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I love geography and I love to travel. Tell me something interesting about where you live.... I'll start. I live in Alaska. It is the largest state in the United States. Here's a map showing Alaska in relation to the rest of the U.S.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...o98/Alaska.jpg
586,400 square miles - We are 2 times the size of Texas
We have 29 volcanoes
33,000 miles of coastline!
1,400 miles North to South
2,700 miles East to West
Over 1/2 the world's Glaciers
55 miles east of Russia
We are the only state to have coastlines on three different seas.
(Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea.)

Tennessee
-Iroquois, bred at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation, was the first American winner of the English Derby in 1881. Such modern thoroughbreds as Secretariat trace their bloodlines to Iroquois.
-Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.
- The Tennessee Aquarium is the largest facility of its kind to focus on fresh water habitat. It features 7,000 animals and 300 species of fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals.
- The largest earthquake in American history, the New Madrid Earthquake occurred in the winter of 1811-12 in northwestern Tennessee. Reelfoot Lake located in Obion and Lake Counties was formed during this earthquake.
-Tennessee has more than 3,800 documented caves.
- Dolly Parton is a native of Sevierville. A major highway, the Dolly Parton Parkway, takes visitors traveling to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
-TN is bordered by 8, yes 8, states!

I live in Montana.

Motto: Oro y plata (Gold and silver)

State symbols: flower bitterroot
tree ponderosa pine
stones sapphire(my birthstone..:)) and agate
bird Western meadowlark
song “Montana”

Nickname: Treasure State

Land area: 145,552 sq mi. (376,980 sq km)

State forests: 7

State parks: 42

I live in Minnesota.. I decided to include some things other than land mass/population type info that I thought might be interesting about my state!

* The Mall of America in Bloomington is the size of 78 football fields --- 9.5 million square feet.

* Minnesota Inventions: Masking and Scotch tape, Wheaties cereal, Bisquick, HMOs, the bundt pan, Aveda beauty products, and Green Giant vegetables

* Minneapolis is home to the oldest continuously running theater (Old Log Theater) and the largest dinner theater (Chanhassan Dinner Theater) in the country.

* The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is the largest urban sculpture garden in the country.

* Minneapolis’ famed skyway system connecting 52 blocks (nearly five miles) of downtown makes it possible to live, eat, work and shop without going outside.

* Minneapolis has more golfers per capita than any other city in the country.

* The climate-controlled Metrodome is the only facility in the country to host a Super Bowl, a World Series and a NCAA Final Four Basketball Championship.

* Minnesota has 90,000 miles of shoreline, more than California, Florida and Hawaii combined. :eek:

* The first open heart surgery and the first bone marrow transplant in the United States were done at the University of Minnesota.

* In 1919 a Minneapolis factory turned out the nations first armored cars.

* Tonka Trucks were developed and are continued to be manufactured in Minnetonka.


* Minnesota has one recreational boat per every six people, more than any other state.

* There are 201 Mud Lakes, 154 Long Lakes, and 123 Rice Lakes commonly named in Minnesota.

* Minnesota's waters flow outward in three directions: north to Hudson Bay in Canada, east to the Atlantic Ocean, and south to the Gulf of Mexico.

* At the confluence of the Big Fork and Rainy Rivers on the Canadian border near International Falls stands the largest Indian burial mound in the upper midwest. It is known as the Grand Mound historic site.

* The first official hit in the Metrodome in Minneapolis was made by Pete Rose playing for the Cincinnati Reds in a preseason game.

* Polaris Industries of Roseau invented the snowmobile.

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Guess it's easy to see why Minnesota is the "Land of 10,000 Lakes!"

Nice page, but couldnt copy and paste!

http://www.gov.ab.ca/home/index.cfm?Page=2

Illinois
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Major Rivers - Mississippi River, Ohio River, Illinois River
Bordering States - Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin
Very agricultural in the north, called the "Prarie State" for it's historic praries, which through succession after being cut down have turned into temperate forsests. In the south it is hilly.

Arizona..
Home of the Grand Canyon
http://www.linternaute.com/science/e...yon/canyon.jpg

and the Petrified Forest

i belive we are the 6th biggest state
Capital: Phoenix
Date of Statehood: February 14, 1912
Flower: Flower of Saguaro Cactus
Tree: Palo Verde
Bird: Cactus Wren

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa...rizonaflag.GIF

Washington
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/images/icons/washington.jpg
State Capital - Olympia
Largest City - Seattle
Origin of the Name Washington - This state is named for George Washington, the first president of the USA.
State Nickname - The Evergreen State
State Motto - "Alki" (By and By)
State Song - Washington, My Home
It rains a lot!!!

