50 Geography Myths You Still Think Are True

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A fast-paced breakdown of 50 wild geography mistakes people around the world still make today and why they’re wrong. If you enjoyed this video, subscribe to MapPack so you don’t miss future videos like this one. I post weekly geography deep dives that reveal how geography, nature, power, borders, and history shape the world we live in. Want to learn more? Check out these playlists for similar content: 📌 50 Facts Series: Truths You Won’t Believe - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBZ8ukPsNBlbxf88UDgxfKl8GYfPInj0 📌 United States of America: Hidden Truths & Geography - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBZ8ukPsNBm3kf2sZ3KtMhc5nEFG30oC 📌 INSANE Facts!!! - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBZ8ukPsNBmhl-VA4Qu5Ddvzm5M2ecyV 📌 Military & Wars: Facts, History, Mysteries and Geography - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBZ8ukPsNBntro8rFimAf0ygMSKBvO4N 📌 Deadly Disasters & Mysterious Cases - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBZ8ukPsNBkFZDJe1andaAfxWwcajZbj 📌 Asia: Less Known Facts, History & Geography - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBZ8ukPsNBnTkTAFhKtDbFdwCPXzHVu0 📌 Europe: Surprising Facts, Hidden Truths & Geography - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBZ8ukPsNBlW7CxNThoPE20G0DJVt0aV 📌 Russia: Less Known Facts, Hidden Truths & Geography - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxBZ8ukPsNBl2_ck00Dck9iLSkftl4Ldu _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 – Intro 0:22 – 50. US More Land Than Canada 1:03 – 49. Great Wall Not Visible From Space 2:17 – 48. Canadians Below Milan 3:03 – 47. California “Island” Myth 4:30 – 46. El Dorado Was a Person 5:27 – 45. Lake Parime Never Existed 6:30 – 44. Australia Missing on Old Globes 7:18 – 43. New Zealand Missing on Maps 8:03 – 42. Mountains of Kong 8:54 – 41. Niger River Direction Myth 9:35 – 40. Lake Tanganyika Drawn Wrong 10:12 – 39. Krakatoa Changed Shape 11:00 – 38. USSR Stayed on Maps 11:52 – 37. Equator Isn’t Always Hottest 12:30 – 36. Deserts Can Be Freezing 13:16 – 35. London Isn’t That Rainy 13:55 – 34. Australia Can Be Wet 14:46 – 33. California Weather Myth 15:45 – 32. Los Angeles Isn’t a Desert 16:38 – 31. Arizona Isn’t All Desert 17:31 – 30. Hawaii Lowest Record High 18:27 – 29. Sandy Island Disappeared 19:18 – 28. Bermeja Phantom Island 20:11 – 27. Frisland 21:14 – 26. Los Jardines 22:17 – 25. Lake Superior Phantom Islands 23:03 – 24. Two Taprobana Error 23:48 – 23. Lake Apalachee 24:41 – 22. Aral Sea Disappearance 25:39 – 21. Sea of the West 26:48 – 20. Lake Chiamay 27:36 – 19. Antarctica’s Frozen Sea 28:26 – 18. Terre de Quir 29:14 – 17. Antarctica’s Size 30:17 – 16. Zambezi River Circle 31:02 – 15. Nile Source Myth 31:53 – 14. Egypt Is Transcontinental 32:30 – 13. Cyprus Continent Confusion 33:06 – 12. Central America Is North America 34:07 – 11. Europe and Asia Border Problem 35:06 – 10. You Can’t See Ocean Borders 36:08 – 9. Borders Change by Country 36:58 – 8. Costa Rica / Nicaragua Google Border 38:04 – 7. Alice Springs “Gateway” 38:49 – 6. NZ Not Next to Australia 39:35 – 5. Brazil vs Alaska Size 40:22 – 4. Temperate Rainforests Exist 41:34 – 3. Palm Trees in Cold Places 42:26 – 2. Holland vs Netherlands 43:20 – 1. Sun Set on British Empire