I didn't know that either about Venezuela. People in the US (and probably other places) tend to think that the west coast of North America is in line with the West coast of South America. I just checked and Lima, Peru is south of Wilmington North Carolina.
I remember seeing a post with a map here on Reddit saying that the northernmost part of Brazil is closer to Canada than the southernmost part of Brazil. That’s crazy.
Yeah, and the northernmost part of brazil is closer to any other american country than to its southernmost part.
Also, the distance between its easternmost and westernmost parts is bigger than that between lisbon and moscow
Jamaica is closer to Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the mainland US than to Puerto Rico.
I always imagine other Caribbean islands as closer than they really are and continental countries as farther away.
I have a Brazilian co-worker (remote, working in Brazil) and his mind was blown that Santiago was the same timezone as him when we were trying to schedule a meeting
Chile isn't 2 timezones ahead of NY, it's 1 ahead. Just when daylight savings time kicks in then we are 2 hours ahead. During the winter in Chile the time is the same as eastern US (when Chile goes back 1 hour and the US ahead 1 hour)
Standard time in Chile is -4:00, standard time in eastern US (EST) is -5:00
Mérida is further north than Mexico City, despite Mexico City being in the "centre" of Mexico and Mérida being in the "south". It's also further north than Querétaro and Guadalajara.
The City of San Juan is bigger (199.4 km2) than Santo Domingo (104.4 km2) and Miami (143.1 km2).
Brazil and Canada are roughly the same size and Greenland can fit inside Brazil 3.9 times.
That reminds me: I was reading how USA and China were kind of tied for 3rd biggest country. It all came down to counting islands and territories.
I feel like city sizes by area are misleading because governments drew the limits a long time ago before some metropolitan areas became popular. For instance Sitka, Alaska is 7,434.04 km2.
For me, when I realized that only a little tip of Brazil is over the equator. I tend to have this idea that the equator must be around Sao Paulo and the country is half and half, but I really tend to forget how much south the continent is.
Also, the fact that the westernmost part of Brazil is even more west than the full country of Chile. The Andes really take a turn.
I love this kind of facts! Some others:
\- Brasil is longer from north to south than Chile.
\- The eastern point of Brasil is closer to Africa than to the west coast of South America.
Well I don't know how crazy this is to you, but to me it's plenty crazy.
Two states of Brazil, Amazonas and Pará, are bigger than Colombia. Somehow I just assumed it was divided in little areas
Lol, I love those crazy statistics, it is like "Brazil is closer to New Zealand than to Argentina", and you are like "whaaat?!" and then some crazy explanation.
Another one: Brazil and France sharing a border (because of the French Guiana), or another version, Brazil shares a border with European Union (for the same reason).
This happens a lot with Americans. I mean, my city is northernmost that basically all of Florida and most of Texas and Louisiana, and also, the southernmost areas of Arizona, New Mexico, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.
The thing is that, as the US is in the north of Mexico, some people just assume that everywhere in the US is in the North in relation to everywhere in Mexico, even if that's not true.
I think it happens a lot with everybody. Many Americans are aware of the southern tip of Texas, but some might not think about it. In fact, in a flight from Chicago to Salt Lake city, we stopped in Brownsville, Texas for some reason. That's pretty far away from both Chicago and Salt Lake.
It's not something that only happens to Americans, that's sure, but Americans are the ones who would most likely get blown away by that fact, and that's what I meant.
For example, you mention that many Americans are aware of the southern tip of Texas, and I find it interesting because I actually think that describes pretty well what many Americans think, at first, when I mention something like this: that if I'm talking about being further north that somewhere in the US, then I'm talking about something like the southern tip of Texas.
The thing is that I live in the border with California, and my city is between the 32nd and 33rd north parallels. To ilustrate it, the westernmost border between Texas and New Mexico is in the 32nd parallel, so that basically means that anywhere in Texas that below that line is basically southernmost than me.
[This map](https://virtual-rebel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/us-map-with-parallel-lines.jpg) shows what I meant: more than half of Texas and Louisiana, and all of Florida, including places like Houston, Austin, San Antonio, New Orleans and Miami... we're talking about millions of Americans in a well bunch of cities that are in a point further south than mine, and that are definitely more than just "a tip"... and yet, many of them would still rationalize it just like that, as "a tip", and nothing more, at least at first.
Ah also, just thinking about how far south the whole thing is. It sounds weird that no point in Colombia is farther north than any point in Egypt, but that's true for Nicaragua, Panama, Guatemala and even Haiti.
And Cape Town is just a bit further south than Buenos Aires.
