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re: Random geography trivia
Posted on 11/29/23 at 6:52 pm to Corporal Beavis
Posted on 11/29/23 at 6:52 pm to Corporal Beavis
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Google maps is not the end all be all. It is basing that off of a road. That area in your picture is Cherokee County, NC. Cherokee County does not recognize it as having any local government per the Cherokee Chamber, and its not listed the US Census data. LINK
It’s a hamlet, not an incorporated city or village. In my home state, this is quite common.
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Posted on 11/29/23 at 6:53 pm to East Coast Band
Posted on 11/29/23 at 8:13 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
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Louisiana's coastline is longer than California's
It’s not-
California’s coastline (840 miles) is longer than Louisiana’s (397 miles).
Louisiana’s shoreline (7721 miles) is longer than California’s (3427 miles).
There’s a difference in how they are calculated. Shorelines include lakes, rivers… in addition to coastal land.
Posted on 11/29/23 at 8:15 pm to cyarrr
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Louisiana’s shoreline (7721 miles) is longer than California’s (3427 miles).
There’s a difference in how they are calculated. Shorelines include lakes, rivers… in addition to coastal land.
So... shoreline is essentially any land that borders any type of water, correct?
Posted on 11/29/23 at 8:18 pm to MemphisGuy
That’s my understanding
Posted on 11/29/23 at 8:27 pm to cyarrr
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That’s my understanding
Well, it would have to be for Louisiana to have 7,700 miles of shoreline and Florida to have something like 8,500 miles.
Posted on 11/29/23 at 8:45 pm to cyarrr
This is according to NOAA:
But you are correct if you use the Congressional Research Service method, whatever that is.
LINK
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According to a report by NOAA, Alaska has the longest coastline in the United States, with a length of 33,904 miles1. This is longer than all other states’ coastlines combined1.
Here is a table of the top 5 states with the longest coastlines in the United States:
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Rank State Coastline Length (Miles)
1 Alaska 33,904
2 Florida 8,436
3 Louisiana 7,721
4 Maine 3,478
5 California 3,427
But you are correct if you use the Congressional Research Service method, whatever that is.
LINK
This post was edited on 11/29/23 at 8:53 pm
Posted on 11/29/23 at 10:02 pm to East Coast Band
The true size of Africa.
Posted on 11/29/23 at 10:07 pm to soccerfüt
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It was Paul at SeaSaint Studios on Clematis Street in about ‘73 or so. Probably on “Venus & Mars”; could be “Listen to What the Man Said”?
Correct, nice job
As a follow-up, since this is a geographic thread and all.. and i think this one’s a little easier- Which iconic 1970s classic rock song was recorded in Bogalusa La ?
Posted on 11/29/23 at 11:07 pm to Jim Rockford
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the west coast of South America is further east than the east coast of North America.
Posted on 11/29/23 at 11:11 pm to clarke
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There are at least 100 uncontacted tribes of people around the world that have no idea outside modern society exists, aside from aircraft flyovers. The vast majority are in the remote Amazon Rainforest but there are also tribes in Africa and India.
If I ever go there I’d like to interview the red guy and ask him what he was thinking
Posted on 11/29/23 at 11:17 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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In the Philippines There’s an Island Within a Lake On an Island Within a Lake On an Island
48.009128, -88.770199
We have our own in the U.S.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 7:43 am to PCRammer
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NJ is the only state that does not have a border demarcated by a Lat or Long.
Hawaii?
Posted on 11/30/23 at 9:08 am to Nuts
The state of Georgia has no naturally occurring lakes.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 9:10 am to East Coast Band
The MS Gulf Coast is the longest man made beach in the world.
Namibia’s coastline is almost 1,000 miles and is completely uninhabited
Namibia’s coastline is almost 1,000 miles and is completely uninhabited
Posted on 11/30/23 at 9:47 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Alaska has the most North, West and Eastern point in the USA.
Correct, but not really true. That's only due to where they decided to start counting the Meridians. If it was truly true, you couldn't travel east from that Easternmost point and hit more of America.
Edit: But since this thread is trivia, I'll allow it.
This post was edited on 11/30/23 at 9:49 am
Posted on 11/30/23 at 9:48 am to SabiDojo
The headwaters of the Mississippi River is a lake in Minnesota, Lake Itasca.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 10:04 am to SabiDojo
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Namibia’s coastline is almost 1,000 miles and is completely uninhabited
This made me look on google maps. There are several towns along the coast in the southern part of Namibia.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:03 am to TigerDeacon
Yes and some of them are pretty popular tourist spots.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:11 am to BK Lounge
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Which iconic 1970s classic rock song was recorded in Bogalusa La ?
Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son
This post was edited on 11/30/23 at 11:20 am
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