Geographical trivia
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 04:04 last edited by
Dr Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, married Picasso’s former partner and the mother of his two children.
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Michigan consists of two peninsulas, but Kentucky consists of (at least) two independent land masses with other states between them.
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Dr Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, married Picasso’s former partner and the mother of his two children.
wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 04:36 last edited by@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!
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 11:48 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 12:30 last edited by
Wow. I’m at 328ft and I’m less than 1/2mi from the water.
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Michigan consists of two peninsulas, but Kentucky consists of (at least) two independent land masses with other states between them.
wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 12:40 last edited by@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?
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 15:54 last edited by
From Detroit, look south to see Canada.
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@Copper said in Geographical trivia:
From Detroit, look south to see Canada.
To get from Pacific Ocean to Atlantic via Panama Canal, sail northwest.
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 16:29 last edited by
Reno, Nevada is further west than San Diego, CA
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 16:31 last edited by George K
@89th said in Geographical trivia:
@George-K you n00b, look at the 6th post!
But at least I posted a map.
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@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?
wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 16:40 last edited by@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!
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 16:52 last edited by
Canada is closer to Africa than the USA is.
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 18:13 last edited by
I like this thread! Lots of fun and interesting things
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wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 18:37 last edited by
Did you know that Alaska is in 2 hemispheres? Some of the Aleutian Islands are in the Eastern Hemisphere!
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Did you know that Alaska is in 2 hemispheres? Some of the Aleutian Islands are in the Eastern Hemisphere!
wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 18:52 last edited by 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 -
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.
wrote on 17 Aug 2020, 21:17 last edited by@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......
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@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: Alaskawrote on 17 Aug 2020, 21:26 last edited by@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: AlaskaI had to think about the East one, but I get it.
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wrote on 19 Aug 2020, 03:34 last edited by
Similarly, Greenland is further west north east and south, yes all of them, than Iceland.
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wrote on 19 Aug 2020, 03:35 last edited by
Russia is so north and so wide, that two people at the same time can be in daylight on different days.