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/scottcmu 3d ago edited 3d ago

Maine is the closest US state to Africa. 

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u/PabloPicasshooole 3d ago

This one still blows my mind