Brazil · Coasts
Balneário Camboriú: Brazil Map, Bay and Coastal Geography
Balneário Camboriú's seafront skyline is only one part of its geography. Behind the towers is a coastal municipality with a curved central beach, hills…
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France · Countries & regions
France: Country Profile, Map and Geography
France is often pictured as a roughly hexagonal outline in western Europe. That image leaves out Corsica and the Republic’s overseas territories, while saying…
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Australia · Countries & regions
Australia: Country Profile, Map and Geography
Australia is often introduced with a desert photograph or a map of its mainland. Both leave important geography out. Tasmania, tropical northern landscapes, eastern…
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China · Countries & regions
China: Country Profile, Map and Geography
A map of China becomes easier to read when height, water and distance from the sea are considered together. The high Tibetan Plateau, the…
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Mountains
Major Mountain Ranges of the World: Map and Guide
A world map can make the Alps and Andes look like comparable labels, even though their scale and internal organization are very different. The…
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Landforms
Lookout Mountain: Map, Plateau Edge and State Lines
Lookout Mountain is easy to mistake for one summit above Chattanooga. From farther out, it is an elongated upland that continues across state lines.…
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Arizona · Geology
Camelback Mountain: Arizona Map, Rocks and Desert Setting
Camelback Mountain brings a striking desert skyline into the middle of metropolitan Phoenix. Its familiar profile is easy to recognize, but the name alone…
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Colorado · Mountains
Rocky Mountain National Park: Colorado Map and Alpine Geography
Rocky Mountain National Park concentrates several mountain landscapes within a relatively small part of the Rockies: broad meadow valleys, forested slopes, glacial basins and…
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Seas & oceans
What Is Sea Foam? How Waves Make Coastal Foam
A beach covered in froth can look as though someone has poured detergent into the surf. Sometimes foam does involve pollution, but the appearance…
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Higgins Lake · Lakes
Higgins Lake: Michigan Map, Islands and Glacial Basin
Higgins Lake combines broad, shallow-looking shore water with much deeper offshore basins. Its islands add another layer of confusion: a place called Treasure Island…
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Lake Mungo · Lakes
Lake Mungo: Australia Map and Ancient Dry Lake
Lake Mungo is a lake you recognize by its basin and former shore, not by a blue patch of water. Its broad dry floor…
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Lake Placid · Lakes
Lake Placid: New York Map, Lake and Village
The water beside downtown Lake Placid is Mirror Lake, not the larger lake named Lake Placid. The larger Lake Placid lies immediately to the…
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