Tri-States Monument in Port Jervis, New York

A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.#geographicoddities #geography #geographicmarkers #borders #monuments #section-Atlas
Tri-States Monument

Tri-States Monument

A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.

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Old Tri-State Monument in Markleysburg, Pennsylvania

An original Mason Dixon line Cairn placed in the 1760s during a famous territorial dispute that was put in the wrong location because of the gravitational pull of the Allegheny Mountains.#borders #cartography #geographicoddities #geographicmarkers #monuments #section-Atlas
Old Tri-State Monument

Old Tri-State Monument

An original Mason Dixon line Cairn placed in the 1760s during a famous territorial dispute that was put in the wrong location because of the gravitational pull of the Allegheny Mountains.

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Ras Angela in Ras Angela, Tunisia

The northernmost point of continental Africa—or is it?#monuments #maps #geographicoddities #geographicmarkers #section-Atlas
Ras Angela

Ras Angela

The northernmost point of continental Africa—or is it?

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Steinstücken Exclave in Berlin, Germany

A helicopter memorial commemorating what was once the only way to access this West Berlin exclave.#memorials #geographicmarkers #geographicoddities #borders #worldwarii #coldwar #section-Atlas
Steinstücken Exclave

Steinstücken Exclave

A helicopter memorial commemorating what was once the only way to access this West Berlin exclave.

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Mannheim Quadratestadt in Mannheim, Germany

In this German city center, the streets have no names.#maps #cities #streetnames #urbanplanning #geographicoddities #geographicmarkers #section-Atlas
Mannheim Quadratestadt

Mannheim Quadratestadt

What could possibly go wrong?

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Atlas Obscura's fortnightly crossword comes to us from creator Laura Braunstein and editor Stella Zawistowski, members of Inkubator, which publishes...
Puzzle Monday: On the Map Crossword
Puzzle Monday: On the Map Crossword

Atlas Obscura's fortnightly crossword comes to us from creator Laura Braunstein and editor Stella Zawistowski, members of Inkubator, which publishes...

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Nahwa in Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates

A small United Arab Emirates territory within an Omani enclave within the United Arab Emirates.
Nahwa

Nahwa

A small United Arab Emirates territory within an Omani enclave within the United Arab Emirates.

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Podcast: Yellowstone's Zone of Death

Can a legal loophole make it possible to get away with murder?
Podcast: Yellowstone's Zone of Death

Podcast: Yellowstone's Zone of Death

Can a legal loophole make it possible to get away with murder?

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U.S. Route 412 in Guymon, Oklahoma

Is this 47.7-mile stretch of highway the longest straight road in the United States?
U.S. Route 412
U.S. Route 412

Is this 47.7-mile stretch of highway the longest straight road in the United States?

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Ilha dos Tigres in Angola

In 1962, the ocean severed this peninsula—and the village that sat on it—from the Angolan mainland.
Ilha dos Tigres
Ilha dos Tigres

In 1962, the ocean severed this peninsula—and the village that sat on it—from the Angolan mainland.

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