US Geography Facts You Never Knew

Your top geography questions answered in this compilation of geography and history documentary videos!

00:00:00 - US Geography Facts You Never Knew
00:15:17 - Why US Geography Is So Unique
00:48:22 - Texas Has a People Problem, Here's Why
01:00:05 - This is America's Biggest Geographical Flaw
01:10:53 - How Yellowstone Will Destroy America
01:30:36 - Why Do These Weird Borders Exist?
01:55:48 - Real Reason US Mexico Border has FAILED
02:26:13 - What These States Are Doing to Drive People Away
02:59:21 - The Hidden Reason US Can't Build New Highways

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[LDRight]

1:41 FACT CORRECTION
Our 1st capital was in Philly our 2nd capital was Albany. NY, not NYC. I know this bc I live in Albany & have gone to the museum a million times. I practically have the tour guides speech down! lol just an fyi.

[ramiroruiz]

What was mentioned as the longest highway was not I-20 but I-80

[NickBernzz]

Pizza being measured in acres absolutely cracked me up

[daevonthesavage]

Florida panhandle also used to extend to the Mississippi River.

[ThePredator]

The U.S. Virgin Islands are THREE ISLANDS! St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix. So that makes 4 Caribbean Islands under U.S. sovereignty.

[mei-lanyoung]

The smallest river in the world and US is the D River in Lincoln City, OR. 120 feet long.

[sharonshort]

One thing people need to remember is that Yellowstone is not the only supervolcano in the world. There have been 20 or more of them identified world-wide.

[jojobunny]

As an Alaskan, I’m loving all these Alaska facts :) we usually get forgotten about lol

[altheacraig]

Yellowstone is over a "HOT SPOT" just like what created the Hawaiian Islands! I learned this from Nick Zentner a geology professor at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington state. 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛👵Teo, Twotwo, my cats and me.

[sheilaschumacher]

18:50 yes, West Quoddy Head in Maine is closest to Africa, but in order to actually get there the closest airport with international flights is Logan in Boston 6 hours away.

[kennethw]

Here's a couple more facts:
1. The northernmost part of California is further north than the southernmost part of Canada
2. Miami Florida is closer to Brazil than it is to Canada

[Steve-]

The Mississippi has more volume than the Missouri River though, even where it meets at St Louis thus it's considered a tributary.

[gretchenfalken]

Derbyline Vermont is halt in US and half in Canada. The international boundary goes trough the library

[amehak]

El Paso Texas is closer to Los Angeles CA than to Houston. Amarillo is closer to Topeka, Kansas than to Austin.

[brianroe]

The US Virgin Islands are multiple islands. Not one as said in the video

[robertmosher]

It's crazy how much of these I already new. Also crazy is the many I didn't know are pretty strange

[doyouknowreallife]

The U.S. is like 50 different countries in one! From Alaska’s glaciers to Florida’s beaches, the diversity is unreal. Which state amazes you the most?

[kellykirk]

When Carter lake was returned to Iowa. De Soto bend the sight of a sunken riverboat was taken by Nebraskas even though it’s on the Iowa side of the river. It was part of the same flood that left Carter lake on the other side

[JohnDavidChavez-xytg]

2:40 YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS MASSIVE🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[globalflow]

Love this vid and all the cool facts! Just a small note about Mauna Kea - it's technically taller from base to summit, but Everest still wins for highest peak above sea level. Maybe a quick clarification in the vid? Just a thought!