Geographical trivia

[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.

[89th]

Russia is so north and so wide, that two people at the same time can be in daylight on different days.

[Horace]

Definitely not half-wide then.