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Another interesting fact about New York - of the 21 bridges and tunnels that connect Manhattan island to other areas, 13 of them - 62% - are at 125th street or above. That's 15 blocks north of the north end of Central Park. Most of those cross over the East River into the Bronx.
And speaking of rivers, the world's deepest stretch of river by far is a section of the Congo River east of the Atlantic Ocean near Livingstone Falls, which reaches depths of over 700 feet, and features underwater "waterfalls" as well as deep-water fish which have evolved to survive without sunlight.
Besides Rome and Vatican City, Kinshasa and Brazzaville are the two closest capitols. This is the only place in the world where two national capital cities are facing one another and in sight of each other on opposite banks of a river but I'm pretty sure they are not even connected via bridge.
Also, Kinshasa is almost a whopping 4000 sq miles in it's city limits
To the south east of Fairbanks, Alaska is the town of North Pole, Alaska. Complete with a building known as The Santa Clause House, North Pole is where all letters dropped in US mailboxes from children addressed to Santa Clause end up.
And a little more trivia regarding North Pole, painter Bob Ross spent about a decade living there, the got some of the inspiration for his landscapes from his time spent there.
Mauritius is a 709 square mile island (a bit larger then Maui), located southeast of Africa off the coast of Madagascar. It's the main island of the Republic of Mauritius. The nation's population is about 1.3 million, (about the same as Louisville, Kentucky's MSA.)
Mauritius is an oddity because it's perhaps the best example of a true "melting pot" of cultures. Muslims, Hindus, Catholics and other Christians peacefully coexist. Languages spoken include French, Mauritian Creole, Urdu, various Chinese dialects, English, Hindi, and Arabic. The schools are fully integrated. The cuisine is an interesting mixture of European, Chinese, African and Indian foods. The nation has a successful, diversified economy and a decent standard of living. It has a democratic government which represents the major ethnic and religious groups. Crime is extremely low. The citizens celebrate their cultural differences, rather than use them as barriers.
Youngstown, Ohio is further east than Savannah, Georgia (on the ocean).
At the top of the Millennium Force roller coaster in Sandusky, Ohio you can see Pelee Island (which is in Canada).
New York's Mt. Jefferson, a hill a few miles north of the village of Stamford, NY, and headwaters of the Delaware River is the "triple divide" of the mid-Atlantic's three large bay watersheds. Waters that fall to the east flow into Schoharie Creek, which flows into to the Mohawk River, the Hudson River's largest tributary. Waters that fall to the north and northwest flow into Charlotte Creek and into the Susquehanna River. Waters that fall to the south create the West Branch of the Delaware River.
You're probably referring to Three States, TX, which sits at the border of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.
Couldn't find this town on Googlemaps. There is a "Three States Church" about a mile east of the point you reference, but Streetview shows no town there.
Couldn't find this town on Googlemaps. There is a "Three States Church" about a mile east of the point you reference, but Streetview shows no town there.
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Couldn't find this town on Googlemaps. There is a "Three States Church" about a mile east of the point you reference, but Streetview shows no town there.
