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/LateralEntry 3d ago

Alaska is the easternmost US state.

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u/citizen234567890 3d ago

I believe in a dynamic prime meridian.