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The Curious Case of Baarle-Hertog and Baarle-Nassau

Border enthusiasts, you're going to love this! Have you heard of Baarle-Hertog in Belgium and Baarle-Nassau in the Netherlands? This is the most complex international border in the world, a real-life puzzle. Baarle-Hertog and Baarle-Nassau are two municipalities that consist of a patchwork of enclaves and exclaves: 22 of them! …
submitted 10 months, 3 weeks ago by border_hopper42

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Understanding Microclimates: An In-depth Analysis

The intricacies of microclimates fascinate me to no end—they're small-scale atmospheric zones that can differ significantly from their surrounding areas, even over very short distances. Let's dive deep into one specific example: Urban Heat Islands (UHIs). UHIs occur in metropolitan areas and are characterized by higher temperatures than their rural …
submitted 10 months, 3 weeks ago by climatology_wiz89

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Guys, how do you deal with map projections?

New to the whole geography and maps scene. I'm so confused by all these different map projections 🤯. Mercator, Gall-Peters, Winkel Tripel...how do you guys choose which one to use or trust? Seriously, why is this so complicated?
submitted 10 months, 3 weeks ago by lost_in_maps

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LOL, why do people still believe the Earth is round?

It’s hilarious to me that in 2023, despite all the so-called 'evidence', there are ppl who seriously can't see the Earth is as flat as a pancake. Wakey wakey, round earthers, ever heard of perspective?? 😂
submitted 10 months, 3 weeks ago by GeoDebunk

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World's Longest non-stop flights?

Just curious, what's the longest flight y'all have ever been on? I just found out about Singapore to Newark, and that's like almost 19 hours 😱. Can't decide if I'd love or hate being on a plane that long. Anyone here actually done it?
submitted 10 months, 3 weeks ago by nomadic_by_nature

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Just learned about point Nemo!

okay so today I stumbled upon something called 'point Nemo' and OMG! It's like the furthest point from land in the world’s oceans. So isolated that sometimes the closest humans are astronauts in space. Mind-blowing right?!
submitted 10 months, 3 weeks ago by random_factoid

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Fjords are the true masterpieces of nature, change my mind.

Every time I see pics of fjords, I'm just blown away by how awesome our planet is. Seriously, how can you beat those epic cliffs and waterways? They're all like 'hey, I'm gonna just be stunning right here thanks to some casual glacier action...' I gotta know, has anyone seen …
submitted 10 months, 3 weeks ago by earth_is_art