The Geography Guide

Newest country, deepest ocean, largest island, and more

by Borgna Brunner

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Latitude and Longitude

Geography Awareness Week is celebrated every year during the third week in Nov., in 2007 from Nov. 11-17. Get to know your world!

See the 2007 National Geographic Bee results.

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Geographical Features: Highest mountains, longest rivers, smallest islands

Geographic facts and statistics, including highest mountains, longest rivers, waterfalls, deserts, lakes, oceans and seas, islands, longitude and latitude, caves and caverns, and other basic information.

• Infoplease World Atlas
  Full-sized maps of hundreds of countries in the world and all the U.S. states
• Library of Printable Maps
  State outline maps, state maps with physiography, state maps with capitols, U.S. regions, and contintents—all in PDF format
• Where Is It? Longitude and Latitude Finder ^New!
  Find coordinates for cities/towns, land features, and more.
• How Far Is It? Distance Calculator ^New!
  Find distances between cities/towns, land features, and more.
• Geography Glossary
  From the Arctic Circle to the Tropic of Capricorn
• New Nations Guide
  Fledgling countries that have emerged since the 1990s
• U.S. Geography
  The Continental Divide, Mason and Dixon's Line, extreme points of the U.S., and more
• World Geography
  The continents, plate tectonics, oceans, seas, and more
• Countries of the World
  Profiles of the world's 193 countries, including flags, maps, geography, and statistics
• Territories, Colonies, and Dependencies
  Did you know that France has more colonies than the U.K.?
• U.S. States
  Profiles of the 50 states, including geography, statistics, and lots of trivia
• U.S. Cities
  Profiles of the 50 largest cities in the U.S.
• Everest Almanac
  Our guide to the world's highest peak
• Columbus and Other Great Explorers
  Famous journeys and explorations in history
• Biographies of Notable Explorers
  From Amundsen to Vespucci
• 2006 Geography Bee
  Bonny Jain awarded $25,000 scholarship
• 2007 Geography Bee
  Caitlin Snaring becomes 2nd girl to win

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Quizzes, Crosswords, and other Games : Test Your Geography Genius

Be a geography genius! Check your knowledge with our most intriguing geography quizzes, and crosswords.

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