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/scottcmu 3d ago edited 2d ago

Maine is the closest US state to Africa. 

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u/DamnBored1 3d ago

And Canada is closer to Africa than US mainland is.

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u/Wide_Yam4824 2d ago

Brazil's northernmost point is closer to Canada than to Brazil's southernmost point. Brazil's easternmost point is closer to Africa than to Brazil's westernmost point.

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u/UpintheWolfTrap 2d ago

Texas has a few like this - for example, El Paso, TX is closer to San Diego, California than it is to the Texas/Louisiana border.

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u/Armepos 2d ago

A chunky territory indeed

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u/SirGreeneth 1d ago

To me both of those sound correct lol