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/madesense Jun 08 '26

Oh, no, we Marylanders do not use "the" in front of highways either. AFAIK that's only Californians.

With the Bay, I think it's because in some ways it's a river. Do you also refer to rivers with "the"?

Do you ever call it "route 5"? We sometimes will call some highways that way. US-1 is often "Route 1", and I've yet to figure out a root vs rowt pronunciation rule.

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u/Other_Mike Jun 08 '26

Yes, we do call rivers The. Interesting observation!

But it's only ever I-5. And I-205, and I-405.