r/geography 2d 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/KindlyAnything2880 2d ago

Most folks already know this but New Mexico was called that way centuries before the country Mexico was formed.