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Тема: Geographical position of America Ср Жовт 07, 2015 2:48 pm
The United States’ territory consists of three separate parts, different in size, natural features, level of development and population: the main part, the United States proper, with an area of 7,800,000 square kilometres. It borders on Canada in the north and on Mexico in the south. It is washed by the Pacific Ocean in the west, the Atlantic Ocean in the east, and the Gulf of Mexico in the south-east; Alaska, which occupies the north-western part of the continent of North America, including a lot of islands.
Rivers Many rivers cross the country. The most important are the Mississippi, Missouri, Colorado, Sacramento. The main lakes in the USA are the Great Lakes in the north. Coasts The coastline length of the United States proper is 22,860 km. The Atlantic coast is mostly lowland and greatly indented. The Pacific coast is mountainous, in the northern part cut by numerous fiords. read more