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'''Geography fun facts & oddities'''
'''Geography fun facts & oddities'''
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=== sink holes ===
=== 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|450px|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


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=== directional extremes (north, south, east, west) ===
=== directional extremes (north, south, east, west) ===
'''United States'''
[[File:USA-Extreme-Points.svg|USA-Extreme-Points|right|400px|thumb|Extreme points in the contiguous 48 states: Northwest Angle (MN), Ballast Key (FL), Sail Rock (ME), Bodelteh Islands (WA)  See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extreme_points_of_the_United_States]]
* northernmost state in the continental U.S.: Minnesota
* northernmost state in the continental U.S.: Minnesota
* northernmost point in the continental U.S.: Northwest Angle, Minnesota, known as "The Angle"
* northernmost point in the continental U.S.: Northwest Angle, Minnesota, known as "The Angle"
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** one of six "practical exclaves" of the U.S.
** when negotiating the US-Canadian border following the American Revolution (Treaty of Paris, 1783), negotiators used an inaccurate map of the border of present-day Minnesota and Canada, and thereby included the northwest portion of the Lake of the Woods as the border, while it actually lies within Canadian territory
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** thus The Angle is one of six "practical exclaves" of the U.S., as it is only accessible by land via Canada
** in 2010, it's population was 119
** see: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Angle  Northwest Angle (wiki)]
** see: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Angle  Northwest Angle (wiki)]
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* '''Click EXPAND to read more about the Northwest Angle'''


== Resources & websites ==
== Resources & websites ==
* [https://www.atlasobscura.com/categories/geographic-oddities atlasobscura.com Geographic Oddities]
* [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 ]
* [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 ]