A few bits of geography that might surprise you: 1. Rome is further north than NYC 2. Portland, OR is north of Montréal 3. Boston is west of Santiago, Chile 4. Havana is north of Hong Kong 5. Seattle is south of Paris 6. Cairns is closer to the equator than Jamaica or Antigua

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Pittsburgh is east of Miami.
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Part of Canada's easternmost territory is west of LA
artemis 🔄 @peak_transit
30 Dec 2020
while we're on weird geography facts, part of nunavut is further west than los angeles
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The closest state to South Africa is Maine
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You forgot my favorite. Greenland is farther north, farther east, farther south and farther west than iceland.
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You are right! Most of those surprised me!
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Only a few of the really-far-out Aleutian Islands, though. Berlin is safely south of the southern tip of the panhandle.
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