Garden of Peace between Countries in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City, USA): detailed description, address and photo. Opportunities for sports and recreation, infrastructure, cafes and restaurants in the park. Reviews of tourists. This botanical garden is located within Jordan Park. It was founded in 1939, but work on its creation was interrupted by the… Read More »
St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York (USA) – description, history, location. Exact address and website. Reviews of tourists, photos and videos. New York – the Big Apple – the city of millions of people and bright lights, the city of the American dream and great events, the city of amazing places and outstanding sights. And… Read More »
Population: 568.158 thousand people (2011) Area: 253348.0 sq. km According to citypopulationreview.com, Wyoming, the State of Equality, belongs to the group of so-called Mountain States. On the map, it looks like a regular rectangle, the boundaries of which are strictly limited by latitudes and meridians. In the language of the local tribes, “Wyoming” means “changeable… Read More »
Population: 5 711.767 thousand people (2011) Area: 169639.0 sq. km The origin of the word “Wisconsin” is shrouded in mystery. This is the name of one of the major rivers of the state, but its etymology is debatable. The English probably borrowed from the French an erroneous interpretation of the word “miskashinshin”, which in the… Read More »
Population: 1,855,364 thousand pers. (2011) Area: 62755.0 sq. Km In the southeastern United States is West Virginia, which is the only area in the South Atlantic that has no access to the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Charleston. See West Virginia counties. The lands of West Virginia lie in the territory of the Appalachians, the highest… Read More »
Population: 6 830.038 thousand people (2011) Area: 184827.0 sq. km According to citypopulationreview.com, Washington was nicknamed the Evergreen State because of the huge amount of coniferous forests. This area is characterized by high humidity and the largest number of cloudy days per year in the United States. This climate is due to several mountain ranges,… Read More »
Population: 8 096.604 thousand people (2011) Area: 110785.0 sq. km In the east of the United States, one of the South Atlantic states is located – Virginia, which is the 10th in a row. According to citypopulationreview.com, its capital is the city of Richmond. The list of major cities in the region includes Virginia Beach,… Read More »
Population: 626.431 thousand people (2011) Area: 24923.0 sq. km The 14th state in the northeast of the United States is Vermont, which is located in the New England region. It is one of the smallest states in the country, with the capital city of Montpelier. The state became part of the country in 1791. The… Read More »
Population: 2 817.222 thousand people (2011) Area: 219887.0 sq. km According to citypopulationreview.com, Utah belongs to the Mountain States. Despite the apparent homogeneity of landscapes, the “hive state” (nickname of the state) is distinguished by a variety of landscapes and bizarre natural forms. The state owes its name to the Indian tribe, which was called… Read More »
Population: 25,674.681 thousand people (2011) Area: 696241.0 sq. km The Lone Star State of Texas is second only to Alaska in territory and California in terms of population. The vast wealth of Texas has made it the leading agricultural, oil and gas, chemical, cattle breeding and financial center of the United States. The toponym “Texas”… Read More »
Population: 6 403.353 thousand people (2011) Area: 109151.0 sq. km According to citypopulationreview.com, the state of Tennessee is located in the east of the United States and is the state of the so-called Southeast Center. The first inhabitants of this territory appeared here at least 12,000 years ago, and they belonged to the following cultures:… Read More »
Population: 824,082 thousand people (2011) Area: 199905.0 sq. km According to citypopulationreview.com, South Dakota is named after the Dakota Indian tribe. The Missouri River, which flows through South Dakota, divides the state into two approximately equal parts – eastern and western. Another geographical region is also distinguished – the Black Hills. The east of the… Read More »
Population: 4 679.230 thousand people (2011) Area: 82931.0 sq. km According to citypopulationreview.com, South Carolina is called the Sabal Palm State. The territory of the state lies in the subtropical climate zone, with high humidity due to the Atlantic Ocean. The winter period is characterized by small sub-zero temperatures, mostly without snow – precipitation falls… Read More »
Population: 1,051.302 thousand people (2011) Area: 4002.0 sq. km On the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the New England region is the smallest US state – Rhode Island. In the pre-colonial era, the Wampanoag, Niantic, and Narragansett Indians of the Algonquian peoples lived here. In 1524, the first European arrived in Narragansett Bay –… Read More »
Population: 12,742.886 thousand people (2011) Area: 119283.0 sq. km According to citypopulationreview.com, Pennsylvania is one of the US states whose motto is “Virtue, Liberty and Independence”. The Dutch and Swedes were the first Europeans to settle in what is now the state. In 1681, a large territory west of the Delaware River was transferred by… Read More »
