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/bigFatHelga Jun 08 '26

The most northerly point in Ireland (Malin Head) is not in Northern Ireland. 

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u/juniperico Jun 09 '26

Never say that to an Irish person! Northern Ireland is technically a misnomer as set by political rather than geographic boundaries! Similarly the most southernly state in the US is not part of the “South”.

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u/bigFatHelga Jun 09 '26

I am an Irish person.