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Fall Line, the boundary between an upland region and a plain. It is a steep or relatively steep decline in elevation and, where crossed by rivers, is the site of waterfalls and rapids. See more »
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Albermarle Sound
Albemarle Sound, a shallow arm of the Atlantic Ocean in northeastern North Carolina.
See more »Baker Island
Baker Island, an uninhabited coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, about 1,900 miles (3,060 km) southwest of Hawaii.
See more »Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park, a unit of the National Park System in the Rocky Mountains of northwestern Montana.
See more »Gulf Coastal Plain
Gulf Coastal Plain, the low-lying area that borders the Gulf of Mexico, from Florida to the Yucatán Peninsula.
See more »Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads, a wide channel in southeastern Virginia by which the James River enters Chesapeake Bay.
See more »Hell Gate
Hell Gate, a rocky channel in the East River at New York City. It lies between upper Manhattan and Long Island.
See more »Lewis and Clark Cavern
Lewis and Clark Cavern, a large limestone cave in Jefferson County, Montana. It is 40 miles (64 km) southeast of Butte.
See more »Llano Estacado
Llano Estacado, or Staked Plain, a plateau in the western Texas Panhandle and southeast New Mexico, forming the southern part of the High Plains.
See more »Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean separating Connecticut and Long Island.
See more »Luray Caverns
Luray Caverns, a series of caves in the Shenandoah Valley near Luray, Virginia, about 80 miles (130 km) west of Washington, D.C.
See more »Midwest
Middle West, or Midwest, that part of the United States lying between the northern Great Plains and the Appalachians, centering mainly on the upper Mississippi basin.
See more »Muir Glacier
Muir Glacier, a glacier of southeastern Alaska in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
See more »Multnomah Falls
Multnomah Falls, a waterfall in northwestern Oregon, 30 miles (48 km) east of Portland.
See more »New England
New England, the northeastern region of the United States, containing the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
See more »Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, a waterfall on the border between the United States and Canada. The falls are on the Niagara River, which flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario.
See more »Palisades
Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River in New Jersey and New York.
See more »Pamlico Sound
Pamlico Sound, a body of water on the coast of North Carolina. Its greatest length is 75 miles (120 km), and its width varies from 8 to 30 miles (13 to 48 km).
See more »Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, a landlocked body of water on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, northwest of Honolulu.
See more »Puget Sound
Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in northwestern Washington. It begins at the junction of the straits of Juan de Fuca and Georgia.
See more »Ribbon Falls
Ribbon Falls, a waterfall in Yosemite National Park, California. Its drop of 1,612 feet (491 m) makes it one of the world's highest single-leap falls.
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