It kind of was - before the connecting isthsmus was built up and the airport was built there, the connection to the mainland was a swampy sandbar, so I’d say it was, before development, right on the cusp between the definitions of ‘peninsula’ and ‘tidal island’
The last few miles of I-64 East run south through Norfolk VA, then west through Chesapeake VA.
I-64 West, of course, starts by going east through Chesapeake, turns to the north, and then runs northwest from Hampton towards Richmond.
Now, we went to Copenhagen late in 2019, and I was astonished to discover that, like the Mediterranean, the Baltic is essentially tideless. I had no idea.
And it’s not quite a geographical misconception, but I also had no idea that the mermaid was more or less on the beach - I had always assumed it was in the middle of a harbour.
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Me too. It’s probably the most underwhelming landmark in Europe.
I just found out (accidentally) how you delete a post. What I meant to say was: Oooo - now there’s a thread…
I was surprised to learn how far north European countries are. I tend to think of the lot of them as directly east of the U.S., which simply isn’t true.
My brain also keeps wanting to switch the locations of Namibia and Zimbabwe and put Gabon next to Ghana instead of cattywampus from it. Go figure.
I heard that in Canada there are polar bears living at the same latitude as Edinburgh. And the southern US is at the same latitude as north Africa. Explains why Americans get more sun!
Having spent some time in northeastern Thailand, it’s always struck me how much closer to Hanoi a lot of that region is than it is to Bangkok. A lot closer.
The early colonists assumed that Virginia would have the same climate as Mediterranean Spain and Labrador the climate of London. This proved to be a mistake.
Once AGW puts a halt to the Gulf Stream they will become right; London will have Labrador’s climate. They were just a few hundred years early. And backwards.
certainly London is further north than Newfoundland.
Nope - that’ll be the Manneken Pis in Brussels. It’s precisely half the size of the Mermaid.
You’re forgetting Dublin - they’ve got The Tart With The Cart and The Floozie In The Jacuzzi. As forgettable as they come.
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At least the Floozie has got presence … The Manneken Pis is 2 foot tall - I guess I was considering physical size as well as everything else and, as you hear so much about the MP in Brussels, if you’re not prepared it can be a tremendous let-down.
One misconception fought though… Even though I driven down O’Connell street many times (Live in the UK so not a daily thing for me) I’ve never noticed it’s not there any more… so back on topic at least 
Buckingham Palace is at right about 51°30’ while the southernmost reach of James Bay (the appendix of Hudson Bay) is around 51°17’ (the northern tip of Newfoundland is at 51°38’), so it seems entirely possible that there could be polar bears living even as far south as parts of London.
That’s crazy. I live north of London and it snows about 3 times a year.
Right now I’m near Bristol, at a latitude of 51.49, and it hasn’t snowed enough to settle for about 2 years here.
Bravo! Superb imagery.
The UK & Europe’s non-arctic climate is largely if not entirely down to the Gulf Stream current originating in the tropical Gulf of Mexico. If that quits you will be living in year round snow country.
Hence my comment upthread about AGW which is predicted to alter that current in unpredictable ways. See here for more:
absolutely, here’s a warning just from this year which relates to a settlement that is geographically south of Buckingham Palace
Unlucky. We had a decent snowfall on Friday that lasted two whole days. There’s definitely more snow here in the Midlands compared to when I lived by the coast. And one year it got down to -11C.
Everyone knows it’s an important factor, but I had understood it doesn’t affect summer temps much, only winter ones.