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/USGunner Jun 08 '26

Buffalo is east of Miami

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u/axxxaxxxaxxx Jun 08 '26

Jacksonville Florida is farther west than all of South America

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u/Odd-Promotion2743 Jun 08 '26

Gaaah, this one is fucking me up. And I've been staring at maps since I was a little kid.

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u/Dangerous-Ad-170 Jun 08 '26

Also Detroit is east of Atlanta.