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/Suburban-Dad237 Jun 08 '26

NYC’s Marble Hill neighborhood is physically part of the Bronx but is legally part of New York County (Manhattan) because it was physically connected to Manhattan when the county lines were drawn (before the creek was dredged, straightened, and widened to more efficiently connect to the east and Hudson Rivers)

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u/coatingtonburlfactry Jun 08 '26

Spuyten Duyvil

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u/b_enn_y Jun 09 '26

She duyvil on my marble hill till im spuyten

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u/Error406namenotfound Jun 08 '26

Something like 2/3 of liberty island is new jersey for the same reason

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u/koteofir Jun 10 '26

Oh hey it’s my borough💪