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Washington
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/images/icons/washington.jpg
State Capital - Olympia
Largest City - Seattle
Origin of the Name Washington - This state is named for George Washington, the first president of the USA.
State Nickname - The Evergreen State
State Motto - "Alki" (By and By)
State Song - Washington, My Home
It rains a lot!!!

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Well, Bre pretty much said everything about our state

http://www.marsvenuscoaching.com/ima...tralia-map.gif
We are the lil dark blue state down the bottom :p.

Victoria is the smallest and most densely populated of the mainland states in Australia (the island state of Tasmania, offshore to the south is smaller). Melbourne the Victorian capital, dominated by trams, is a mixture of old European elegance and new-world style. It is easy to travel around this compact State, affectionately called the Garden State, and Victoria is perfect for a touring holiday as it is complimented by a comprehensive road network.

http://www.auinfo.com/Victoria.htm

http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/ima...a/michigan.jpg

• Grand Rapids was the first city in the U.S. to put fluoride in their water.

• The first state police radio system in the world was established in 1929 by the Michigan State Police.

• In 1939, the Packard Motor Car Company in Detroit manufactured the first air-conditioned car.

• Eau Claire holds the annual International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship contest. The record set in 1988, was for spitting 72 feet, 7 1/2 inches.

• Michigan has the only floating post office in the world. The J.W. Westcott II delivers mail to ships still underway.

• Spanning five miles between the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan, The Mackinac Bridge is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world.

• The first people in the nation to receive assigned phone numbers lived in Detroit in 1879.

• Singing sand can be found on the beaches of Grand Haven. The sand particles make a whistling sound as you walk upon them.

• The first soda pop made in the U.S., Vernor’s ginger ale, was created by accident in 1866 in Detroit.

• Henry Ford, who produced his first experimental car in 1893, founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903.

• Michigan is a leading state in the ownership of recreational boats and in the sale of hunting and fishing licenses.

• The Great Lakes account for one-fifth of the world's surface freshwater supply.

• Michigan has approximately 40 ski resorts.

• Mackinac Bridge: Completed in 1957, the five-mile-long suspension bridge (WORLD'S LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE) connects Michigan's peninsulas across the Straits of Mackinac.

State Size: 57,022 square miles of land
38,575 square miles of Great Lakes water
11,037 inland lakes.
3,200 miles of shoreline, the longest of any state but Alaska
36,000 miles of rivers and streams Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world, 31,820 square miles. More than 90 percent of the Upper Peninsula's land is forested. Maples, aspen, oak, evergreen, and elms are cut and shipped throughout the nation in all seasons.
More than 150 waterfalls
There are 3.9 million acres of state forest land with about 150 campgrounds and 2.7 million acres of national forest with some 80 campgrounds

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New York was the 11th state in the USA; it became a state on July 26, 1788.



http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa...k/mapsmall.GIF State Abbreviation - NY
State Capital - Albany
Biggest City - New York City
Area - 54,475 square miles [New York is the 27th largest state in the USA]
Population - 18,976,457 (as of 2000) [New York is the third most populous state in the USA, after California and Texas]
Major Industries - finance, communications, international trade, publishing, fashion, communications, farming (fruit and dairy), tourism

Presidential Birthplaces
Martin Van Buren was born in Kinderhook on December 5, 1782 (he was the 8th US President, serving from 1837 to 1841).

Millard Fillmore was born in Locke Township (now Summerhill) on January 7, 1800 (he was the 13th US President, serving from 1850 to 1853).

Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City on October 27, 1858 (he was the 26th US President, serving from 1901 to 1909). Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park on January 30, 1882 (he was the 32th US President, serving from 1933 to 1945).

Main Rivers - Hudson River, Mohawk River, Genesee River
Highest Point - Mt. Marcy, 5,344 feet (1,629 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island (water border)
Bordering Country - Canada
Bordering Bodies of Water - Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Champlain, Atlantic Ocean

Origin of the Name New York - The English took over of the area that had been called "New Netherland" in 1664, and renamed it New York to honor of the Duke of York (York is a city in England).
State Nickname - The Empire State
State Motto - Excelsior (Ever Upwards)
State Song - "I Love New York"

Dinosaur Fossils Found in New York - Coelophysis trackways (found in the Newark Basin)

New York State Symbols and Emblems:
State Flag http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa...ewyorkflag.GIFNew York's official flag was adopted in 1901. The flag has a deep blue background. It pictures Liberty (she symbolizes freedom) and Justice (she symbolizes justice before the law). Liberty is holding a pole with a liberty cap, and has a discarded crown at her feet (which represents freedom from Britain after the Revolutionary War). Justice is blindfolded and is holding the scales of justice. A shield between them pictures the sun, hills, and 2 boats sailing on the Hudson River. Over the shield there is a globe and a bald eagle. Under them all is a white, flowing ribbon that reads "EXCELSIOR."




