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re: Tell me some random fun facts...
Posted on 3/1/22 at 12:13 pm to Jor Jor The Dinosaur
Posted on 3/1/22 at 12:13 pm to Jor Jor The Dinosaur
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The top 3 closest countries to the continental US are: 1a Canada 1b Mexico 3 Russia
I mean, that looks incorrect. I want it it to be correct so please prove me wrong. Most of the Caribbean and Central America are closer. Iceland is almost as close as Russia.
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Posted on 3/1/22 at 12:21 pm to poochie
quote:Not even close. Little Diomede Island, Alaska, USA is only 2.4 miles from Big Diomede Island, Chukotka, Russia.
Iceland is almost as close as Russia.
The distance from mainland to mainland at the narrowest point in the Bering Strait is only 55 miles. Cuba, for example, is 90 miles.
ETA: Iceland is 3,559 miles from the closest point to the US, as the crow flies.
This post was edited on 3/1/22 at 12:28 pm
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:40 pm to poochie
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I mean, that looks incorrect. I want it it to be correct so please prove me wrong. Most of the Caribbean and Central America are closer. Iceland is almost as close as Russia.
I suggest you look at the Bering Strait
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