That means the entire world could fit into the state of Texas. If the entire world were as densely populated as New York City, the whole population would only cover 250,404 square miles. THE ENTIRETY OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION COULD EASILY FIT IN TEXAS. An impressive nine percent of the country is covered in fresh water. But it might shock you that the country has more than half of all the natural lakes in the world. CANADA HAS A LOT OF LAKES.Ĭanada is the second largest country in the world, so it may not come as a surprise that it has a lot of lakes.
London, for example, is nearly 300 miles north of the small Maine community, and Estcourt Station is also farther south than Paris, Amsterdam, and Brussels. Despite being the highest town in the contiguous United States east of the Great Lakes (and therefore associated with frigid winters), it’s surprisingly farther south than other cities across the Atlantic. MAINE ISN’T AS FAR NORTH AS YOU THOUGHT.Įstcourt Station, Maine, is the northernmost community of New England. Despite being in Nevada (and nearly 300 miles from the ocean), Reno is roughly 86 miles farther west than the coastal city Los Angeles. RENO, NEVADA, IS WEST OF LOS ANGELES.Įven when looking at a map, this fact is hard to wrap your head around. Lesotho is landlocked within South Africa while San Marino and Vatican City are surrounded by Italy. Lesotho, San Marino, and Vatican City are the only countries to be surrounded by just one other country. THERE ARE THREE COUNTRIES THAT ARE COMPLETELY LANDLOCKED BY ANOTHER COUNTRY. Longitude lines converge at the top and bottom of the globe, so Pochoni Point, Alaska, has the easternmost longitude of any point in the country. Parts of Alaska are so far west that the state actually stretches into the eastern hemisphere. But more surprisingly, the state manages to be the easternmost state as well. ALASKA IS BOTH THE WESTERNMOST AND EASTERNMOST STATE.Īlaska is the westernmost and northernmost state in the United States, which makes a lot of sense when you look at a map. It’s therefore also the only continent to have land on the prime meridian and the equator. AFRICA IS IN A PRETTY CENTRAL LOCATION.Īfrica is the only continent that is in all four hemispheres: north, south, west, and east. Here are some mind-bending geography facts that might surprise you.
The world is a big, mysterious place, where sometimes facts defy logic.
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