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re: The highest peaks in the world are on the same latitude as New Orleans
Posted on 7/5/16 at 11:18 pm to motorbreath
Posted on 7/5/16 at 11:18 pm to motorbreath
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Reno, NV is farther West than Los Angeles, CA.
That's pretty cool. El Paso is farther west than Colorado Springs and Denver.
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Posted on 7/5/16 at 11:24 pm to MountainTiger
Good to know
Posted on 7/6/16 at 12:09 am to El Campo Tiger
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Places in Mexico are farther north than New Orleans
Oh yeah? Name one.
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We can start with TJ, but N.O. is two or three degrees south of northern Mexico, so anyone who can read a map ought to be able to name several.
Tunis, Tunisia? North of New Orleans.
And while you're trying to comprehend those couple of geographical tidbits, here's one more to blow your mind...
Tahiti is EAST of Hawaii.
Places in Mexico are farther north than New Orleans
Oh yeah? Name one.
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We can start with TJ, but N.O. is two or three degrees south of northern Mexico, so anyone who can read a map ought to be able to name several.
Tunis, Tunisia? North of New Orleans.
And while you're trying to comprehend those couple of geographical tidbits, here's one more to blow your mind...
Tahiti is EAST of Hawaii.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 12:13 am to Powerman
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The earth is a spheroid, not a circle.
I think you mean ellipsoid
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The true shape of the Earth called an Oblate Spheroid.
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The term "Spheroid" means that it is almost a sphere, but not quite.
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The earth's shape is a spheroid
Although the earth's shape is technically an ellipsoid, its major and minor axes do not vary greatly. In fact, its shape is so close to a sphere that it is often called a spheroid rather than an ellipsoid.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 11:04 am to motorbreath
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Maine being the closest state to Africa doesn't surprise me. Seems like a no brainer.
Yea I misread it like some others in here until I looked at a map and knew it was impossible, then I reread and realized what was meant. That makes sense
Posted on 7/6/16 at 9:04 pm to soccerfüt
It's 832 miles to drive from Pensacola, FL to Key West, FL.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 10:03 pm to RogerTheShrubber
That was a big holy shite moment the first time I saw that map. Never really got that from geography class.
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