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xkcd: Dubious Islands (imgs.xkcd.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/comicstrips

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Source: https://xkcd.com/2838/

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[–] [email protected] 72 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Alt-text OP inexplicably refused to give us:

Running for office in Minnesota on the single-issue platform 'dig a permanent channel through the Traverse Gap because it will make this map more satisfying.'

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Fun fact, that traverse gap separates the red river of the north from the MINNESOTA river - which eventually drains into the Mississippi. The Mississippi starts at Lake Itasca.

Fun fact #2, the Minnesota/Mississippi drains into the Atlantic via the Gulf, but the red river eventually drains into the Arctic Ocean via the Hudson Bay!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Another fun fact; the Red River is very prone to spring flooding because it flows such a great distance north. The headwaters thaw out and start flowing while the river's outlet is still frozen over. Many cities and towns in Manitoba have dikes around them and turn into islands during the spring flood. Winnipeg has a flood diversion canal to guide the floodwaters past it each spring.

I think I just ran out of fun facts about Manitoba.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Funny, I thought the Red River drained into Fargo.

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