The term "United States", when used in the geographical sense, is the contiguous United States, the state of Alaska, the island state of Hawaii, the five insular territories of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and minor outlying possessions.The United States shares land borders with Canada and Mexico and maritime …

The geography of the U.S. State of Colorado is diverse, encompassing both rugged mountainous terrain, vast plains, desert lands, desert canyons, and mesas.Colorado is a landlocked U.S. state. In 1861, the United States Congress defined the boundaries of the new Territory of Colorado exclusively by lines of latitude and longitude, stretching from 37°N to 41°N latitude, and from …

Statele Unite ale Americii, prescurtat SUA, este o federație situată în emisfera vestică, în America de Nord.Se învecinează la nord cu Canada și la sud cu Mexic.Federația este formată din 50 de state, la care se adaugă un district federal, Districtul Columbia.Din cele 50 de state 48 sunt enclave, în timp ce Alaska și Hawaii sunt două state exclave.

Erdgeschichte. Aus Fossilienfunden, so jenen der Margaret-Formation der Ellesmere-Insel oder einem mumifizierten Wald auf der Axel-Heiberg-Insel, geht hervor, dass in der Arktis im unteren bis mittleren Eozän vor 40 bis 50 Millionen Jahren warm-gemäßigte Temperaturen herrschten und hier bis zu 50 Meter hohe Mammutbäume wuchsen. Das Nordpolarmeer wies zu dieser Zeit …

Die Schweiz lässt sich in drei landschaftliche Grossräume einteilen, die grosse Unterschiede aufweisen: den Jura, das dichtbesiedelte Mittelland sowie die Alpen mit den Voralpen. Rund 48 Prozent der Landesfläche gehören zu den Alpen im engeren Sinne, 12 Prozent zu den Voralpen. 30 Prozent werden zum Mittelland gerechnet, und der Jura nimmt die restlichen 10 Prozent der …

Geografie: De Colorado (Spaans: Río Colorado, Engels: Colorado River) is een 2334 kilometer lange rivier in het zuidwesten van de Verenigde Staten en het noorden van Mexico. Ze ontspringt in de gelijknamige Amerikaanse staat en stroomt door Utah, Arizona, Nevada en Californi ...

A salient is an elongated protrusion of a geopolitical entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state.. While similar to a peninsula in shape, a salient is most often not surrounded by water on three sides. Instead, it has a land border on at least two sides and extends from the larger geographical body of the administrative unit.. In American English, the term panhandle is …

Colorado (anglická výslovnost [kɒləˈrædoʊ] IPA nebo [kɒləˈrɑːdoʊ] IPA, oficiálně State of Colorado) je stát nacházející se v centrální části Spojených států amerických, v oblasti horských států v západním regionu USA.Colorado, jeden ze států Čtyř rohů, hraničí na severu s Wyomingem, na severovýchodě s Nebraskou, na východě s Kansasem, na jihovýchodě ...

Due to the state's large area and range of elevation, there is a variety of localized climate conditions. Overall, most of Arizona receives little precipitation, and is classified as having either an arid or semi-arid climate. The northern parts of the state and the mountainous areas tend to have cooler climates, while the southwestern parts of the state tend to be warm year round.

Pretty much everything about the venomous red lionfish—its red-and-white zebra stripes, long, showy pectoral fins, and generally cantankerous demeanor—says, "Don't touch!"