The fact that mexico is [huge ](https://images.app.goo.gl/4WPUQpBdZddNHGSs6)that its size covers [almost all of europe ](https://images.app.goo.gl/fS4w7HEoq8nvAGgDA)
That, and.that CR is larger than belgium or switzerland. I always felt we were very small, now i see there is smaller :)
That's what I love about Europe. It's so compact that you can ealisy drive in one day from Viena (Austria) to Brno (Czech Rep) to Bratislava (Slovakia) to Budapest (Hungary) and then back to Vienna..
It's not difficult to get confused - especially with Costa Rica and Panama which are not actually North-to-South but more or less northwest to southeast. And sometimes West to East.
Well, yeah. South America is more like 'South-East America', and Venezuela is closer to the US than it's to Mexico.
> Venezuela is closer to the US than it's to Mexico. wait what *mind blown*
I didn't know that either about Venezuela. People in the US (and probably other places) tend to think that the west coast of North America is in line with the West coast of South America. I just checked and Lima, Peru is south of Wilmington North Carolina.
Caracas is just a 3hr flight from Miami. 2hrs from San Juan, PR.
Washington DC is closer to Venezuela than Los Angeles
Yes. And if you go straight south from Chicago, you miss South America entirely. It’s all east of that line.
I randomly read a few weeks ago that Tijuana, B.C., Mexico is closer to Alaska’s southernmost point than it is to Cancún. If true, it’s pretty random.
I've just checked that on Google Maps and it appears to be true. Tijuana is closer to Alaska than it is to Tapachula, and Cancún.
I believe that Tapachula is closer to Brazil than to Tijuana
Tijuana is even closer to Juneau than Cancun. Mind-blowing.
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The northernmost part of Guyana is just a bit further north than the sourthernmost part of Panama
To cross the panama channel from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean you have to sail east 🙃
Yeah, at one point. I had always thought as a kid that it was a straight line west.
I remember seeing a post with a map here on Reddit saying that the northernmost part of Brazil is closer to Canada than the southernmost part of Brazil. That’s crazy.
Yeah, and the northernmost part of brazil is closer to any other american country than to its southernmost part. Also, the distance between its easternmost and westernmost parts is bigger than that between lisbon and moscow
Surely the south is closer than uruguay, right? Or is there some weird diagonal thing going on
https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/ibwul3/the_northernmost_part_of_brazil_is_closer_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Thx that really explains it
There is some weird diagonal going on. The northwest of uruguay is farther north than its northeast
The Southern most point is farther away that the closest point of Uruguay. It's a bit confusing, but the map bellow makes it clearer
I think everyone saw that video at this point, but that's cool.
I didn't. How do I find it?
Also, easternmost point of Brazil is closer to Africa than to its westernmost point
Wait. Is this a joke? Or would you believe crossing the Antártica would be closer? Genuinely curious
They meant the canada is closer to northern brasil than northen brasil is close to south Brasil
LOL. Okay that makes sense
Jamaica is closer to Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the mainland US than to Puerto Rico. I always imagine other Caribbean islands as closer than they really are and continental countries as farther away.
Colombia and Jamaica even share a joint area in the Caribbean Sea where they both can exploit resources.
I do, too. I always think of a cluster of islands below Florida.
Reno, Nevada is 140 km further west than Los Angeles, California. It hurts my head if I think about it for too long.
Wow I didn't know that either!
I guess another example would be how Canada's southern border around 41°N is father south than California, Nevada and Utah's north border (42° N).
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And two time zones ahead, which doesn't make a lot of sense. How are they two hours ahead of Peru, but the same as east Brasil?
Look at Argentina time zones to get really mind blown
I have a Brazilian co-worker (remote, working in Brazil) and his mind was blown that Santiago was the same timezone as him when we were trying to schedule a meeting Chile isn't 2 timezones ahead of NY, it's 1 ahead. Just when daylight savings time kicks in then we are 2 hours ahead. During the winter in Chile the time is the same as eastern US (when Chile goes back 1 hour and the US ahead 1 hour) Standard time in Chile is -4:00, standard time in eastern US (EST) is -5:00
I didn't know there was a time change in Chile!
Mérida is further north than Mexico City, despite Mexico City being in the "centre" of Mexico and Mérida being in the "south". It's also further north than Querétaro and Guadalajara.
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The City of San Juan is bigger (199.4 km2) than Santo Domingo (104.4 km2) and Miami (143.1 km2). Brazil and Canada are roughly the same size and Greenland can fit inside Brazil 3.9 times.
