Why You Have to Drive SOUTH to Enter Canada | Fascinating US-Canada Border ParadoxWhen people talk about the US-Canada border, everyone pictures the famous 49th parallel drawn back in 1818. But nature and geography have a very different story to tell. In this video, we explore one of North America’s wildest geographical anomalies:
• Why leaving Detroit to enter Canada forces you to head due south.
• Why more than 70% of the Canadian population actually lives completely south of the 49th parallel.
• How Canada’s southernmost tip (Middle Island, Lake Erie) dips lower than the northern tip of California and parts of 27 US states! Check your GPS coordinates—are you living farther north than Canada? Let us know your thoughts and location in the comments! 🔔 Subscribe to our channel for more quick geography, border facts, and map breakdowns!#geography #mapsthatmatter #funfacts #historyfacts #uscanada #borderfacts #cartography
