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Alcatraz Island sits in the chilly waters of San Francisco Bay, California, USA, just 1.25 miles (2 km) from the famous city of San Francisco — that’s about the same distance as 18 football fields placed end to end!
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Cinque Terre means “Five Lands” in Italian, named after the five colorful villages that make up this beautiful coastal area in Italy!
The Leaning Tower of Pisa leans at a funny angle all the way up, and because the builders made small changes as they continued to build, the tower has a slight curve — kind of like a banana shape — when you look at it from the side!
On Easter Island, the average moai statue is about 13 feet tall and weighs around 14 tons — that’s as tall as a small house and as heavy as about two big elephants! 🐘🐘
There are about 18 different routes to climb Mount Everest, but climbers usually stick to just two main ones — the Southeast Ridge from Nepal and the North Ridge from Tibet!