Where did you visit for its geographical significance?

[Mattg]

Most landmarks exist because there's something to see there - usually some kind of natural phenomena or impressive man-made structure. But have you ever visited a particular landmark or location that was special purely because of some kind of geographical quirk? And do you do anything special while there?

I'm thinking of places like the exact line of the equator, Tropic of Capricorn or Arctic Circle, a shared border between three or more countries, the international date line, etc.

For example, I once visited the line of the equator in Ecuador. There was a museum there with a guided tour, and the guide drained a sink of water on both sides of the line - as well as right on the line - to demonstrate the different directions that the water flowed. In hindsight, I think they might have used some trickery but it was interesting at the time.

 

[Aeryn]

Well like Im sure a lot of fellow AFFers I have been to the obvious one being the Prime Meridien at the Royal Observatory in London.

Ive also stood on the boarder between Canada and USA walking across the bridge at Niagara falls (again very common).

A bit quirkier is on my first visit to USA and Canada on a cruise of the Thousand Islands on the Saint Lawrence river we stopped to view the worlds shortest international bridge. The Zavikon Island bridge, is a 9.8-meter wooden footbridge between Ontario, Canada, and New York, USA. It connects a larger Canadian island to a smaller one in the USA (although some say both are in Canada) but I have a photo somewhere of it with a USA flag flying on one island and the Canadian flag on the other.

 

[Montien]

I have the 180th Meridian in the Aleutian Islands (Alaska) on my 2027 bucket list. It’s one of the few places on Earth where the meridian crosses land, allowing you to technically stand in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres simultaneously outside of Greenwich.

 

[Human]

There are places in Iceland where you can stand with one foot in Europe and the other in North America.

 

[flyingfan]

The Korean DMZ which probably doesn't really count, it's more a political than a geographic border. Would love to visit some of the places already mentioned. I've been to the tri borders near Victoria Falls and Iguazu Falls, although they were already part of the tours rather than a dedicated trip I made on my own.

For the hardcore (and again political) I recall YouTubers going to Bir Tawil.

 

[Hvr]

I've been to Greenwich and the Korean DMZ, and one not mentioned yet; the Golden Triangle in Thailand where Laos and Myanmar come together. The heroi_ museum was quite interesting.

 

[Pushka]

Not deliberate but it happened. Sitting on a cruise ship in the northern tip of the Red Sea where we could see Jordan, Israel and Egypt and Saudi Arabia in the distance.