A discipline generally relating to the lands and population.
Questions tagged [geography]
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When I travel next, I want to reach the point on the earth that is exactly opposite my home, how can I discover where that is?
My wife and I are planning to travel to Japan next September (we are from Brazil). Since I was a child I have known that if I made a hole (a big one) straight down, I would reach Japan. Well, as the time passes every time I look at the ground, I…
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Is this airliner-shaped lake real?
On a flight over Utah, I spotted a strange shape on the flight route app
on the seat LCD that looks just like an airliner:
Not believing my eyes, I checked OsmAnd and sure enough, it's there!
Here it is on…
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What point on the main land of The Netherlands is furthest away from any buildings?
Living in The Netherlands, I know my country is a crowded one. I typically can't leave a town for a couple of steps before arriving in the next one. So I was wondering,
Where in The Netherlands am I furthest away from any city or town?
I know that…
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From what point could you view the most US states?
A fairly simple question: from what single point could you see the most US states? It seems like it should be a popular tourist attraction.
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What's the highest number of countries whose borders meet at a single point?
What is the maximum number of countries meeting at a single point on earth?
Where is it?
What are the countries?
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Is there anywhere you can go to the 180th meridian on foot?
On a world map, the 180th meridian divides the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere. The area it passes through is mostly water, but remote parts of Russia, Alaska, Fiji, and a few others pass near or through it.
Is there any country I can…
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Is the 4 Corners Monument wrong, or is Google Maps wrong?
This is around trying to travel to a specific point. People do this for the tropics, for the Greenwich Meridian, the equator and more.
The 4 Corners monument is meant to be on the corner of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.
However, Google…
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From where in Ethiopia can I see the Red Sea?
Ethiopia is a landlocked country, however it's mostly high elevation (2000-2500m) and given that Eritrea seems to be narrow, I'm wondering if it's possible to see the Red Sea from Ethiopia. I'm assuming the dry air would aid in visibility.
If it's…
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From what point could you view the most countries?
A fairly simple question: from what single point could you see the most countries? It seems like it should be a popular tourist attraction.
This question lists 157 tripoints, however, there's also an almost quadripoint, where 4 countries Botswana,…
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Why is the flight time of London-Beijing and Tel Aviv-Beijing the same?
Flight time between London and Beijing is around 10hrs nonstop.
Same goes for Tel Aviv and Beijing.
Why is that? there's a 5hrs flight that separates London from Tel Aviv. Does it have to do with different travel paths of each plane?
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Based on departure/arrive local time, how to know if my flight will be entirely at night?
Next September (2014) I will fly on vacation from São Paulo (GRU) to Doha (DOH), leaving at 02:45 (Brazil local time) and arriving at 23:00 (Qatar local time). Assuming that the flight has 13h duration, and that in Brazil, the sun rises at 6:00 (3…
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Is it possible to travel by car from Europe to Thailand?
Since mainland Thailand and India on mainland Asia are land connected with mainland Europe, would it be physically possible to travel by car from, for example, Frankfurt, Germany to Pattaya, Thailand, or Delhi, India?
What I mean by this is that:…
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How does one get to Lake Vivi, at the geographical center in Russia?
In 2008 I went to Novosibirsk, Russia, for a solar eclipse. We were told at the time that The Chapel of Nikolai the Miracle Maker in town marks the geographical center of Russia.
I also went back in 2011 on a trip across Russia on the train. Myth…
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Is the town of Continental Divide, New Mexico located on the actual continental divide?
There is a small town in New Mexico on I-40 called Continental Divide (wikipedia isn't very helpful here). I see on this map that the Continental Divide Trail doesn't pass through there, but passes east through Grants, NM.
Now I know the trail…
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How far away can I get with my car starting in Amsterdam?
It is a question I have been dreaming about since I can remember. Could I for example drive to Argentina from Amsterdam, or can I drive all the way to South-africa? What are the extremities of a get-as-far-as-I-can-get road trip and what are the…
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