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On this page, we will be showing you the major weather/geographical events of Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America. | On this page, we will be showing you the major weather/geographical events of Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America. | ||
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| − | + | ='''Latitude and Longitude'''= | |
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Mt. McKinley, (Alaska) 20,320 ft. (6,194 m). <ref name="World Atlas">United States. Website. World Atlas. WorldAtlas.com, http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/uslandst.htm</ref> | Mt. McKinley, (Alaska) 20,320 ft. (6,194 m). <ref name="World Atlas">United States. Website. World Atlas. WorldAtlas.com, http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/uslandst.htm</ref> | ||
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Death Valley, (California) (-282 ft.) (-86 m) | Death Valley, (California) (-282 ft.) (-86 m) | ||
| − | + | ='''Large Bodies of Water'''= | |
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| − | + | ='''Major Rivers'''= | |
Some major rivers are: Brazos, Churchill, Colorado, Columbia, Fraser, Mackenzie, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Rio Grande, St. Lawrence, and Yukon | Some major rivers are: Brazos, Churchill, Colorado, Columbia, Fraser, Mackenzie, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Rio Grande, St. Lawrence, and Yukon | ||
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Significant Appalachian ranges: | Significant Appalachian ranges: | ||
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Significant Rocky Mountain ranges include: Absaroka, Bear River, Beaverhead, Big Belt, Big Horn, Bitterroots, Canadian, Clearwater, Columbia, Front, Guadalupe, Laramie, Lamhl, Lewis, Lost River, Medicine Bow, Monashee, Owyhee, Purcell, Sacramento, Salmon River, San Andres, Sangre de Cristo, Sawatch, Shoshone, Steens, Stillwater, Swan, Tetons, Unita, Wallowa, Wasatch, Wind River, Wyoming, Zuni | Significant Rocky Mountain ranges include: Absaroka, Bear River, Beaverhead, Big Belt, Big Horn, Bitterroots, Canadian, Clearwater, Columbia, Front, Guadalupe, Laramie, Lamhl, Lewis, Lost River, Medicine Bow, Monashee, Owyhee, Purcell, Sacramento, Salmon River, San Andres, Sangre de Cristo, Sawatch, Shoshone, Steens, Stillwater, Swan, Tetons, Unita, Wallowa, Wasatch, Wind River, Wyoming, Zuni | ||
| − | + | ='''Bordering Oceans'''= | |
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean | Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean | ||
Revision as of 17:44, 3 November 2011
Contents
North America
On this page, we will be showing you the major weather/geographical events of Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America.
United States of America
Latitude and Longitude
Elevation Range
Highest Point
Mt. McKinley, (Alaska) 20,320 ft. (6,194 m). [1]
Lowest Point
Death Valley, (California) (-282 ft.) (-86 m)
Large Bodies of Water
Major Rivers
Some major rivers are: Brazos, Churchill, Colorado, Columbia, Fraser, Mackenzie, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Rio Grande, St. Lawrence, and Yukon
Major Mountain Ranges
Significant Appalachian ranges: -The Cumberland Mts. in TN -The Blue Ridge Mts. in VA -The Alleghenies in PA -The Catskills Mts. in NY -The Green Mts. in VT -The White Mts. of NH
Significant Rocky Mountain ranges include: Absaroka, Bear River, Beaverhead, Big Belt, Big Horn, Bitterroots, Canadian, Clearwater, Columbia, Front, Guadalupe, Laramie, Lamhl, Lewis, Lost River, Medicine Bow, Monashee, Owyhee, Purcell, Sacramento, Salmon River, San Andres, Sangre de Cristo, Sawatch, Shoshone, Steens, Stillwater, Swan, Tetons, Unita, Wallowa, Wasatch, Wind River, Wyoming, Zuni
Bordering Oceans
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean
Mexico
Latitude and Longitude: [1] Lat/Long: 30 N 81 W
Highest Point:[2] Volcan Pico de Orizaba, 5,700 m
Lowest Point:[3] Laguna Salada, -10 m
Elevation Range: [4] 1,500m
Major Rivers:[5] Rio Grande, Puebla Conchos, Usumacinta
Major Topographic Features:[6] Sierra Madre Occidental, Gulf Coastal Plain, Central Mexican Plateau, Baja Peninsula
Bordering Oceans:[7] Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea
Canada
Latitude and Longitude:
Elevation Range:
Highest Point:
Lowest Point:
Elevation Range:
Largest Bodies of Water:
Major River:
Major Rocky Mountain Ranges:
Bordering Oceans:
Citations
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/us.htm http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/mexico/mxlatlog.htm http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/mx.htm http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/mexico/mxland.htm http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/mexico/mxlandst.htm
- ↑ United States. Website. World Atlas. WorldAtlas.com, http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/uslandst.htm
Created by Maddie Shen, Daniel Perrier, Christina Ru, and Elysa Tulek.
