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re: Useless Geography fact of the day
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:00 pm to crotiger0307
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:00 pm to crotiger0307
Reno,NV is further west than Los Angeles
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Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:01 pm to crotiger0307
And did you know a majority of the USA lies west of a north/south line from South America? Most people think its directly south on a line.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:01 pm to Kcrad
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Maybe the preacher knows?
Lord, they're a caution!
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:06 pm to OU Guy
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OK also touches 6 states
Two states touch 8. Both are in the SEC.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:06 pm to OU Guy
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And did you know a majority of the USA lies west of a north/south line from South America?
head due south from Atlanta and the only place yyou'd touch SA is the west coast of Ecuador
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:11 pm to 777Tiger
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head due south from Atlanta and the only place yyou'd touch SA is the west coast of Ecuador
Ecuador and Chile are the only countries in South America that don’t border Brazil.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:12 pm to Teufelhunden
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down in Louisiana and be just about a mile from Texarkana.
in them old cotton fields back home
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:13 pm to crotiger0307
The Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal lies west of the Pacific entrance.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:15 pm to SaturdayTraditions
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The Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal lies west of the Pacific entrance.
Now that is a cool fricking stat!!
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:17 pm to crotiger0307
El Paso TX is 11 miles closer to Los Angeles than Texarkana TX.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:17 pm to TejasHorn
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Texarkana TX.
which is just about a mile from Louisiana
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:18 pm to S1C EM
quote:one is in the SEC
Two states touch 8. Both are in the SEC.
the other is Missouri
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:19 pm to crotiger0307
Maine is closer to the continent of Africa than Florida is
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:20 pm to crotiger0307
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Useless Geography fact of the day
Pierre, South Dakota is the only state capital to share no letters with its state's name.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:21 pm to GetCocky11
fly south out of Detroit and the first country you'll overfly is Canada, Oh Canada
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:23 pm to 777Tiger
Krakatoa is actually west of Java, not east
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:23 pm to Honkus
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Russia borders both North Korea and Norway
Also shares a sea border with Alaska where the distance between the Russian owned island and the American owned one is less than 3 miles. These islands are called the Diomede islands.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:33 pm to OU Guy
Yep.
Brazil is around 200 miles closer to Africa than it is to the US
Brazil is around 200 miles closer to Africa than it is to the US
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:36 pm to crotiger0307
The UK is closer to Russia than Australia is to New Zealand
Posted on 5/31/23 at 1:49 pm to SaturdayTraditions
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The Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal lies west of the Pacific entrance.
Parts of the West Bank of New Orleans are east of parts of the East Bank. Curves of the river.
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