This is true? - Geographic oddities that defy conventional wisdom

[TheCatalyst31]

My problem with this comparison is that if Denver was the same size as Los Angeles County area-wise, its highest point would be one of the taller Rockies.

6'8" | RJ Petit
6'6" | McCade Brown
6'5" | Kyle Karros

The Nuggets have taller players than that, like Nikola Jokic at 6'11". Maybe they should rename the mountain range after them.

[vdeane]

The border of New York and Pennsylvania along Lake Erie lines up *exactly* due south of the westernmost edge of Lake Ontario.

Is it a geographic oddity if it's the legal definition of the border per the agreement reached in 1786 to settle the four-way border dispute between Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut?  The main part of it was that PA claimed its northern border was the 43rd parallel, while New York claimed it was the 42nd, and specifically wanted that land because it was already contemplating the Erie Canal.  PA agreed to cede the land north of the 42nd except for the bit beyond the westernmost edge of Lake Ontario - the area around Erie - preserving its access to the Great Lakes.

[flan]

Clarksville, IN, borders three different county seats: Jeffersonville, IN; New Albany, IN; and Louisville, KY.

I'd be shocked if there's any other US city that does this.

Bayonne, NJ, borders four other cities (Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth, NYC), and all four are county seats.

[Road Hog]

Clarksville, IN, borders three different county seats: Jeffersonville, IN; New Albany, IN; and Louisville, KY.

I'd be shocked if there's any other US city that does this.

Bayonne, NJ, borders four other cities (Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth, NYC), and all four are county seats.

Each borough in NYC is its own county, so you are likely looking at five.

[JayhawkCO]

Chesapeake Bay's coastline is a little over 60% of the entirety of the African continent's coastline.

On a similar note, there is not a single river in sub-Saharan Africa that is navigable throughout the entire year from the ocean to 300 miles inland.

[Rothman]

On a similar note, there is not a single river in sub-Saharan Africa that is navigable throughout the entire year from the ocean to 300 miles inland.

Makes me wonder how many rivers flow inland rather than out...

[JayhawkCO]

On a similar note, there is not a single river in sub-Saharan Africa that is navigable throughout the entire year from the ocean to 300 miles inland.

Makes me wonder how many rivers flow inland rather than out...

From the sea? Kinda doesn't work that way.

[NWI_Irish96]

On a similar note, there is not a single river in sub-Saharan Africa that is navigable throughout the entire year from the ocean to 300 miles inland.

Makes me wonder how many rivers flow inland rather than out...

The Chicago River, but not naturally.

[kphoger]

On a similar note, there is not a single river in sub-Saharan Africa that is navigable throughout the entire year from the ocean to 300 miles inland.

Makes me wonder how many rivers flow inland rather than out...

The Chicago River, but not naturally.

And not from the ocean.

[Chris]

On a similar note, there is not a single river in sub-Saharan Africa that is navigable throughout the entire year from the ocean to 300 miles inland.

The Congo River is the worst in this regard, it could've unlocked the huge interior of the Congo Basin, but a series of rapids from Kinshasa to Matadi prevent any upstream shipping. The interior is extremely inaccessible, even over land.

However, if you watched the movie Sahara, a Civil War era ironclad warship could end up in Mali. 

[JayhawkCO]

On a similar note, there is not a single river in sub-Saharan Africa that is navigable throughout the entire year from the ocean to 300 miles inland.

The Congo River is the worst in this regard, it could've unlocked the huge interior of the Congo Basin, but a series of rapids from Kinshasa to Matadi prevent any upstream shipping. The interior is extremely inaccessible, even over land.

However, if you watched the movie Sahara, a Civil War era ironclad warship could end up in Mali. 

Pretty much every river suffers from the same issue as the Congo. Almost everywhere in Africa, within 50 miles of the coast, the elevation gains very quickly, hence rapids and inability to go further inland.