Tor.com has a couple of great, super-nerdy articles on the faulty geology of Tolkien's map of Middle-earth. The money quote in my opinion:
"Tolkien’s novels have had a massive influence on epic fantasy as a genre, his map is the bad fantasy map that launched a thousand bad fantasy maps..."
So, with that introduction, here's the links.
Tolkien's Map and the Messed Up Mountains of Middle-Earth
Tolkien's Map and the Perplexing River Systems of Middle-earth
As a bonus, the author, apparently a geologist by training and a fantasy buff by avocation, has given us an article on the geology of desert planets. Yee-haw!
Arrakis, Tatooine, and the Science of Desert Planets
-- Everett
Post-script: Oh my, the comments are a wonder to behold.
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