Animal Symbols:
State Bird http://www.enchantedlearning.com/egi...rnbluebird.GIF

Eastern Bluebird

State Mammal http://www.enchantedlearning.com/bgifs/Beavr.GIF

Beaver

State Insect

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/lgi...ug9spotted.GIF

Nine-spotted ladybug (ladybird beetle)
(Coccinella novemnotata)</B>

State Fish http://www.enchantedlearning.com/tgifs/Trout.GIF

Brook trout

State Shell

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/sgifs/Scallop.GIF

Bay Scallop</B>



Plant Symbols:
State Flower http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rgifs/Rose.GIF

Rose</B>

State Tree http://www.enchantedlearning.com/mgifs/Maple.GIF

Sugar Maple

State Fruit http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Apple.GIF

Apple

http://www.tlfq.ulaval.ca/axl/amnord...ndiana-map.GIF

State Capitol: Indianapolis

State Flower: Peony

State Bird: Cardinal

State tree: Popler

State is famouse for: corn. how exciting is that?! it's not. good thing we have the Indy 500.

State was founded in: Dec. 11th 1816

State Song: On the banks of the Wabash.

Sice I consider Arizona my home state here a few things not to do while visiting as the are laws

Donkeys may not sleep in bathtubs

A misdemeanor is considered a felony if you commit it while wearing a red mask.

You can be hung for horse rustling

You may not hunt camels (we have a high wild camel population)

It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water

You may not make "ugly faces" at dogs on Sunday

You may not call a woman unattractive after sundown :eek:

Never knew that! :eek: I have lots of family down there, my favorite place ever is South Mountain out of Phoenix.

Texas, the Lone Star State, Fun Facts
Texas is called the Lone Star State because of the state flag's design: a broad vertical blue stripe at left, centered by a single white star, with horizontal bars of white and red on the right. Red means courage, White means liberty and Blue stands for loyalty. The star has five points, one for each letter of the state's name. The word "Texas" comes from a Hasinai Indian word, "Tejas," which means friends or allies.

Texas has 624 miles of coastline running along the Gulf of Mexico. There are 254 counties in Texas. It was the 28th state to enter the union, joining the United States on Dec. 29, 1845.

http://www.tourtexas.com/tour/images/texasflag_gif.jpgState Flag - Lone Star
http://www.tourtexas.com/tour/images/longhorns_gif.jpg state mammel - Longhorn
http://www.tourtexas.com/tour/images/blbon_gif.jpg state flower - the Bluebonnet
State Capital: Austin, Texas
State Motto: Friendship
State Nickname: The Lone Star State
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Song: "Texas, Our Texas"
The music was written by the late William J. Marsh, and the words by Marsh and Gladys Yoakum Wright, both of Fort Worth. It was adopted in 1929.
State Fish: Guadalupe bass
State Dish: Chili
State Fruit: Texas red grapefruit
State Tree: Pecan
State Seashell: Lightning Whelk, found only on the Gulf Coast
State Insect: Monarch butterfly
State Folk Dance: Square dance
State Gem: Texas blue topaz

these are just some fun facts. i'll go over the great stuff to do another time...

-The Yukon Territory.
http://www.dawsonbb.com/YukonMap.html
-The smallest of Canada's three Northern Territories. Total population about 30,000, 70% of those people live in Whitehorse. There are twice as many moose in the Territory as there are people and more than three times as many dogs.
-Home to Canada's highest mountain(6600 metres), Mount Logan
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ukonriver3.jpg
-The Yukon River is North America's third biggest river at 2200 miles long. It is only fully open to navigation 3 months a year. It is the longest, least developed river in the world. The word Yukon means Great River.
-If you don't work in government, tourism or mining, you are likely unemployed!
-The Alaska Highway was built in 1942 by the US military, thinking that they would need to defend and use Alaska for defense in WW2. Construction continues on the highway every summer!
-14 First Nations claim the Yukon, they speak 8 different languages.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...05/gerties.jpg
-Home to Canada's oldest casino, Diamond Tooth Gertie's in Dawson City.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...overyclaim.jpg
During the gold rush in 1896, the population soared to over 40, 000 people. This is Bonanza Creek, site of the first gold discovery that sparked the Klondike Gold Rush.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...aven_treat.jpg
The official bird is the Raven, the flower is Fireweed.