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10 hours ago · Powell went on to become the first Director of the U.S. Bureau of Ethnology of the Smithsonian Institution (1879–1902) and the second Director of the US Geological Survey (1881–1894). He was the first to use the term "Grand Canyon", in 1871; previously it had been called the "Big Canyon".
1 day ago · Washington, officially the State of Washington, [3] is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington state [a] to distinguish it from the national capital, [4] both named for George Washington (the first U.S. president ). Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the south ...
1 day ago · Compared with its Greater Antillean neighbours, Puerto Rico is one-fifth as large as the Dominican Republic, one-third the size of Haiti, and slightly smaller than Jamaica. It is roughly rectangular in shape, extending up to 111 miles (179 km) from east to west and 39 miles (63 km) from north to south.
2 days ago · Montana is a large state with considerable variation in geography, topography and elevation, and the climate is equally varied. The state spans from below the 45th parallel (the line equidistant between the equator and North Pole ) to the 49th parallel , and elevations range from under 2,000 feet (610 m) to nearly 13,000 feet (4,000 m) above ...
6 days ago · Scale 6 inches to 1 mile (1:10,560). Link is to British Geological Survey website : Some parts of the map are shaded to represent geological types. These annotations made by on the map by the Geological Survey Office in 1901. This is the published accompanying Memoir describing the geology. 1906 - 1909: Dublin 6inch maps (1:10,560) Ordnance Survey
5 days ago · Oil and Gas Production Data. Production data through February 2024 added May 25, 2024. Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue. State Production and Historical Info. County Production. Field Production --Info on oil and gas fields with interactive charts and maps. Gas Storage Fields in Kansas.
2 days ago · Water affects portions of US 18. Water enters the parking lot of the shopping center north of US 18 and west of the river. 19: Water affects US 169 south of Algona. US 169 near Saint Joseph will be cut off. Water also threatens sections of US 18 east of US 169. 18: Water threatens US 169 near Saint Joseph and may affect it south of Algona. 17
