Geographical trivia

[89th]

The Atlantic side of the Panama Canal is further west than the Pacific side.

[jon-nyc]

Dr Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, married Picasso’s former partner and the mother of his two children.

[Aqua Letifer]

Michigan consists of two peninsulas, but Kentucky consists of (at least) two independent land masses with other states between them.

[89th]

@jon-nyc said in Geographical trivia:

Dr Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, married Picasso’s former partner and the mother of his two children.

Jon this isn’t just any trivia!

[Jolly]

Louisiana has no mountains, but we do have a hill that's called a mountain, because perspective is everything.

Driscoll Mountain is in Bienville Parish and is 535 feet above sea level.

[jon-nyc]

Wow. I’m at 328ft and I’m less than 1/2mi from the water.

[LuFins Dad]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Geographical trivia:

Michigan consists of two peninsulas, but Kentucky consists of (at least) two independent land masses with other states between them.

Wow, I never knew about the KentIcky Bend until now. That’s interesting, but you said (at least) two. Is there another area as well?

[Copper]

From Detroit, look south to see Canada.

[George K]

@Copper said in Geographical trivia:

From Detroit, look south to see Canada.

To get from Pacific Ocean to Atlantic via Panama Canal, sail northwest.

[89th]

@George-K you n00b, look at the 6th post!

[89th]

Reno, Nevada is further west than San Diego, CA

[George K]

@89th said in Geographical trivia:

@George-K you n00b, look at the 6th post!

But at least I posted a map.

[Aqua Letifer]

@LuFins-Dad said in Geographical trivia:

@Aqua-Letifer said in Geographical trivia:

Michigan consists of two peninsulas, but Kentucky consists of (at least) two independent land masses with other states between them.

Wow, I never knew about the KentIcky Bend until now. That’s interesting, but you said (at least) two. Is there another area as well?

Not that I know of, but rivers change!

[89th]

Canada is closer to Africa than the USA is.

[taiwan_girl]

I like this thread! Lots of fun and interesting things

[LuFins Dad]

Did you know that Alaska is in 2 hemispheres? Some of the Aleutian Islands are in the Eastern Hemisphere!

[89th]

@LuFins-Dad said in Geographical trivia:

Did you know that Alaska is in 2 hemispheres? Some of the Aleutian Islands are in the Eastern Hemisphere!

Yes! It's part of my favorite piece of trivia: "Which USA state is the further South, North, West, and East. The answer is

South: Hawaii
North: Alaska
West: Alaska
East: Alaska

[Larry]

@Jolly said in Geographical trivia:

Louisiana has no mountains, but we do have a hill that's called a mountain, because perspective is everything.

Driscoll Mountain is in Bienville Parish and is 535 feet above sea level.

I had never checked before, but it seems I'm around 1,000 feet above sea level. I live in the Valley......

[Rainman]

@89th said in Geographical trivia:

@LuFins-Dad said in Geographical trivia:

Did you know that Alaska is in 2 hemispheres? Some of the Aleutian Islands are in the Eastern Hemisphere!

Yes! It's part of my favorite piece of trivia: "Which USA state is the further South, North, West, and East. The answer is

South: Hawaii
North: Alaska
West: Alaska
East: Alaska

I had to think about the East one, but I get it.

[89th]

Similarly, Greenland is further west north east and south, yes all of them, than Iceland.