Most Common Myths People Get Wrong About the World

Where is K2? And is Mount Everest really in Nepal? I go into more wild geography misconceptions in this episode of MapPack. Drop in the comments which one is your favourite. If you enjoyed this video, subscribe to MapPack so you don’t miss future videos like this one. I post weekly geography deep dives that reveal how geography, nature, power, borders, and history shape the world we live in. Want to learn more? Check out these playlists for similar content: 📌 50 Facts Series: Truths You Won’t Believe - 50 Facts Series: Truths You Won’t Believe 📌 United States of America: Hidden Truths & Geography - United States of America: Hidden Truths & ... 📌 INSANE Facts!!! - INSANE Facts!!! 📌 Military & Wars: Facts, History, Mysteries and Geography - Military & Wars: Facts, History, Mysteries... 📌 Deadly Disasters & Mysterious Cases - Deadly Disasters & Mysterious Cases 📌 Asia: Less Known Facts, History & Geography - Asia: Less Known Facts, History & Geography 📌 Europe: Surprising Facts, Hidden Truths & Geography - Europe: Surprising Facts, Hidden Truths & ... 📌 Russia: Less Known Facts, Hidden Truths & Geography - Russia: Less Known Facts, Hidden Truths & ... Attributions: https://pastebin.com/rvUtU5N3 ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 – Intro 0:17 – The Real Nature of the Everglades 0:55 – Differences Between Deltas and Estuaries 1:20 – Why the Okavango River Disappears 1:51 – The Mystery of Rivers Flowing Backwards 2:28 – Exploring Rivers That Flow Underwater 2:58 – Discovering the Boiling River of the Amazon 3:36 – Unexpected Weather in the Sahara Desert 4:04 – How a Desert Sustains a Rainforest 4:34 – The Phenomenon of Recurring Lightning Strikes 5:09 – Why the Pacific Ocean Is Shrinking 5:37 – Earthquakes That Happen Far From Fault Lines 6:28 – Finding the True Home of Most Glaciers 7:02 – The Surprising Classification of the Dead Sea 7:28 – A Sea Without Any Land Coastline 8:04 – The Divided Water of Lake Balkhash 8:37 – Are These Two Great Lakes Actually One 9:14 – Hidden Lakes Beneath the Antarctic Ice 9:49 – Searching for the World’s Hidden Continent 10:18 – The True Location of Mount Everest 10:50 – Common Misconceptions About the K2 Mountain 11:13 – The Secret Border Between Afghanistan and China 12:08 – Why a European Border Is Constantly Moving 12:44 – Countries That Do Not Have Border Control 13:24 – Being in Two Time Zones at Once 14:10 – The Mapping Error of the Northwest Angle 14:43 – Three Islands That Nearly Caused a War 15:20 – The Disappearing Islands of India and Bangladesh 16:01 – Secret Villages Inside the Korean Buffer Zone 16:52 – The Massive Sand Wall of Western Sahara 17:21 – The Surprising Colonial History of Australia 17:58 – Non Spanish Languages Spoken in South America 18:31 – Finding Europe’s Largest National Park 19:03 – The Confusion Surrounding London’s Famous Bridges 19:52 – Why Some Canals Do Not Use Locks 20:32 – The Truth About the Temperature in Miami 21:20 – The Ancient Green Cycles of the Sahara 22:02 – The Diverse Climate Regions of India 22:39 – The International Status of United Nations Headquarters 23:33 – Understanding the Current Autonomy of Hong Kong 24:15 – Regions That Are Legally Part of France 25:05 – Geographical Features Only Visible From Space 25:46 – Comparing Earth’s Surface to a Billiard Ball 26:04 – Locating the Only Desert in Europe 26:40 – Spanish Land Surrounded by North Africa 27:21 – Living and Working Visa Free in Svalbard 28:08 – The Largest Unclaimed Territory on Earth 28:51 – The Strange Cold Mud Volcanoes of Azerbaijan 29:27 – Building Fake Islands in the South China Sea 30:05 – The Hasty Creation of the Radcliffe Line 30:58 – When the Sun Finally Set on an Empire