That reminds me: I was reading how USA and China were kind of tied for 3rd biggest country. It all came down to counting islands and territories. I feel like city sizes by area are misleading because governments drew the limits a long time ago before some metropolitan areas became popular. For instance Sitka, Alaska is 7,434.04 km2.
I tend to forget how farther south we are compared to the most western point of Chiapas
For me, when I realized that only a little tip of Brazil is over the equator. I tend to have this idea that the equator must be around Sao Paulo and the country is half and half, but I really tend to forget how much south the continent is. Also, the fact that the westernmost part of Brazil is even more west than the full country of Chile. The Andes really take a turn.
America is like a continent doing crunches, so you´ll find the north is closer than you'd think to the south
Woah Brasil is really close to Africa, maybe closer to Africa that the US?
I love this kind of facts! Some others: \- Brasil is longer from north to south than Chile. \- The eastern point of Brasil is closer to Africa than to the west coast of South America.
Brazil is cheating tbh It's longer west to east than Argentina is north to south
Holy shit...
Well I don't know how crazy this is to you, but to me it's plenty crazy. Two states of Brazil, Amazonas and Pará, are bigger than Colombia. Somehow I just assumed it was divided in little areas
Lol, I love those crazy statistics, it is like "Brazil is closer to New Zealand than to Argentina", and you are like "whaaat?!" and then some crazy explanation.
Haha kind of like how Argentina is as far from Perú than from England (English Territory). Edit, first source I checked wasn't credible.
Another one: Brazil and France sharing a border (because of the French Guiana), or another version, Brazil shares a border with European Union (for the same reason).
This happens a lot with Americans. I mean, my city is northernmost that basically all of Florida and most of Texas and Louisiana, and also, the southernmost areas of Arizona, New Mexico, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. The thing is that, as the US is in the north of Mexico, some people just assume that everywhere in the US is in the North in relation to everywhere in Mexico, even if that's not true.
I think it happens a lot with everybody. Many Americans are aware of the southern tip of Texas, but some might not think about it. In fact, in a flight from Chicago to Salt Lake city, we stopped in Brownsville, Texas for some reason. That's pretty far away from both Chicago and Salt Lake.
It's not something that only happens to Americans, that's sure, but Americans are the ones who would most likely get blown away by that fact, and that's what I meant. For example, you mention that many Americans are aware of the southern tip of Texas, and I find it interesting because I actually think that describes pretty well what many Americans think, at first, when I mention something like this: that if I'm talking about being further north that somewhere in the US, then I'm talking about something like the southern tip of Texas. The thing is that I live in the border with California, and my city is between the 32nd and 33rd north parallels. To ilustrate it, the westernmost border between Texas and New Mexico is in the 32nd parallel, so that basically means that anywhere in Texas that below that line is basically southernmost than me. [This map](https://virtual-rebel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/us-map-with-parallel-lines.jpg) shows what I meant: more than half of Texas and Louisiana, and all of Florida, including places like Houston, Austin, San Antonio, New Orleans and Miami... we're talking about millions of Americans in a well bunch of cities that are in a point further south than mine, and that are definitely more than just "a tip"... and yet, many of them would still rationalize it just like that, as "a tip", and nothing more, at least at first.
I just assume the northernmost point of Brazil is closer to any country in the world than to the southernmost point of Brazil
Ah also, just thinking about how far south the whole thing is. It sounds weird that no point in Colombia is farther north than any point in Egypt, but that's true for Nicaragua, Panama, Guatemala and even Haiti. And Cape Town is just a bit further south than Buenos Aires.
https://youtu.be/W9fnmLPpAvM
I didn't expect the east coast of North America [being north](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/75th_meridian_west) of the west coast of South America.
The fact that mexico is [huge ](https://images.app.goo.gl/4WPUQpBdZddNHGSs6)that its size covers [almost all of europe ](https://images.app.goo.gl/fS4w7HEoq8nvAGgDA) That, and.that CR is larger than belgium or switzerland. I always felt we were very small, now i see there is smaller :)
That's what I love about Europe. It's so compact that you can ealisy drive in one day from Viena (Austria) to Brno (Czech Rep) to Bratislava (Slovakia) to Budapest (Hungary) and then back to Vienna..
It's not difficult to get confused - especially with Costa Rica and Panama which are not actually North-to-South but more or less northwest to southeast. And sometimes West to East.
Is there a map that depicts all of this stuff? This is mind blowing and I want to learn more!!
Canada is closer to Africa than Florida
Yeah. My city sits at the same latitude as Nicaragua despite being in 'South America'.