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[–] ashenone@lemmy.ml 24 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

A few of my favorite fun facts are geography related.

The pacific side of the Panama canal is further east than the Atlantic side.

If you head south from Detroit the first foreign country you'll hit is Canada.

Lake Tahoe is further west than Los Angeles

70% of Canadians live south of the 49th Parallel, the northern border of the US.

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

If you head south from Detroit the first foreign country you’ll hit is Canada.

There's also Angle Inlet, Minnesota which is the only place in the contiguous United States north of the 49th parallel. To travel to Angle Inlet by road from other parts of Minnesota, or from anywhere in the United States, requires driving through Manitoba, Canada. It's a really weird border.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 hours ago

All borders are weird

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Due to its high latitude and being in the middle of a continent, it is a contender for the most extreme winters in the contiguous United States.

Two square miles & 54 residents in North Bumblefuck, separated from the rest of the US by 60 miles. It’s an affront to reason.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago

Having lived somewhere with constant tourists... I get it.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 18 hours ago

omg la is east of reno what is happening rn