Geographical facts that surprise you (mountains, Philippine, outside)

[Mac15]

And I am north of them too.

[tarzan_taborda]

England is only 1.4 times bigger than Portugal.

[Bamford]

Originally Posted by Mac15

And I am north of them too.

[jtur88]

Originally Posted by Mac15

I am further west than 97% of the European continent.

So? I am further west than 100% of the European continent. Is that a geographical fact that surprises anybody?

[Rozenn]

It surprises me. I thought the world ended at Finisterre.

[viribusunitis]

It was quite surprising to me that Ukraine is closer to Vienna than our westernmost state Vorarlberg.

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by tarzan_taborda

England is only 1.4 times bigger than Portugal.

No surprise to me. Portugal, however, has a lower population density than England.

[Davy-040]

Strasbourg, France is closer to the Czech Republic than it is to Paris.
Frankfurt, Germany is closer to Switzerland than it is to Munich.
Southern Netherlands is closer to Italy than it is to Sweden.

[Mac15]

And I am closer to Edinburgh than Dublin

[fusion2]

Toronto is closer to Havana Cuba than it is to Vancouver.