Geog. Trivia Question

[masraum]

Originally Posted by oldE

Here's another geographic trivia question:


Where can you stand with one foot on the European plate and one foot on the North American plate?


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Les

Iceland, I believe. And there's a place there where you can actually swim between 2 plates that are separating.

[Sooner or later]

Originally Posted by masraum

Iceland, I believe. And there's a place there where you can actually swim between 2 plates that are separating.

I saw that on Nova or some other science program.

[masraum]

[Norm K]

Here's another: for an hour a year it's the same time in Florida as it is in Oregon.

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by Norm K

Here's another: for an hour a year it's the same time in Florida as it is in Oregon.

What's the question?

[Norm K]

It was a statement.

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[stevej37]

ok...sorry.

[RWebb]

How often is it the same time in FL and OR?

[URY914]

I believe you can get to all states that border Arkansas by traveling south.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ Only the two experts on NBC morning news that asked the original question.

Never heard of them. I never watch morning news shows. Ever.

[71T Targa]

Without looking it up, I seem to remember Alaska being the answer.

Edit: Read the responses and see the answer was already given.

How about the northern most state in the con-us?

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by masraum

They should put a bridge across there so that I can drive from here to Europe.

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Never heard of them. I never watch morning news shows. Ever.

They're not really experts...but they did ask the original question.

[oldE]

Originally Posted by stevej37

They should put a bridge across there so that I can drive from here to Europe.

There is a bridge just off the road about twenty minutes south west of Keflavik. One end is on the European plate, the other on the North American plate. There is a shallow (but slowly widening) depression under the bridge. I believe it widens each year by about the same rate your fingernails grow.
Iceland is such a cool place.

Oh, and Maine is the northernmost of the 48 .

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Les

[stevej37]

^^^ You are correct of the 48.

[71T Targa]

Not Maine, but it does start with an 'M'

[masraum]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ You are correct of the 48.

Nope, but it is the eastern most point of the lower 48.

Originally Posted by 71T Targa

Not Maine, but it does start with an 'M'

Yep
https://amateurtraveler.com/the-northernmost-spot-in-the-48-contiguous-u-s-states-the-northwest-angle-in-minnesota/

The northernmost point is a geographic anomaly. It is the only point in the continental United States that lies north of the 49th Parallel.

[stevej37]

^^^ didn't know that...interesting.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ didn't know that...interesting.

Same here on both counts.

[oldE]

Thanks for the correction. Maine doesn't quite make it to 48 degrees North.

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Les