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Geography of The United States; Continent: North America: Coordinates: Area: Ranked 3rd/4th • Total: 9,826,675 km 2 (3,794,100 sq mi) • Land: 93.24% • Water: 6.76%: Coastline: 19,920 km (12,380 mi) Borders: Canada: 8,864 km (5,508 mi) Mexico: 3,327 km (2,067 mi) Highest point
- Ranked 3rd/4th
- Lake Superior, 58,000 km² (22,394 sq mi)
- Denali, 6,190.5 m (20,310 ft)
- Badwater Basin, −85 m (−279 ft)
United States - Topography. Although the northern New England coast is rocky, along the rest of the eastern seaboard the Atlantic Coastal Plain rises gradually from the shoreline. Narrow in the north, the plain widens to about 320 km (200 mi) in the south and in Georgia merges with the Gulf Coastal Plain that borders the Gulf of Mexico and ...
What is the terrain and geography like in United States (US)? Geography - note The world's third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India); Mt. McKinley is the highest point in North America and Death Valley is the lowest point on the continent.
- North America
- 256,644 Square Miles664,709 Square Kilometers
Apr 9, 2024 · North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico. Geographic coordinates. 38 00 N, 97 00 W. Map references. North America. Area. total: 9,833,517 sq km. land: 9,147,593 sq km. water: 685,924 sq km. note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories.
Geology of the United States. Shaded relief map of the United States, showing 10 geological provinces. The richly textured landscape of the United States is a product of the dueling forces of plate tectonics, weathering and erosion. Over the 4.5 billion-year history of the Earth, tectonic upheavals and colliding plates have raised great ...
Topography is the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area. A nother word for "topography" is " landscape ". To the right is a Topographical map. As you can see, the rougher looking areas are where there are mountains.
Interactive database for topographic maps of the United States. The U.S. Geological Survey hosts topoView, an interactive database of the survey’s topographic maps. The map is searchable by address, and clicking on any point on the map brings up topographic maps of the area dating back to 1879.