagia Sophia, Turkey
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Dome of the Rock, Israel.
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