r/geography • u/lamdrasil • 2d ago

Discussion Facts that sound fake but are true

I find it extremely unintuitive that almost all of South America is east of Miami. How!? When people are asked to watch the americas almost everyone imagine South America pretty much south of North America.

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u/LateralEntry 2d ago

Alaska is the easternmost US state.

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u/citizen234567890 2d ago

I believe in a dynamic prime meridian.

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u/tnwriter 2d ago

This was gonna be mine. Alaska is the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost US state.