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== Geography oddities == | == Geography oddities == | ||
=== sink holes === | |||
[[File:Thor's Well (37588682016).jpg|Thor's Well (37588682016)|500px|border|right|thumb|Thor's Well: a sinkhole on the coast of Cape Perpetua, Oregon]] | [[File:Thor's Well (37588682016).jpg|Thor's Well (37588682016)|500px|border|right|thumb|Thor's Well: a sinkhole on the coast of Cape Perpetua, Oregon]] | ||
* Thor's Well: a sinkhole on the coast of Cape Perpetua, Oregon, that drains at high tides | * Thor's Well: a sinkhole on the coast of Cape Perpetua, Oregon, that drains at high tides | ||
=== Enclaves & Exclaves === | |||
* see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave | |||
* enclave = a country or territory that is entirely surrounded by another country or territory | |||
** "enclave" is derived from the Latin "inclavare" for "to close with a key," meaning one property that is entirely surrounded by another proprerty | |||
** nation state enclaves: | |||
*** Vatican City (within Italy) | |||
*** San Marino (within Italy) | |||
*** Losotho (within South Africa) | |||
** semi-enclave states are surrounded by another states by land but also have a water border, such as: | |||
*** Monaco (surrounded by France and the Mediterranean Sea) | |||
*** The Gambia ( | |||
*** Brunei ( | |||
*** several other enclave states exist politically independent but not recognized officially as independent | |||
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* click on EXPAND | |||
* exclave = a territory or part of a country that is separated from the main country or territory | |||
* examples | |||
== Geographic extremes == | |||
=== biggest nation === | |||
=== smallest nation === | |||
* The Gambia is the smallest country in Africa | |||
** The Gambia is a semi-enclave surrounded by Senegal and the Atlantic Ocean | |||
=== directional extremes (north, south, east, west) === | |||
* northernmost state in the continental U.S.: Minnesota | |||
* northernmost point in the continental U.S.: Northwest Angle, Minnesota, known as "The Angle" | |||
** | |||
** one of six "practical exclaves" of the U.S. | |||
** it was | |||
** see: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Angle Northwest Angle (wiki)] | |||
== Resources & websites == | |||
* [https://www.atlasobscura.com/categories/geographic-oddities atlasobscura.com Geographic Oddities] | |||
* [https://www.joelstrait.com/geographical_oddities_of_the_united_states/#:~:text=%20Geographical%20Oddities%20of%20the%20United%20States%20,a%20portion%20of%20the%20border%20between...%20More%20 joelstrait.com Geography Oddities of the United States ] | |||