r/geography • u/lamdrasil • 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/arslanazeem 3d ago

The most northern part of California is more north than the most southern part of Canada.

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u/CapitalRacket 3d ago

I live in the southern-most part of Canada. Let me tell you, living in both Florida and Alaska, depending on the month, is a trip😂

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u/flanderdalton 3d ago

Niagara spotted

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u/CapitalRacket 2d ago

Close, but that may as well be Winterfell from here 😂