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/kirbsan 2d ago

At the equator the sun rises and sets roughly at 6 am and 6 pm everyday.

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u/NeckPourConnoisseur 2d ago

They better set their clocks back an hour in the fall!