Post AxWl31zatqOGVfleD2 by carpetbomberz@mastodon.online
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 (DIR) Post #AxVNpQDrWX7hV51UOG by ricci@discuss.systems
       2025-08-24T19:59:44Z
       
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       This thread is my jam:https://www.reddit.com/r/geography/comments/1mymmvz/what_is_the_most_counterintuitive_geographical/> Any place on Earth is less than 5 Chile lengths from Chile. > All of South America is east of Detroit > Maine is closer to Africa than Florida is.I'll add: most Canadians live south of Seattle
       
 (DIR) Post #AxVQbuUGVIQpAkwaem by bremner@mathstodon.xyz
       2025-08-24T20:30:52Z
       
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       @ricci Apparently some of your compatriots find it equally surprising that some Canadians live east of Maine.
       
 (DIR) Post #AxWl31zatqOGVfleD2 by carpetbomberz@mastodon.online
       2025-08-25T11:54:36Z
       
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       @ricci Map Projections are a terrible thing. Meaning the ones that "try" to be accurate don't look right, and the ones that look right are not accurate. The Earth is NOT flat.