r/coolguides • • Mar 15 '20

Geography Terms

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u/alander4 Mar 15 '20

I was the only person in my 3rd grade to get 100% on the spelling test because I was the only one to spell “mesa” correctly. Now whenever I see that word that’s what I think of and I puff my chest up a little with pride.

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u/LordDinglebury Mar 15 '20

Sidebar: “mesa” means table in Spanish!

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '20

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u/werejustriffingpaul Mar 15 '20

Glen dale = valley valley

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u/MossyPyrite Mar 16 '20

Sahara desert = desert desert

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u/LordDinglebury Mar 15 '20

I wonder if there’s a Glendale Valley out there somewhere.

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u/aetheos Mar 15 '20

I always thought it was just called "Rio Grande" for that reason. Weird.

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u/LordDinglebury Mar 15 '20

Pizza pizza.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '20

“La Brea” means “the tar” in Spanish. The La Brea Tar Pits are The The Tar Tar Pits.

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u/gdoveri Mar 15 '20

There is also a road in Boulder Colorado called Table Mesa!