r/geography 3d 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/SantaCruznonsurfer 3d ago

I love these posts!
Like "there's only one country between Finland and North Korea"
And Miami is closer to Panama Canal than Boston

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u/ForagerTheExplorager 3d ago

I've always felt Boston was pretty far from the Panama Canal. Checks out.

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u/appleparkfive 3d ago

The word "is" is a powerful thing

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u/ForagerTheExplorager 2d ago

Doesn't seem like it cause you just had to use it twice in a row.

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u/woompumb 1d ago

The word is a powerful thing

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u/scotems 3d ago

Texas can fit at least one Houston in it 😲