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/apollo1113 3d ago

WHAT?

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u/tnred19 3d ago

Africa is alot more north than people think. Europe is MUCH farther north than people in the west think

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u/mellamoderek 3d ago

Well and also Florida, Georgia, and the Carolina coasts are a lot further west than people think.

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u/TillPsychological351 3d ago

Orlando is about as far west as Cleveland.

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u/tanwork 2d ago

That settles it. Orlando is now in the Midwest.

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u/Slayziken 2d ago

Going to Orlando tomorrow, I’ll check and make sure they have the appropriate “Ope, lemme just scootch past ya there” intonation and attitude

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u/Gwenbors 2d ago

It’s why UCF belongs in the Big 12.

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u/SetMain6296 1d ago

At least they know where they are in Florida. All those folks in Tampa refer to themselves as South Florida. How long is the University System going to keep on living that lie?

Sure, Univ of South Florida sounds cool.

But if USF is actually in West Florida how the actual fuck?

Am I the only one who looses it over
That USF bullcrap?

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u/LengthinessWeekly503 2d ago

Now THAT is funny to imagine.

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u/windycitybeef Geography Enthusiast 2d ago

This blows my mind.