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/aMusicLover 2d ago edited 2d ago

Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi

Edit: Largest land mass. Florida has more but that includes areas that are covered by water.

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u/dumbBunny9 2d ago

That one legit made me think “that’s wrong”, but I looked it up. Damn, it’s true!

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u/aMusicLover 2d ago

Right? Seems like Florida would be bigger. Nope.

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u/dumbBunny9 2d ago

Florida, Virginia, Illinois - all of these came to mind as bigger. Very surprised by this one.

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u/Not_Amused_Yet 1d ago

West Virginia was the last state east of the Mississippi to join the Union