Weird Geography Facts
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Because the definition of "desert" relates to precipitation and not temperature, the world's largest desert is actually Antarctica.
I love the comparisons of the sparsely populated U.S. states compared to European Countries.
UK: 94,058 Sq Mi., 68.4 million people
Germany: 138,000 Sq Mi., 84.5 million people
Wyoming: 97,813 Sq. Mi. 584,000 people.
Montana: 147,000 Sq. Mi. 1.13 million people.
UK: 94,058 Sq Mi., 68.4 million people
Germany: 138,000 Sq Mi., 84.5 million people
Wyoming: 97,813 Sq. Mi. 584,000 people.
Montana: 147,000 Sq. Mi. 1.13 million people.
@mapnerd might remember this, but he used GIS to determine the geographic center of the state like 15 years ago and it was about 2.5 miles directly south of Fernald.
Should Yellowstone be included? I think it has a bigger caldera than any others mentioned and it's still active.
Arkansas is the only state where you can travel to every state that borders it by traveling south, yes, including Missouri.
You need to explain this one. Washington, Michigan, Maine, minnesota, all seem to work as well
Upon inspection, agree, I think there's a detail missing in the Arkansas premise. Maybe it's from any part of a state.
Montana & North Dakota seem to work, too. I might be misinterpreting.
You can't get to Idaho from Washington by traveling south without going through another state first. Maine only borders one state, Michigan and Minnesota only three and four respectively.
Maybe I misspoke and the unique thing about Arkansas is the number of bordering states that you can get to by traveling south. Let's count them. There's Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. I read this trivia fact a while back and maybe I remembered it wrong.
Or maybe it's the fact that Arkansas is the only state completely bordered by other U.S. states where that is the case. The other states cheat by bordering Canada.
Even though Yellowstone has lots of geothermal heat and activity the last actual lava produced was over 70,000 years ago.
But like many volcanoes the lack of 'recent' volcanic eruptions does not not Yellowstone won't erupt in the future.
In fact there is a 2nd 'active' super volcano in the USA, the Long Valley Caldera. It last erupted 750,000 years ago but is still considered active with plenty of underground activity.
Oh Yellowstone does frequently have hydrothermal explosions. They had one I think in the Norris Geyser Basin this fall. Closed a large part of that area for several weeks.
How 'wide' is TX? If you look at longitude, the farthest east city in Texas on I-10 is Orange. TX at 93.7366. Ames is at 93.6319. Then El Paso on the west end of I-10 in TX is at 106.4850. Casper, WY is close longitude wise at 106.2981. Sorry NE but you're now in the great state of Iowa.
Geography is full of surprises. Speaking of France, did you know their longest border is actually with Brazil? I found that wild when I was reading this: https://gowithguide.com/blog/touris...quick-travel-guide-to-the-city-of-lights-5744. Also, Paris is actually further north than most people think—it's about the same latitude as Winnipeg!
I know Mt. Waialeale is one of the wettest places on earth, but I am pretty sure Death Valley is the driest in the US.
Keokuk is closer to Union City, Tennessee and St Francis, Arkansas than it is to Sioux City.
Glenwood is closer to Julesburg, Colorado than it is New Albin.
Clinton is closer to Edon, Ohio than it is to Larchwood.
Glenwood is closer to Julesburg, Colorado than it is New Albin.
Clinton is closer to Edon, Ohio than it is to Larchwood.
The northern border of California is the same latitude as Slater.
The southern border of California is the same latitude as Shreveport.
The southern border of California is the same latitude as Shreveport.
I have been planning a trip to Alaska and thought about taking a day trip from my brother's place in Anchorage to Denali since they are so close to each other on the map. Actually it is a 4.5-5 hour drive one way.
