geography, n.Trivia

The Sahara Desert has snowed in the Sahara at least three times in recorded history, the most recent being 2018

Philadelphia is a real node --- About 40% of America's population lives within a one day drive to Philadelphia.

Wisconsin has points located farther east than parts of Florida.

Long Island is the largest island in the Continental U.S

Antarctica is the world's largest desert, as it doesn't get all that much rainfall.

Alaska is the most northern, western, and eastern U.S. state

Canada is America's neighbor to the north but the majority of Canadians live south of Seattle.

Norway is north, south, east, and west of Finland.

Maine is the closest point in the US to Africa

Iceland grows 5 centimeters every year as the North American and European tectonic plates grow wider apart.

North Korea and Finland are technically separated by only one country.

Alaska is simultaneously the furthest west, east, and northern point in the US.

Detroit is farther east than Atlanta

Geography is divided into five main themes: location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region.

Alaska is the most eastern and western state in the U.S

Maine is the closest U.S. state to Africa

Russia has more surface area than Pluto

Istanbul is the only major city located on two continents (Europe and Asia), divided by the Bosphorus Strait

Africa is the only continent in the world that occupies all four hemispheres; north, south, east and west.

Reno is farther west than Los Angeles