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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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 Arrowhead · Lakes
Lake Arrowhead: California Map and Reservoir Facts
A forested mountain reservoir and a resort community share the name Lake Arrowhead. That makes a simple map search less straightforward than it looks:…
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Iran · History
Persia vs Iran: Names, History and Geographic Meaning
A historical atlas may label a vast empire “Persia,” while a modern map shows the country Iran. A museum might describe an object as…
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Tehran · Cities & capitals
Tehran: Iran’s Capital, Map and Mountain Setting
The mountain backdrop is one of Tehran’s clearest geographic clues. Iran’s capital spreads below the Alborz rather than beside the Caspian Sea, on terrain…
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Countries & regions
Country Codes: Phone, ISO and Internet Codes Compared
A form asking for a “country code” may want two letters, while a telephone needs digits and a website uses a domain ending. These…
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Arizona · Mountains
Mountain Time Zone: Map, MST, MDT and Arizona
A meeting described as “noon Mountain Time” needs more than a place on a map. Denver and Phoenix can show different hours even though…
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Economy & resources
Energy Geography: Resources, Networks and Place
A sunny region does not automatically have dependable electricity, and a country with large fuel reserves may still import energy. The missing pieces are…
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Human geography
Applied Geography: Meaning, Uses and Worked Examples
Two neighborhoods can be close on a map yet poorly connected by roads. A building can lie outside one flood outline without being free…
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