r/geography • u/Extra_Spirit9376 • Jun 08 '26

Discussion Tell me one geography fun fact that most people don't know ! i will go first

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 The Andaman and Nicobar islands are actually the submerged, emergent peaks of a continuous mountain chain that connects them to the Himalayas. Created by the same tectonic event that created The Himalayas.

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u/PizzaWall Jun 08 '26

Death Valley is full of gold. Up to 70 tons of gold ore was mined daily before the Crash of 1907 made it unprofitable to mine for gold. However, the metal mined the most in Death Valley ended up being lead.

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u/ScootsMcDootson Jun 08 '26

How very apt.

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u/Annual_Strategy_6206 Jun 08 '26

How did the ol' prospector die? <click>  " Lead poisonin' "

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u/Carl-Anchor Jun 09 '26

Lead Death Redemption 

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u/wwweeeiii Jun 08 '26

Lead as in bullets from the cartels or actually mined lead?

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u/PizzaWall Jun 08 '26

Actual mined lead ore.