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All the images in this thread are geographic features from the US National Map (apps.nationalmap.gov/viewerwww.usgs.gov/us-board-on-...

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Nneurowinter.bsky.social

Shag point is off the cards today because earlier I found myself at Cape Foulwind

A screenshot of google maps showing two places that are named Shag Point
A screenshot of the google maps app showing an area called Cape Foulwind and the Cape Foulwind lighthouse which is north of a seal colony
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BFglenatron.bsky.social

Toothless Waterhole sounds fine bit I don't like what it implies about every other waterhole.

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Lluketheyeti.bsky.social

In Washington one of the more popular alpine lake hikes is to Lake 22.

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Knug.monster

new zealand has the avenue of the disappearing mountain, where an optical illusion causes the mountain ahead of you to get smaller as you approach, but an invisible mountain is slightly more impressive.

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LMlibramonkee.bsky.social

Good to see an accessible trail for the visually impaired.

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DMmonniauxd.bsky.social

Did you know Grand Teton means Big Tit in French?

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DMmarlo.ooo

this is from google maps but i know it’s real and it’s the Actual Name in Nimiarkisto, which is maintained by the Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. it basically means “the island shit [into existence] by Saara”

Saaranpaskantamasaari surrounded by water on a map
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CMchessboardman.bsky.social

The most worrying one is the toothless waterhole. Is Teeth a common feature of waterholes over there?

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Ceaglepursuit.bsky.social

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CGbrainguy63.bsky.social

Why am I inclined to be SUPER skeptical of Toothless Waterhole?

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