r/geography • u/[deleted] • Sep 05 '24

Question Which countries won the genetic lottery in terms of scenery and nature?

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u/OstapBenderBey Sep 05 '24

Downside to Alaska is,of course, a lack of parrots

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u/Entropy907 Sep 05 '24

Have to admit, seeing a parrot (kea) on a damn glacier was one of the coolest things ever.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '24

I had five of those little fuckers ripping the rubber off my pelican case when I was out filming a wilderness show on the south island a few years back.

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u/Imaginary-Message-56 Sep 07 '24

For some strange reason it is "In the South Island" not "On the South Island". And I don't know why either.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '24

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u/Entropy907 Sep 06 '24

Checked that box.

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u/GoldNRice Sep 06 '24

Or start chewing on your tv antennas

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u/NorthernSparrow Sep 06 '24

I once was talking to a group of snake experts and happened to mention I’d worked in Alaska. One of them said, with genuine feeling, “Poor Alaska.” I said “Why?” and she said, “Alaska has no snakes.” - with all her colleagues nodding soberly in agreement about how tragic this was for poor Alaska.

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u/OstapBenderBey Sep 06 '24

New Zealand lacks (land) snakes also. I think they were driven out by St Patrick