Population: 3 871.859 thousand people (2011) Area: 255026.0 sq. km According to citypopulationreview.com, Oregon, one of the Pacific states, is distinguished by its natural diversity. Beaver State is located in a mountainous area. The Coast Ranges rise on the coast, behind them the Cascade Mountains rise to the east with the highest point – Hood… Read More »
Population: 3 791.508 thousand people (2011) Area: 181196.0 sq. km According to citypopulationreview.com, the landowner state, Oklahoma, is located within the Great Plains. Endless steppes indented by large rivers of the Mississippi basin (Red River, Canadian, Arkansas ) occupy most of the territory. To the east alone are the low mountain ranges of Washita and… Read More »
Population: 11,544.951 thousand people (2011) Area: 116096.0 sq. km The Horse Chestnut State is named after the Ohio River, one of the major tributaries of the Mississippi. The river is the state’s natural boundary in the south. To the north is Lake Erie (one of the Great Lakes). The districts near Erie are lowlands, rising… Read More »
Population: 683,932 thousand people (2011) Area: 183272.0 sq. km In the north-central United States is the state of North Dakota, which is the 48th most populous state in the country. Its capital is Bismarck. The largest cities are Fargo and Grand Forks. To the north of the city of Minot at a distance of 21… Read More »
Population: 9 656.401 thousand people (2011) Area: 139509.0 sq. km According to citypopulationreview.com, North Carolina is a South Atlantic state located in the eastern United States. For thousands of years, Indian tribes belonging to the “Mississippian culture” lived in the state. Today you can see the Town Creek mound preserved from those times. By the… Read More »
Population: 19 465.197 thousand people (2011) Area: 141300.0 sq. km According to citypopulationreview.com, New York, Imperial State, is located in the northeastern United States. The nature of the state is distinguished by a variety of landscapes. West New York is a country of lakes. Erie and Ontario, connected by the Niagara River, wash the coastal… Read More »
Population: 2,082.244 thousand people (2011) Area: 315194.0 sq. km The state of New Mexico in the United States is nicknamed the Land of Enchantment. Despite the rather arid climate characteristic of semi-deserts, the natural diversity is great: dense forests in the north, deep river canyons, mountainous regions, and plains. Due to its significant size (the… Read More »
Population: 8 821.155 thousand people (2011) Area: 22608.0 sq. km According to citypopulationreview.com, the state of New Jersey stretches along the Atlantic coast for 300 kilometers. Its natural boundaries are Delaware Bay and New York Harbor, and the Delaware (to the west) and Hudson (to the east) rivers. Despite its tiny (in comparison with other… Read More »
Population: 1,318.194 thousand people (2011) Area: 24217.0 sq. km In the northeast of the United States of America in New England is the so-called “Granite State” – New Hampshire. Initially, this place was inhabited by the Algonquian peoples, the main of which were the Indians of the Pinnacook and Abenaki tribes. The Englishman Martin Pring… Read More »
Population: 2 723.322 thousand people (2011) Area: 286367.0 sq. km According to citypopulationreview.com, Nevada, a silver state, is one of the driest regions in the United States. Its main territory lies within the ridges of the Great Basin of the Cordillera system. The height of the mountains sometimes reaches more than 3.5 thousand meters. This… Read More »
Population: 1 842.641 thousand people (2011) Area: 200520.0 sq. km Americans call Nebraska the Corn State. According to citypopulationreview.com, Nebraska got its official name from the language of the Sioux Indians. “Ni Brasge” means “flat water”. So the Indians called the Platte River – the largest river in the state, except for the Missouri, where… Read More »
Population: 998.199 thousand people (2011) Area: 381156.0 sq. km According to citypopulationreview.com, Montana Treasure State is the fourth largest state in the United States. Here, in a sparsely populated region, there is a large North American watershed between the basins of the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans, which runs along the ridges of the Rocky… Read More »
Population: 6,010.688 thousand people (2011) Area: 180533.0 sq. km According to citypopulationreview.com, the 24th state of the federation, Missouri, is located in the Midwest of the United States. Its capital is Jefferson City and its major cities are Kansas City and St. Louis. In terms of land area, Missouri is ranked 21st in the state.… Read More »
Population: 2 978.512 thousand people (2011) Area: 125443.0 sq. km Located in the south of the United States and being the 20th state of Mississippi, it occupies a worthy place in the state of North America. The capital Jackson is one of its major cities. According to citypopulationreview.com, the Mississippi shares a common border with… Read More »
Population: 5 344.861 thousand people (2011) Area: 225181.0 sq. km According to citypopulationreview.com, Minnesota is located in the midwestern United States. Its capital is Saint Paul. On the territory of the state there are such large cities as Minneapolis, Duluth, Bloomington, Rochester and Brooklyn Park. In terms of area, it is in 12th place among… Read More »