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GEOGRAPHY FACTS



Alaska







More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska ...Mai mult de jumatate din intreaga linie de coasta a SUA este in Alaska



Amazon



The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% of the world's oxygen supply.



Jungla Amazonului produce mai mult de 20% din oxigenul lumii noastre







The Amazon River pushes so much water into the Atlantic Ocean that, more than one hundred miles at sea off the mouth of the river, one can dip fresh water out of the ocean. The volume of water in the Amazon river is greater than the next eight largest rivers in the world combined and three times the flow of all rivers in the United States ....



Antarctica



Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country.



Antarctica este singurul pamant al planetei noastre care nu este posesiunea vreunei tari.







Ninety percent of the world's ice covers Antarctica . This ice also represents seventy percent of all the fresh water in the world. As strange as it sounds, however, Antarctica is essentially a desert. The average yearly total precipitation is about two inches Although covered with ice (all but 0.4% of it, ice.), Antarctica is the driest place on the planet, with an absolute humidity lower than the Gobi desert.



Brazil







Brazil got its name from the nut, not the other way around.



Brazilia a capatat numele actual de la o nuca



Canada







Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. Canada is an Indian word meaning ' Big Village ...'



Canada are mai multe lacuri decat restul lumii impreuna. Canada este un cuvant Indian care inseamna "Sat mare"



Chicago



Next to Warsaw , Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.



Dupa Varsovia, Chicago are cea mai multa populatie poloneza in lume



Detroit







Woodward Avenue in Detroit , Michigan , carries the designation M-1, so named because it was the first paved road anywhere.



Woodward Avenue din Detroit - Michigan s-a numit M-1 (soseaua M-1) pentruca a fost primul drum pavat din lume



Damascus, Syria







Damascus , Syria , was flourishing a couple of thousand years before Rome was founded in 753 BC, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in existence.

Damasc -Siria a inflorit cateva mii de ani inaintea Romei (care a fost fundata in 753 inaintea lui Christos) si este cel mai batran oras locuit permanent in lume



Istanbul , Turkey











Istanbul , Turkey , is the only city in the world located on two continents.



Istambul este singurul oras in lume plasat pe doua continente



Los Angeles











Los Angele's full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula -- and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: L.A.



Numele intreg a orasului Los Angeles este El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula si poate fi abreviat la numai 3.63% din marimea sa: L.A.



New York City



The term 'The Big Apple' was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930's who used the slang expression 'apple' for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time - The Big Apple.



Termenul "Big Apple = Marul Mare" a fost creat de muzicienii de jaz in 1930 care foloseau porecla Apple pentru orase sau sate. De aceea a canta in New York insemna sa canti "big = mare" rezultand cuvantul The Big Apple







There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin , Ireland ; more Italians in New York City than in Rome , Italy ; and more Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel ...



In orasul New York traiesc mai multi Irlandezi decat in Dublin-Irlanda, mai multi italieni decat in Roma-Italia si mai multi evrei decat in Tel Aviv-Israel



Ohio







There are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio , everyone is manmade.



Nu exista lacuri naturale in Ohio-SUA, toate sunt facute de oameni



Pitcairn Island











The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia , at just 1.75 sq. Miles/4,53 sq. Km.



Cea mai mica insula cu status de tara este Pitcairn in Polinezia (numai 4.53 Km patrati)



Rome











The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome , Italy in 133 B.C. There is a city called Rome on every continent.



Primul oras care a atins o populatie de 1 milion de locuitori a fost Roma - Italia in anul 133 inaintea lui Christos. Exista cate un oras numai Roma in fiecare continent



Siberia







Siberia contains more than 25% of the world's forests.



In Siberia se gasesc mai mult de 25% din padurile lumii



S.M.O.M.







The actual smallest sovereign entity in the world is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (S.M.O.M). It is located in the city of Rome, Italy, has an area of two tennis courts, and as of 2001 has a population of 80, 20 less people than the Vatican. It is a sovereign entity under international law, just as the Vatican is.



Cea mai mica etnitate suverana in lume (conform legilor internationale) este S.M.O.M. care s-ar traduce Ordinul Militar Suveran al Maltei. Se gaseste in Roma, are suprafata a doua terenuri de tenis si in 2001 avea o populatie de 80 locuitori, cu 20 mai putin decat Vaticanul



Sahara Desert







In the Sahara Desert , there is a town named Tidikelt , Algeria , which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years.



In Desertul Sahara exista o localitate numita Tidikelt unde nu a plouat de 10 ani



Technically though, the driest place on Earth is in the valleys of the Antarctic near Ross Island . There has been no rainfall there for two million years.



Totusi din punct de vedere tehnic, cel mai uscat loc pe pamant este Valea Antarcticii, langa insula Ross, unde nu a plouat de 2 milioane de ani







Spain







Spain literally means 'the land of rabbits.'



In traducere literara Spania inseamna " Tara iepurilor"



St. Paul , Minnesota







St. Paul, Minnesota , was originally called Pig's Eye after a man named Pierre 'Pig's Eye' Parrant who set up the first business there.



St. Paul din Minnesota s-a chemat initial Pig's Eye (Ochiul Porcului) dupa un om numit Pierre Parrant (poreclit Pig's Eye = Ochiul Porcului) care a stabilit prima afacere in acel loc.



Roads







Chances that a road is unpaved in the U.S.A : 1%, in Canada : 75%



Sansele ca un drum sa nu fie pavat in SUA este 1% iar in Canada 75%



Russia







The deepest hole ever drilled by man is the Kola Superdeep Borehole, in Russia . It reached a depth of 12,261 meters (about 40,226 feet or 7.62 miles). It was drilled for scientific research and gave up some unexpected discoveries, one of which was a huge deposit of hydrogen - so massive that the mud coming from the hole was ?boiling? with it.



Cel mai adanc put forat de om este Kola Supra-Adanc Put in Rusia. A atins o adancime de 12261 metri, a fost forat in scopuri de cercetare stiintifica si a condus la niste descoperiri neasteptate, una fiind un depozit imens de hidrogen, asa de masiv ca noroiul de foraj "fierbea" datorita lui



United States







The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one-mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.



Sistemul inter-statal Eisenhower prevede ca 1.8 Km la fiecare 9 Km trebuie sa fie linie dreapta ca sa fie folosite ca piste aviatice in caz de razboi sau de urgenta



Waterfalls



The water of Angel Falls (the World's highest) in Venezuela drops 3,212 feet (979 meters). They are 15 times higher than Niagara Falls ...



Apele Angel Falls (cascadele Ingerului) in Venezuela au o cadere de 979 metri, de 15 ori mai mare decat Niagara







I have always said , you should learn something new every day.



Unfortunately, many of us are at that age where what we learn today, we forget tomorrow.



But, give it a shot anyway.