12 Geography Facts No One Told You About

The US enjoys some very impressive statistics. 50 states. 325.7 million people. 14,146 McDonald's restaurants. Oh, yes, and some truly wacky geography facts! Get ready because some of these geographic anomalies can be mind-boggling.

Do you know, for example, which state has the longest coastline? Top contenders could be Texas, Florida, and California. But it’s Alaska! The Alaskan coastline covers 6,640 miles and is actually longer than the coastline for the rest of the states combined! So if you love the cold sea and frozen beaches, Alaska is the place to be! Watch the video to learn which site to visit if you want to be in 4 places at once, how Americans can be trapped in Canada, and how everyone on Earth could fit into the state of Texas.

TIMESTAMPS:
Buildings in New York have their own ZIP codes 1:03
Alaska is everywhere 1:39
You can walk from the US to Russia 2:24
Canada in California 3:22
The longest river in the US 3:55
The shortest river in the world 4:47
The longest coastline 5:23
The tallest mountain in the world 5:56
Point Roberts — America or Canada? 6:49
Four Corners — 4 states 7:41
Border states 8:26
Texas is bigger than you can imagine 9:16

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SUMMARY:
- Manhattan is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. It is so unbelievably crowded that there are over 200 ZIP codes in Manhattan alone! And there are over 40 buildings that are large enough to have their own ZIP codes.
- Alaska is pretty close to Russia. The state stretches so far west that it reaches into the eastern hemisphere. So if you want to experience the northern, western, and eastern hemispheres, simply head to Alaska!
- During the winter, the small area between Alaska and Russia freezes over. In the middle of the Bering Strait are 2 islands: Big Diomede is part of Russian territory, and Little Diomede is part of Alaskan territory.
- The population of Canada is 36.7 million, but California still houses more people than the entire country of Canada.
- The Mississippi River spans 2,348 miles. That’s like the distance from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Boston, Massachusetts.
- The US can boast about housing the fourth largest river in the world, but it also houses the smallest. The Roe River is located in Montana, and it’s just 201 ft long.
- Technically, the tallest mountain is part of the United States. Mauna Kea in Hawaii is an enormous mountain that’s about 33,500 ft tall.
- How can you be in 4 places at once? Just head over to Four Corners, a rare area in America where 4 states meet. Southeast Utah, Northeast Arizona, Southwest Colorado, and Northwest New Mexico intersect in a right angle.
- 2 states in the US don’t share borders with any other US states. Do you know which ones? If you thought of Hawaii and Alaska, you’re right!
- In New York City, the city stretches upward to make room for the 8.6 million inhabitants. If the world’s population lived in such a condensed manner, they would only cover 250,404 square miles.

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[zeekzero]

That Canada shape looks like me trying to stay inside the drawing line in kindergarden

[Lord_Skeptic]

6:20 mount Everest is considered the highest not the tallest.
Highest means sea level to the summit.
Tallest means from the bottom to the top.

[AHgaming]

Are we just going to ignore the fact that he called Iowa, Nebraska and called Illinois, Iowa?

[markzylstra]

You could also fit everyone in Alaska since it is much bigger than Texas.

[herculesss]

0:48 3:27 That’s definitely not Canada. Can you please learn geography yourself first if you want to share “facts”.

[johnoropesa]

Mistakes In This Video:

1. Mississippi River DOES NOT go through Florida
2. What even is the shape of Canada in this video?
3. 9:07 Ok so apparently Tennessee owns the eastern part of Arkansas now (zoom out Tennessee go back to your original size already)
4. 8:51 You mixed up Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska as you said their names
5. Point Roberts is next to Washington not Alaska (you zoomed in on Alaska -_-)

[heronimousbrapson]

There's something wrong with the map of Canada at 3:25. It looks more like an ink blot.

[BlakeSandenMedia]

This video is the perfect example of the dumbing down of society ✔✔✔

[jamarihunt]

Love how Texas is just a desert when it's really green farm lands and has 3 cities in top 10 biggest cities in America.

[jamesdean]

I was gonna get on here and clown bright side for apparently having failed 3rd grade geography, but many of you have already beat me to it. Glad there's at least a few people with working brains.

[badbiker]

I can't be the only one that noticed that the descriptions of the states bordering Missouri is totally wrong. Please tell that someone else saw it too.

[ACoroa]

@4:54 The Mississippi River does not go through

[pppablo]

Are we going to ignore the fact that when he puts the Canada country outline he puts Russia.

[tiffanyb]

This guy sounds like Casey Kasem. (A DJ from the 80s for those who don't know).

[Blaqjaqshellaq]

Technically, from source to ocean, the USA's longest river starts with the Red Rock Creek in Montana before flowing into the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
How do you define a river, in distinction from a creek or brook?

[romeocarter]

After watching this video I don't know if I'm smarter or dumber now.

[jarif]

Be honest, everybody knew about the four corners.






"12 Strange US Geography Facts NO ONE Told You About"
By the way, why is every first letter of a word capitalized in the title?

[lisasweller]

Love your channel. It's a lot of fun to be reminded of some stuff and pretty cool to learn new stuff. Be it hacks or science. Love it. Please continue to bring us all of the info you find. Thank you again.

[cmaragoudakis]

Two weird mistakes: 1. In the review of the population of Canada compared to California, the graphic you used for the outline of Canada is completely wrong. 2. In the review of Point Roberts, the graphic zooms in on the border between Alaska and British Columbia, instead of the border between Washington and British Columbia.

[taradavid]

This video is the perfect example of the dumbing down of society.