Todays random geography fact

[BlindBoyGrunt]

Snowdon is not the third highest elevation of mountains in the UK. It's about 40th, and Scafell Pike is about 140th.

Sorry I got it the wrong way round, Snowdonia is 3rd highest in prominence but 19th in height.
Ben Nevis is the highest in both prominence and height.

 

[SmallTown]

Sorry I got it the wrong way round, Snowdonia is 3rd highest in prominence but 19th in height.
Ben Nevis is the highest in both prominence and height.

Except it isn’t

 

[WindyNook]

Russia is only 2.4 miles from the USA

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

The second biggest, Ayers rock type, massive rock thing in the world is in Mauritania.

 

[Rofesleg]

Except it isn’t

UK?

 

[NorthumberlandBoro]

The second biggest, Ayers rock type, massive rock thing in the world is in Mauritania.

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I'm reminded of Bumface's passport photo.

 

[xxlshirts_fit_all]

it cos Britton leans a bit to the left

Leon?

 

[Druss_The_Legend]

It would take about 24m people holding hands to circle the earth at the equator. But don't try it as about 18.5m of them would drown.

 

[goalscrounger]

When it's minus 25C (real feel minus 45C) outside, I particularly enjoy remembering that Chicago is on the same latitude as Rome.

 

[SmallTown]

UK?

Yup: if you include the whole kingdom: overseas territories and all

 

[SmallTown]

Russia is only 2.4 miles from the USA

Big and little diomede?

 

[Funky_Chicken]

Sunderland is a ********

 

[WindyNook]

Big and little diomede?

These Two Countries are Separated by 2.4 Miles and 21 Hours

The Diomedes Islands mark the closest point between Russia and the United States.

www.geographyrealm.com

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

Are overseas British dependencies technically classified as the UK?

 

[BlindBoyGrunt]

Except it isn’t

Are you talking about overseas territories, because I would argue that they are not geographically British.

 

[Trug]

Is there a difference between overseas territories and overseas dependancies?

 

[BlindBoyGrunt]

Is there a difference between overseas territories and overseas dependancies?

I don't know but in my opinion if there is a mountain in Antarctica or the Falklands that is higher than Ben Nevis, it isn't geographically British.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

Tell you what if I slipped in to my local pub quiz "what is the highest mountain in the UK" and gave the answer out as Mount Hope it would kick off big time.

 

[Zoophonic]

Tell you what if I slipped in to my local pub quiz "what is the highest mountain in the UK" and gave the answer out as Mount Hope it would kick off big time.

To be fair to the OP he said "British mountain" not highest mountain in the UK.

 

[SmallTown]

To be fair to the OP he said "British mountain" not highest mountain in the UK.

It was one of this QI type trivia. Where the answer we all know isn’t the actual answer!!