11 Weird and Wacky Geography Facts
The world is a big, mysterious place, where sometimes facts defy logic. Here are some mind-bending geography facts that might surprise you. 1. AFRICA IS IN A PRETTY CENTRAL LOCATION. Africa is the only continent that is in all four hemispheres: north, south, west, and east. It’s therefore also the only continent to have land on the prime meridian and the equator. 2. ALASKA IS BOTH THE WESTERNMOST AND EASTERNMOST STATE. Alaska is the westernmost and northernmost state in the United States, which makes a lot of sense when you look at a map. But more surprisingly, the state manages to be the easternmost state as well. Parts of Alaska are so far west that the state actually stretches into the eastern hemisphere. 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. 3. THERE ARE THREE COUNTRIES THAT ARE COMPLETELY LANDLOCKED BY ANOTHER COUNTRY. Lesotho, San Marino, and Vatican City are th...