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Caitlin Dempsey

Caitlin Dempsey has been the editor of Geography Realm (formerly Geo Lounge) since 2007. Caitlin Dempsey is also the editor of GIS Lounge (gislounge.com).
The first turn of the Yangtze at Shigu (石鼓) in Yunnan. Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, WikiMedia Commons.

Yangtze River

August 11, 2020April 2, 2012 by Caitlin Dempsey

The Yangtze River is the fourth largest river in the world.

Categories Hydrology Tags rivers

Mississippi River

March 26, 2022April 2, 2012 by Caitlin Dempsey

The Mississippi River is the second longest river in North America.  Bodies of water from 31 contiguous states drain into the Mississippi.  Its source is … Read more

Categories Hydrology Tags Mississippi River, rivers
Angel of the North. © Copyright Bill Henderson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Mount Everest is the Biggest Mountain in England?

August 31, 2020March 26, 2012 by Caitlin Dempsey

If you’re one of six out of ten adults in the United Kingdom, apparently you believe that either Mount Everest, Snowdon, or Ben Nevis is the answer to “What’s the Biggest Mountain in England?”

Categories Geography Basics Tags geography literacy, United Kingdom
ZUBAIR ISLANDS ON DECEMBER 23, 2011. SOURCE: NASA’S EO-1 – ALI.

New Baby Island in the Zubair Islands

January 15, 2022January 17, 2012 by Caitlin Dempsey

A new island has been added to the Zubair Islands off the Yemeni coast as a result of volcanic activity that erupted on December 19, 2011.

Categories Geomorphology Tags Earth Observing-1, MODIS, NASA, physical geography, satellite imagery, volcanic activity, world geography, Zubair Islands
Cataloochee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Photo: NPS / Victoria Stauffenberg, public domain.

Appalachian Mountain Range

September 1, 2020January 14, 2012 by Caitlin Dempsey

The Appalachians, with a deeply rugged topography due to fluvial action, spreads over 1,800 miles from the Canadian border to the southern state of Alabama.

Categories Environmental Geography Tags Appalachians, Blue Ridge Mountains, Smoky Mountains
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