Geography Of The World

Islands

Mount Desert Island, Maine

Mount Desert Island, situated just off the shore of Maine's eastern coast, was founded by European explorers in 1604, and it was first settled in 1762.

Islands

Orcas Island

Orcas Island is the biggest island in the San Juan archipelago, situated in the far northwestern portion of the San Juan County in the US State of Washington.

Lakes

Cayuga Lake

Cayuga Lake is a large lake situated in the Finger Lakes region of the Cayuga, Seneca, and Tompkins counties in the US State of New York.

Oceans

Ocean Gyre

An ocean gyre is a term given to any large-scale system of cyclical ocean currents, especially those associated with significant wind systems.

Islands

Kodiak Island

Kodiak Island is a vast island off Alaska's southern coast that is separated from the rest of the mainland by the Shelikof Strait.

Seas

Champlain Sea

Created by retreating ice sheets during the end of the last Ice Age, the Champlain Sea was an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean into North America.

Valleys

Mohave Valley

Mohave Valley is a small geographical region that spans portions of Arizona, California, and Nevada. This area generally hugs the eastern shore of the Colorado River.

Lakes

Wax Lake

Previously a lake within St. Mary Parish in the US State of Louisiana, the Wax Lake Delta has emerged as a secluded and lush enclave of natural beauty.

Lakes

Deal Lake

Covering an area of 0.64 sq. km, Deal Lake is Monmouth County’s largest lake as well as one of the state’s largest lakes.

Lakes

Canandaigua Lake

Canandaigua Lake is situated in the Finger Lakes region of Ontario County in the US State of New York. The name of the lake and its adjacent city has been derived from the native Seneca word "Ganandogan."

Lakes

Owasco Lake

The name of the Owasco Lake is believed to have been derived from the native Iroquois word "dwas-co," which means "bridge on the water."

Rivers

Kootenay River

The Kootenay River is a 781km long river that flows in the Pacific Northwest region in the western part of North America. The river is referred to as “Kootenay”.

Lakes

Lake Seminole

Named after the Seminole Native American tribe, Lake Seminole is a human-made lake created at the convergence of Spring Creek, the Chattahoochee River.

Bays

Monterey Bay

Monterey Bay is an arm of the Pacific Ocean situated on the coast of California, the United States of America. The bay is located south of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Seas

Sea Of Galilee

Also referred to as Lake Tiberias, the Sea of Galilee is a large freshwater lake situated in the northeastern part of Israel.

Islands

Jekyll Island, Georgia

Jekyll Island is located in Glynn County, off Georgia. It is one of the Sea Islands and also one of the barrier islands of the Golden Isles of Georgia.

Lakes

Crater Lake

The Crater Lake is a clear, deep-blue color lake situated within a vast volcanic caldera in the Klamath County in south-central Oregon.

Lakes

Keuka Lake

Keuka Lake is located 27 km southwest of the City of Geneva and one of the major Finger Lakes in New York state, United States of America.

Valleys

Coachella Valley

Coachella Valley is a part of the Colorado Desert and extends northwest 70 km from the Salton Sea through Riverside County to the San Gorgonio Pass, southern California.

Bays

Apalachicola Bay

Apalachicola Bay is a large estuary situated along the northwestern coast of the US State of Florida. The bay forms a part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System.

Rivers

San Juan River

The San Juan River was named by San Juan Bautista. The river threads its way through Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah to the border of northern Arizona.

Rivers

Buffalo National River

The Buffalo River is a 246km long river that flows through the forested Ozark Mountains in the northwestern part of the US State of Arkansas.

Rivers

Ouachita River

Ouachita River is a 974km long river that flows in a southeasterly direction through the two US States of Arkansas and Louisiana.

Rivers

Trinity River, California

The Trinity River is a major river in the northwest of California in the United States of America and is the principal tributary of the Klamath River.

Mountains

Santa Rosa Mountains, California

Santa Rosa Mountains is a mountain range located mainly in Riverside County and along the edges of Imperial and San Diego County in California.

Geography

Proposed States That Do Not Exist In The United States

It is generally known that the United States of America is composed of 50 different states. Here are ten proposed states that do not exist in the United States today. 

Seas

Mississippi Sound

Mississippi Sound is a 145km long arm of the Gulf of Mexico that extends from the city of Waveland in the US State of Mississippi to the Dauphin Island Bridge.

Islands

San Juan Islands

The San Juan Islands are an archipelago situated in the Pacific Northwest between the US State of Washington and Canada’s Vancouver Island.

Rivers

Klamath River

The Klamath River originates from the Upper Klamath Lake, east of the Cascade Range. It then flows for 414km passing through the US State of Oregon.

Rivers

Niobrara River

The Niobrara River rises near the town of Lusk in Niobrara County in the eastern part of the US State of Wyoming.

Lakes

9 Unique Ways To Experience Winter In The Finger Lakes

The ideas of engaging oneself in the Finger Lakes region during wintertime listed below are the best activities unique to this region.

Geography

Yuan Dynasty

The Yuan Dynasty, also known as the Mongol Dynasty, ruled China between 1271 CE and 1368 CE. It was created when the Mongols invaded and conquered China.

Mountains

Big Sur, California

Big Sur is a scenic region situated in the western portion of the US State of California that features a 160km long, rugged stretch of seacoast.

Rivers

Osage River

The Osage River is a tributary of the Missouri River and runs through Missouri in the United States of America. It is the eighth largest river in the state.

Rivers

Schuylkill River

Schuylkill River is a 217km long river that flows from the northwest to southeast direction in the eastern portion of the US state of Pennsylvania.

Islands

Galveston Island

Galveston Island is a barrier island offshore from Texas, on the Gulf Coast of the United States. This charming beach town is known for its beautiful beaches.

Lakes

How Were The Great Lakes Formed?

Also referred to as the Laurentian Great Lakes, the Great Lakes is a series of five large interconnected deep freshwater lakes that occupy the east-central portion of the continent of North America.

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